by Gavin Moat | Mar 30, 2015 | Causes, Compensation, News
A new survey has found nearly half of female office workers and over one in three male office workers spend less than 30 minutes on their feet at work each day. In a study of 2,000 office workers, commissioned by the ‘On Your Feet Britain’ campaign, 45% of women and...
by Gavin Moat | Mar 27, 2015 | Causes, Compensation, News, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
Mercury Legal is backing a new campaign encouraging office workers to stand up and move around more. On Your Feet Britain sees group Get Britain Standing teaming up with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to tackle a whole host of health problems linked to sitting for...
by Gavin Moat | Mar 16, 2015 | News
A woman who claimed that she developed bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) as a result of her job as a warehouse based cosmetics stock line picker has won her legal battle for compensation. Janet Warner claimed that she had suffered as a result of the work, which...
by Gavin Moat | Jan 23, 2015 | Causes, Compensation, News
According to official statistics released in 2013, there were around 613,000 HGV drivers on the roads in Britain. 65% of them are over the age of 40, and have been in the business for many years. When they started their career, it was the hard shoulder that would give...
by Gavin Moat | Jan 22, 2015 | Causes, Compensation, Downloads, News
Working with vibration tools such as pneumatic drills and hammers, compactor plates and industrial grinders can place people at high risk of developing a repetitive strain injury (RSI). Pneumatic drills, which are often known as jackhammers, are used to break up...
