by Mercury Legal Online | Nov 29, 2017 | Causes, News
We’ve all been stuck in a traffic jam behind an old digger slowly bumping along the road, but how many of us thought about the risks the drivers could be putting themselves at by spending long periods of time in such machines? Older tractors and diggers were designed...
by Mercury Legal Online | Nov 15, 2017 | Compensation, News, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
Health Surveillance is one of the best ways for employers to monitor the wellbeing of their workforce and to ensure that the work they carry out is not having an ill effect on their health. By monitoring the developments of any injuries or illnesses, employers have...
by Mercury Legal Online | Jul 19, 2016 | Causes, Symptoms, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
The human anatomy is made up of several systems, one of the most fundamental being the Musculoskeletal System: the muscles and bones of the body. Parts of this system can suffer from strain and injury if they are used frequently for repetitive tasks, or are used in a...
by Mercury Legal Online | Jun 28, 2016 | Causes, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
Hand-Arm Vibration is vibration conducted into workers’ hand and arms. It can occur when using hand-held power tools such as grinders and pneumatic drills, through hand-guided equipment such as lawn-mowers, or by working with hand-fed machines such as forge hammers....
by Mercury Legal Online | Jun 20, 2016 | Causes, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
In most cases back pain is not caused by any serious damage or disease; the pain usually improves within a few weeks, at least enough to allow you to carry on with your life. It is quite rare for people to have back pain caused by a slipped disc or a trapped nerve....
