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 Firefighter study links back pain to insomnia

Tuesday 17th March 2020
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A third suffer with back pain, while a fifth have trouble sleeping
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 The switch to electric

Thursday 19th December 2019
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A trial using electric and hybrid plant on a sensitive central London construction site has cut the risk of work-related injuries and brought wider environmental benefits
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 A higher water mark

Monday 16th December 2019
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Six years after the launch of Forth Ports’ Safety F1rst strategy, the operator is deploying a soft-skills approach to take consultation to a new level
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CCTV footage showing the stack of bikes before they collapsed. Image credit | Preston City Council

 Halfords 'misled council' over unsafe stock levels

Monday 25th November 2019
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Bike retailer Halfords has been ordered to pay more than £200,000 after a set of heavy boxes collapsed on to a staff member, pinning him against a wall and leaving him with a suspected cracked rib. 
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 Property co fined £600,000 for lack of HAVS surveillance

Thursday 14th November 2019
Vibration
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a property management organisation after five employees developed hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). 
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Image credit | Steve Burden

 Food and drink sector conference 2019

Monday 4th November 2019
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The role of line managers in supporting employees with health issues, modern slavery, and the use of new technology in the sector featured at this year’s event.
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 MSDs causing more than a quarter of DALYs lost in NZ

Wednesday 21st August 2019
Ergonomics
Musculoskeletal harm now accounts for 27 per cent of all work-related disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost in New Zealand, according to a report from the country’s health and safety regulator, WorkSafe. A DALY is defined by the World Health Organization as one lost “healthy” life year.
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 EU-OSHA resource to help get workers talking about MSDs

Wednesday 21st August 2019
Ergonomics
A new resource for employers to help promote workplace dialogue about musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) has been published by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). 
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 Rock drilling co and director sentenced over multiple HAVS cases

Tuesday 6th August 2019
Vibration
A Devon-based firm that provides services in rock drilling, cliff stabilisation and rock anchors has been fined after three workers were diagnosed with hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).
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 Safe by design

Tuesday 23rd July 2019
Ergonomics
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Costain-Skanska JV’s work on the High Speed 2 rail link’s central London site has changed perceptions on sensitively delivering urban archaeology projects while pleasing two disparate professions.
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