A new qualification aimed at preventing one of the main causes of musculoskeletal disorders; manual handling has been created by Great Britain’s health and safety regulator, NEBOSH and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) accounted for 8.9 ...
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FM Clinic: Employer responsibilities for homeworkers’ health and ergonomic wellbeing
News reports suggest that Working from bed (WFB) has grown in popularity since the start of the pandemic. What are employers’ responsibilities to ensure home based staff observe safe, ergonomic working habits to protect their health and reduce the chances ...
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Agile workplaces promote movement and variety – but to be effective, office furnishings need to be truly flexible, says Sukhneet Assee, Associate Ergonomist UK & Ireland at Humanscale The dominance of technology in our daily lives requires office employees to ...
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