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 mercuryadmin | Jul 26, 2017 | Causes, Symptoms, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
Whether you run your own business, work for a company or work for yourself, repetitive strain injuries can be a real danger within all sorts of work environments. If you are an employee and you suffer from a repetitive strain injury you may be in a lot of pain, and...
by mercuryadmin | Mar 21, 2017 | Causes, News, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
As technology becomes a bigger part of our lives, we need to ensure that the machines we use to make life easier do not themselves become destructive to our health. The Health and Safety DSE Regulations 1992 apply to any employers whose workers regularly use Display...
by mercuryadmin | Mar 14, 2017 | Causes, Symptoms, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
A repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a term used to describe pain in muscles, tendons and nerves caused by overuse or prolonged periods of repetitive movement. It is sometimes called work-related upper limb disorder, or non-specific upper limb pain. It usually affects...
by mercuryadmin | Feb 28, 2017 | Causes, Compensation, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
Alongside the perhaps obvious dangers of working with a flame hot enough to cut through metal, often working near tanks of incredibly combustible gases, there are particular dangers from noise and vibration when welding. While TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) welding is a...
by mercuryadmin | Feb 14, 2017 | Causes, Compensation, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
Alongside the ever-increasing use of Display Screen Equipment (DSE) such as computer screens, tablets and mobile phones, comes the ever-increasing development of upper limb disorders by those who use them on a regular basis. Computer workstations and equipment can...
