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Statute Links:
Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005
Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (MHOR) (as amended 2002)
Links:
>> Health and Safety Executive MSD Homepage
>> Health and Safety Executive Health Services MSD Page
>> Health and Safety Executive Vibration at Work Page
A Guide to Work Related Upper Limb Disorders (WRULDs) - System Concepts
Back Care - The Charity for Healthier Backs
Back Pain in the Workplace: Prevention and Management - HSE
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Elements of Ergonomics Programs - Workplace Evaluations of Musculoskeletal Disorders - NIOSH
Hand-Arm Vibration - H&S Guidance - Devonline.gov.uk
Hand-Arm Vibration Training Guide - NIOSH
Hand-Arm Vibration - Physical Agent Data Sheet - Alaska Dept of Labor & Workforce Development
Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome / Vibration White Finger - Patient UK
Hand-Arm Vibration - Centralized European Hand-Arm Vibration Database - Check tools (Sweden)
Hazards Body Mapping
Manual Handling Assessment Chart (MAC) Tool - HSE
Manual Materials Handling - Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace: Low Back and Upper Extremities - Open Book
Chapter 8 of above - Interventions In The Workplace - Open Book
Musculoskeletal Disorders and Workplace Factors - Evidence for Work Relatedness - NIOSH, US/Canada
Musculoskeletal Disorders - Neck and Upper Limb Disorders - European Agency for Safety & Health at Work
Prevent RSI and Upper Limb Disorders - Businesslink (UK) - a series
Preventing Musculoskeletal Disorders in Practice - European Agency for Safety & Health at Work
Preventing Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders - US Department of Defense
Research on Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders - European Agency for Safety & Health at Work
RSI Association
Women's Health & Safety - Putting Back Strain on the Map - TUC
Workplace Evaluations of Musculoskeletal Disorders - A Primer - NIOSH
Work-Related Back Disorders - PCL Health and Safety Consultants
Work Related Upper Limb Disorders: Database of Court Judgements
Downloads: (links will open in browser - download by using "Save Target As" in IE or "Save Link As" in Firefox)
Aching Arms (or RSI) in Small Businesses - HSE INDG171 (rev 1)
Are You Making the Best Use of Lifting and Handling Aids? - HSE INDG398
Getting To Grips With Manual Handling - HSE INDG143
Hand-Arm Vibration - Control the risks from hand-arm vibration - Advice for employers - HSE INDG 175
Hand-Arm Vibration - Advice for Employees - HSE INDG 296
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) - Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers
Manual Handling - Checklist for Safety Representatives - HSE
Manual Handling Assessment Charts - HSE (pdf)
Manual Handling in the Textiles Industry - HSC
Manual Handling - Lifting and Carrying Safety - IAPA, Canada (pdf, 15pp)
MSD/ULD Risk Assessment Worksheet
Preventing Manual Handling Injuries - USDAW
Preventing MSDs in Practice - European Agency for Safety & Health at Work
RSI Awareness - Amicus
Tackling Upper Limb Disorders - Medical & Management Approaches - Sheffield Health Development Group
Understanding Ergonomics at Work - HSE INDG90
Work Related Upper Limb Disorders - House of Commons Research Paper 1998
Working With VDUs - HSE INDG36
Each of these two documents is available for downloading in sections or as a whole work. Click to the site first:
Musculoskeletal Disorders and Workplace Factors - Evidence for Work Relatedness - NIOSH, 2.8mb
Elements of Ergonomics Programs - Workplace Evaluations of Musculoskeletal Disorders - NIOSH, 6.8mb
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