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Category: MSD

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DSE - Online case studies

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Display Screen Equipment (DSE)  case studies provided by organisations,

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Ergonomics intervention study to prevent incidence of MSDs

Thursday, July 3, 2008

This report looks at the feasibility of carrying out a study to reduce musculoskeletal disorders in the

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Evaluation of the impact of the costs of DSE in Great Britain

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

This report involved a comparative evaluation of the impact, including the costs and benefits, of the Display Screen

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Evaluation of the minimum safety and health requirements for work with VDUs

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

This research was commissioned to provide the UK contribution to an EU working group studying the effectiveness and

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Musculoskeletal disorders - Quick exposure check

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Work related musculoskeletal disorders, usually upper limb, neck and back problems - are a significant problem in food

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Manual handling assessment charts updated

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

The Manual Handling Assessment Charts (MAC) is a tool designed to help health and safety inspectors assess the most

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VDU / Display screen equipment (DSE) FAQs updated

Monday, April 28, 2008

Some of the frequently asked questions covered:

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Causes of injury in food/drink

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Graph describing the main causes of major and over 3 day injuries in the food/drink industries for 2006/07.

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European MSD success

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Two UK organisations were among the nine winners that were recently honoured with a European Good Practice Award for

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Free food and health and safety forum

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

There is a free event being held In Great Yarmouth, Norfolk on 20 March 2008, promoting health and safety when dealing

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Display Screen Equipment (DSE) website

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

A new website offering DSE related information, advice and guidance has been launched.

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RSI Awareness Day

Monday, March 3, 2008

In conjuction with RSI Awareness Day HSE launched it’s new Display Screen Equipment (DSE) site. Find out about working

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Better backs campaign signup

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Four more organisations have signed up for this year’s better backs campaign they are, The Safety Company Limited,

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Manual handling awareness day

Monday, February 18, 2008

Two half day sessions aimed at care homes, Manchester, 6 March 2008.

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Backs to basics – free health and safety event

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

19 February, The Pavilions of Harrogate at The Great Yorkshire Showground. This event runs from 9.30 – 15.00

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Whole-body vibration and ergonomics of driving occupations phase 2

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

The work reported here is the second part of a project looking at whole-body vibration exposure and other ergonomic risk

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Construction occupational health management tool launch

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

In a bid to help the construction industry tackle occupational health issues, HSE today launched

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Better backs campaign stakeholder signup

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Four more organisations have signed up to participate in the 2007/08 Better Backs Campaign, they are:

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Managing occupational health risks in construction

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Managing occupational health is not just about providing things like health checks, first aid, welfare, well-being,

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Management of upper limb disorders

Monday, February 4, 2008

This review, using a best evidence synthesis, examined the evidence on management strategies for work-relevant upper

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