Time is running out to make a nomination for HSEâs 2025 Risk-reduction through design awards. If you are an employer in the UK and you have made design changes that have reduced musculoskeletal risks in your workplace, then nominate yourselves for the awards. Any UK employer can enter and there is an additional award category for small and medium size businesses (up to 250 employees). The deadline for entries is 31 January 2025. Our website has further details on how to enter and case studies of previous winners.  HSE has published the latest statistics on work-related health and safety in Great Britain. The statistics reveal that 543,000 workers suffered from work-related musculoskeletal disorders in 2023 to 2024, with an estimated 7.8 million working days lost as a result. The release provides detailed commentary on these figures and is supported by: our press release: HSE publishes annual work-related ill health and injury statistics for 2023 to 2024 HSE's statistics webpages, which have a range of information on different types of work-related ill-health and different industry sectors  As an employer, you must protect your workers from the risks of manual handling injuries in the workplace. You can find help with preventing these sorts of risks in your workplace on our manual handling webpages. They have a range of useful information and guidance for employers, including sections on assessing manual handling and training for workers. There are also links to a variety of useful resources. These include our free-to-download publications: Manual handling at work: a brief guide Manual handling: guidance on Regulations  Ergonomics 31 March to 4 April 2025, HSE Science and Research Centre, Buxton This course provides a solid introduction to ergonomics and the theory and techniques used to optimise the design of tools, tasks and workplaces. Find out further information and/or book your place
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Musculoskeletal Disorders Assessment 6 February 2025, HSE Science and Research Centre, Buxton This course covers the key methods of assessing manual handling tasks, including: the Manual Handling Assessment Charts (the MAC tool) the Risk Assessment of Pushing and Pulling tool (the RAPP tool) the Assessment of Repetitive Tasks tool (the ART tool), which is used to assess the risk of upper limb disorders
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