How
using a new tact has helped transform the approach to musculoskeletal disorders
at Clifford Chance. By Lucia
Walker
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Musculoskeletal disorders
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Women not only suffer more work-related health and safety problems than men;
research has shown that workplaces are actually designed... -
The
police force’s OH departments face the immense challenge of maintaining the
physical and mental health of officers while battling... -
Marks & Spencer's breast screening programme predates the NHS's scheme, and is still going strong after more than 27 years
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“We
don’t intervene early enough when someone is off sick from work,” said Dr
Philip Sawney, principle medical adviser at... -
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) must ensure there is more detachment
between enforcement and advice when dealing with small... -
Absences due to work-related illness are getting longer, according to recent
research.
The Self-Reported Work-related Illness Survey by the Health... -
Matching the demands of work to individual capabilities, both mentally and
physically, is a key factor in dealing with musculoskeletal... -
Dr
Sayeed Khan gives us a whistlestop guide to the symptoms that may indicate
stress among employees
Stress
has always... -
The
HSE’s handing down of an improvement notice to an NHS trust moves the whole
issue of work-related stress from... -
An
online chart to help managers identify high-risk manual handling jobs has been
unveiled by the Health and Safety Executive... -
A consultant in occupational medicine says there is an obvious solution to the escalating problem of GPs issuing sicknotes without any serious consideration of the consequences for employers
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Employers need to manage stressful situations sensitively and decisively, to prevent claims being bought against them by employees for mishandling pre-dismissal issues
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London
Underground’s occupational health service has evolved from a back room in the
HR department to a fully-fledged
department offering... -
Male
workers are more likely to fall prey to musculoskeletal disorders than women,
and both sexes are just as susceptible...