
Workplace back injuries are costing UK employees 105 million days a year, new research suggests.
The Crippling Careers study by the MBT Academy claims 62 per cent of the country's adults spend 8.5 hours in front of a computer screen [
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The lack of progress towards cutting the amount of people made ill at work is "concerning", a major trade union warns.
Brendan Barber, the Trades Union Congress general secretary, claims a reduction in the number of fatalities and serious injuries in [
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A new checklist to help employers ensure their employees' health and safety when using display screen equipment (DSE) has been released.
The
Health and Safety Executive has issued the advice to help business owners with their workplace risk assessments.
It [
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The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has called for more awareness of
health and safety practices in the workplace.
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the most common occupational illness in Great Britain, affecting over one million people [
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