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 Pushing back on MSDs

Wednesday 3rd May 2023
The back health of ground-handling staff at Hamburg Airport in Germany has dramatically improved following an injury prevention project. We find out how they did it.
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 The Musculoskeletal Health Toolkit

Thursday 2nd March 2023
We take a look at three recent papers to see how their findings can inform OSH.
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 Musculoskeletal disorders in construction

Thursday 2nd March 2023
Ian Whittles, an HSE construction inspector, reveals the cultural challenges in the sector, the drive behind the Work Right campaign and the musculoskeletal benefits it hopes to achieve.
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 The health risks associated with sedentarism

Thursday 1st September 2022
As evidence grows about the health risks associated with sedentarism, we look at the impact of sitting for too long and ask how workplaces can be made more active.
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 Hand-arm vibration – abrasive technology that can help mitigate risks in manufacturing industries

Wednesday 31st August 2022
Nearly two million people at risk from hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), a serious and disabling condition that is preventable if appropriate controls are in place. Theo Simon, an application engineer specialist in abrasives at 3M, discusses situations where there is repeated and frequent use of hand-held power tools – such as orbital sanders and angle grinders, found in industries such as foundries, heavy steel fabrication and construction.
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 Back to basics: Managing MSDs

Friday 1st July 2022
In the latest of our series on core OSH topics, we explore the basics of musculoskeletal disorders and how to reduce their impact in the workplace.
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 Episode 14: hybrid work and MSDs

Thursday 30th June 2022
IOSH Future Leaders interview the HSE's ergonomics guru to find out what organisations should be doing to safeguard hybrid workers against MSDs.
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 £50,000 vibration fine for Lancs County Council

Friday 27th May 2022
Lancashire County Council has been fined £50,000 after 15 employees working in the highways department developed Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVs) as a result of failure to control exposure to vibration. IOSH magazine spoke to UK Health and Safety Executive inspector Jennifer French, who investigated the case, about what happened.
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 House of Commons worker with MSK condition was victimised, tribunal finds

Thursday 5th May 2022
An employment tribunal has ruled that a House of Commons employee with a longstanding musculoskeletal (MSK) condition was victimised and subjected to discrimination after her employer brought ‘heavy-handed and punitive’ disciplinary proceedings against her.
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 Talking shop: Covid practices

Wednesday 2nd March 2022
Four industry leaders discuss how workplaces continue to change in the face of new and emerging risks after two years of the COVID pandemic.
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