Harrogate seminar promoting the Better Backs Campaign

Harrogate Local Authority in conjunction with the Health & Safety Executive is providing a free seminar promoting the Better Backs Campaign  - 13th February 2008

 

Harrogate Local Authority is teaming up with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to try and educate local businesses about back problems with free seminars as part of the Better Backs Campaign.

The Better Backs Campaign is a national one trying to address back pain at work and upper limb disorders (ULDs), which are still the greatest cause of ill health at work.

The campaign hopes to promote the use of aids to assist in lifting and handling, which should help reduce the occurrences of back injuries at work. The latest campaign has been expanded form previous campaigns to include ULDs and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).

The HSE has particular concerns with the food and manufacturing industries where lifting injury at work accounts for 60 percent of reported incidents with a further 35 percent of workplace injuries as a result of manual handling. Awkward movements and repetitive tasks can result in ULDs which in turn could lead to prolonged pain and absence from work.

The free seminar is to be held on the 19th February 2008 at The Pavilions of Harrogate at The Great Yorkshire Showground.

 

 

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