The Christmas rush is upon us. However, safety and health should remain paramount as your employees execute their duties. What should employers do? To help prevent manual handling injuries in the ...

In 2012, overexertion and bodily reaction were the leading cause of lost-time occupational injuries, accounting for 36.6 percent of all lost-time nonfatal cases, even more than slips, trips, and falls ...

Injuries caused by manual handling (particularly to the back, shoulders and neck) are a significant contributor to sickness absence statistics. Those most at risk of injury are those who aren't used ...

The charity BackCare has published a new edition of its manual handling guide. The sixth edition of “The Handling of People” is endorsed by the Royal College of Nursing, the NHS Staff Council and the ...