Drivers and passengers of some mobile machines, including certain boats, tractors, fork lift trucks and quarrying or earth-moving machinery, may be exposed to whole-body vibration and shocks, which are associated with back pain.

This hour-long webinar will feature experts from HSE and National Highways who will highlight current guidance, introduce the HSE Back Injury Risk in Drivers (BIRD) tool and explain the ergonomic principles that help protect workers that drive.

The webinar is free to attend and is aimed at fleet managers, health and safety managers and employers who need to effectively manage the risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and whole-body vibration from driving in their workforce.

Join HSE and thousands of other like-minded health and safety professionals for this years SHW Live South.

Our friendly team will be on hand in the exhibition area to share information on our training, events, publications and products.

As part of the conference programme, Phoebe Smith, one of HSEs Human Factors Technical Team Leads will also deliver two seminars on the first day: Mitigating the risk of work-related stress and Guidance on your journey to achieving a positive safety culture.