by mercuryadmin | Dec 6, 2016 | Causes, News
A car component manufacturing company has been fined £183,340 and ordered to pay costs of over £21,000 after six workers suffered back injuries from repeatedly lifting heavy car engine parts by hand. The Health and Safety Executive had received six reports of workers...
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....
by Mercury Legal Online | Jun 13, 2016 | Causes, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
In most cases the best way to avoid injuries occurring through manual handling is first of all to identify if the load has to be moved at all. A risk assessment should highlight any potential dangers, but also uncover other potential ways of going about the tasks to...
by Mercury Legal Online | Jun 6, 2016 | Causes, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
Occupational Irritant Contact Dermatitis (OICD) is an inflammation or reaction caused by substances found in the workplace that come into direct contact with the skin. Symptoms of irritant contact dermatitis may include blisters, scaling, redness or crusting of the...