Dorrell, Jocelyn | Features | Health and Safety at Work magazine
Published: 09.11.2007
The technique of 'body mapping' was developed in the 1970s at Nottingham University to encourage workers to report ill-health symptoms. The employee-centred approach aids locating workplace health hazards and flagging up workers' health problems, especially musculoskeletal disorders, as Jocelyn Dorrell reports.
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