HandS Health and Safety Resources


	Updated: October 2010

Lighten the Load NAPO DVD
The latest Napo DVD shows how to avoid musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace.
The series of animated scenes follow Napo as he gets to grips with various lifting and carrying situations.
View clip from the DVD


	Keywords: WRULD, wruld, upper limb disorder, MSD, msd, manual handling, muscle, tendon, nerve back, neck, sprain, strain, injury, finger, thumb, hand, wrist, arm, forearm, elbow, limb, pain, repetitive, RSI, rsi, cramp, uld, upper, carpal tunnel syndrome, cervical spondylosis, De Quervain's Syndrome, Raynaud, fibromyalgia, Kienboch, medial, lateral epicondylitis, osteoarthritis, peritendonitis crepitans, radial tunnel syndrome, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, rotator cuff syndrome, subacromial bursitis, ulnar neuritis, tendonitis, tenosynovitis, trigger, risk filter, assessment, vibration, hand-held, vibration, vibrating, white finger, power tool, grinder, angle, angle-grinder, chipping, hammer, typing, office Statutes: Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (MHOR) Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSAW) (MHSW, MHSAWA) The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992 Links: Health and Safety Executive - MSD Homepage Health and Safety Executive - Health Services MSD Page Health and Safety Executive - Vibration at Work Page Back Care - The Charity for Healthier Backs Back Pain - Advice for Workers - HSE 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 - Physical Agent Data Sheet - Alaska Dept of Labor & Workforce Development Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome / Vibration White Finger - Patient UK Hand-Arm Vibration Training Guide - NIOSH Hazards Body Mapping Manual Handling Assessment Chart (MAC) Tool - HSE Manual Materials Handling - Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Measurement and assessment of human exposure to hand-transmitted vibration International Standard ISO 5349 Musculoskeletal Disorders - Guidance and Research - HSE Musculoskeletal Disorders and Workplace Factors - Evidence for Work Relatedness - NIOSH Musculoskeletal Disorders - Neck and Upper Limb Disorders - European Agency for Safety & Health at Work Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Prevention Series - Occupational Health and Safety Council of Ontario, Canada Prevent RSI and Upper Limb Disorders - Businesslink (UK) - a series Research on Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders - European Agency for Safety & Health at Work RSI Awareness Repetitive Strain Injury - WorkSmart Vibration White Finger Information Sheet- TUC Vibration - WorkSmart Workplace Evaluations of Musculoskeletal Disorders - A Primer - NIOSH Work Related Upper Limb Disorders: Database of Court Judgements Worried About Your Hands? - Advice for workers - HSE Downloads: (To save PDFs without opening, right-click to "Save Target As" in IE or "Save Link As" in Firefox) Aching Arms (or RSI) in Small Businesses - HSE INDG171 (rev 1) (pdf) Are You Making the Best Use of Lifting and Handling Aids? - HSE INDG398 (pdf) Elements of Ergonomics Programs - Workplace Evaluations of Musculoskeletal Disorders - NIOSH, 6.8mb Getting To Grips With Manual Handling - HSE INDG143 (pdf) Hand-Arm Vibration - Control the risks from hand-arm vibration - Advice for employers - HSE INDG 175 Hand-Arm Vibration - Dose-response relationships for vibration-induced white finger - Google scholar 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 INDG383 (pdf) Manual Handling in the Textiles Industry - HSC Manual Materials Handling - IAPA, Canada (pdf) MSD/ULD Risk Assessment Worksheet - HSE Power Tools - How to Reduce Vibration Health Risks - HSE INDG338 Preventing Manual Handling Injuries - USDAW (pdf) RSI Awareness - Amicus/Unite Tackling Upper Limb Disorders - Medical & Management Approaches Understanding Ergonomics at Work - HSE INDG90 (pdf) Vibration White-Finger Fact Sheet - RSI.org (pdf) Whole Body Vibration - Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (pdf) Work Related Neck and Upper Limb - Musculoskeletal Disorders - Research, European Agency for Safety & Health at Work (pdf) Work Related Upper Limb Disorders - House of Commons Research Paper 1998 Working With VDUs - HSE INDG36 (pdf)


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