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    How to help employees manage hearing loss

    by Dan Williams 28 Sep 2022
    by Dan Williams 28 Sep 2022

    What are some of the challenges deaf employees and those with hearing loss face at work?

    • Ergonomics
    • Fit for Work
    • Disability

    Home working enabled more with arthritis to stay in work

    by Nic Paton 28 Jun 2022
    by Nic Paton 28 Jun 2022

    The mass transition to home working since the pandemic has enabled more people with arthritis to remain in work, research has concluded.

    • Ergonomics
    • Research
    • Health surveillance

    How BT Group is supporting musculoskeletal health post-pandemic

    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Jun 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Jun 2022

    From an innovative new office space designed with health and wellbeing in mind through to training modules to help employees...

    • Fit for Work
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    Demand for virtual physio soars as MSK problems stack up

    by Nic Paton 7 Mar 2022
    by Nic Paton 7 Mar 2022

    Home working during the Covid-19 pandemic has left a musculoskeletal legacy for many workers, with one health provider reporting a...

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    National OH strategies needed for health sector, report suggests

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Feb 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Feb 2022

    Occupational health programmes specifically for health workers should be developed at national, regional and organisational levels, United Nations bodies have recommended.

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    More action urged on remote work health risks

    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Feb 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Feb 2022

    Employers and the government need to do more to address the health and wellbeing risks related to remote working, and...

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    Employers failing to support health and safety of ‘hybrid’ workers

    by Nic Paton 21 Feb 2022
    by Nic Paton 21 Feb 2022

    Just half (52%) of employers are providing safety training for ‘hybrid’ workers who are now splitting their work between home and physical workplace.

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    Risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders and wellbeing exposed

    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Dec 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Dec 2021

    Factors such as working time, job security and management support have more of an impact on musculoskeletal disorders than an...

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    • Hybrid working

    Digital overload, long hours and isolation – welcome back to home working

    by Nic Paton 13 Dec 2021
    by Nic Paton 13 Dec 2021

    As workers are this week once being encouraged to work from home ‘if you can’, research has highlighted that an...

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    Depression and anxiety common among rail workers in pandemic

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Nov 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Nov 2021

    More than two in five employees in the rail sector meet the clinical criteria for a mental health condition, according...

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    Campaign raises awareness of musculoskeletal disorder risks

    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Oct 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Oct 2021

    A campaign aiming to encourage employers to help prevent and manage the most common work-related health problem – musculoskeletal disorders – has been launched.

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    • Retail

    Long hours standing up causing foot pain among retail and hospitality staff

    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Sep 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Sep 2021

    A fifth of hospitality and retail workers are reconsidering their future in their role as they say the length of...

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    Could virtual physiotherapy address the looming musculoskeletal crisis?

    by Brett Hill 6 Aug 2021
    by Brett Hill 6 Aug 2021

    With access to physiotherapy becoming difficult due to backlogs and Covid restrictions, Brett Hill considers whether online services could be the solution.

    • Ergonomics
    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Occupational Health

    Lockdowns have created ‘ergonomic timebomb’

    by Ashleigh Webber 27 May 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 May 2021

    Lockdowns have created an 'ergonomic timebomb' of musculoskeletal injuries and pain, especially among remote workers.

    • Ergonomics
    • Working life
    • Wellbeing and health promotion

    Rising screen use is risking long-term eye injuries for staff

    by Sarah Arnold and Deborah Young 14 Apr 2021
    by Sarah Arnold and Deborah Young 14 Apr 2021

    After a year, for many of us, of being glued to our screens while working from home, reports of workers...

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