newsConcerns raised for desk-based workers
THE TYPICAL office worker will sit at their desk for over 1,300 hours this year, 10,000 hours just eight years into their career, and 53,000 hours by the time they retire.
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articleThe real benefits of AI
Graham Sharp explores how AI technologies are transforming the health and safety sector.
newsCampaign targets work-related health issue
THE INSTITUTION of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is backing a campaign highlighting the role of psychosocial issues in work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
productToo hot to handle?
ARE EMPLOYERS legally obliged to make reasonable adjustments for hay fever sufferers? Find out in this blog by Posturite, and consider office air purifiers to help. This summer we tentatively broach the subject of sweaty backs too…
productHow to gain the benefits from sit-stand desks
The sit-stand desk has become increasingly commonplace in offices over recent years – but are they being used correctly? Guy Osmond, managing director of Osmond Ergonomics, gives an insight.
productFree webinar series on homeworking mistakes to avoid
HOMEWORKING AND hybrid working has never been more commonplace, but far too many employees are making do with make-shift and unsuitable arrangements which could leave them suffering from a range of different musculoskeletal issues. What is ‘out of sight, out of mind’ for their employers could now see them pay in loss of productivity and lost days down the line.
newsHave your say on Hybrid Working
EcoOnline’s Hybrid working survey, in association with HSM, aims to get a picture of how organisations have managed the health and safety aspects of the rapid move to homeworking during the pandemic.
newsIOSH supports MSD campaign
THE INSTITUTION of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is supporting a campaign to help prevent and manage work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
newsFull extent of work-related MSDs revealed
SINCE 2019, just under half a million people were recorded to be suffering with a work-related musculoskeletal disorder.
articleRegain your posture
The latest webinar from Health and Safety Matters magazine looked at the rise and prevention of MusculoSkeletal Disorders (MSDs) in the office environment.
