| Health and safety in the workplace has
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| | debilitating it really is, rendering many
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| never been so stringent, as companies
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| | people completely immobile. So it's worth
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| strive to minimise the risks that are
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| | having a work-station assessment done to
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| inherent in any work space. From the
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| | pre-empt any underlying issues. Most
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| employer's point of view, not only do
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| | employers will be more than happy to
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| they want a healthy and happy environment
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| | arrange for such an assessment, and any
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| for their staff, but should an employee
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| | proposed changes are likely to be no more
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| fall victim to any of the countless
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| | than adjusting the height of a seat or
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| hazards they may face on a daily basis,
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| | investing in an ergonomic keyboard or
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| the employer will ultimately be held
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| | riser for the computer monitor.
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| responsible.
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| | Furthermore, it's estimated that some 7
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| One of the most common work-related
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| | million adults in the UK have long-term
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| injuries is back pain. And despite all
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| | health problems due to arthritis and
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| the precautions and procedures that are
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| | other related conditions, and is the
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| taken, 8 out of 10 people still
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| | second most common reason for being
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| experience some kind of back problem
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| | absent from work in both men and women.
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| during their working lives. Although
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| | Again, workers in certain occupations
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| technology has helped alleviate much of
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| | seem to have a higher risk of developing
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| the manual labour that has traditionally
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| | arthritis, particularly those who are in
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| lead to back injuries, it may surprise
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| | high-demand jobs such as assembly line
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| some people to discover that one of the
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| | workers or heavy construction.
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| chief reasons for back pain is actually
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| | Fortunately, with advances in medical
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| desk-based, with poor ergonomics the root
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| | science, such ailments are becoming
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| cause.
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| | increasingly more treatable without the
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| Anybody who has ever suffered from any
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| | need to resort to drugs.
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| kind of back injury will verify how
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