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Using 'body mapping' to flag workers' ill health

Jocelyn Dorrell | Features | HSW | 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.

Please speak up: encouraging employees to flag up health problems

Lucie Ponting | Features | HSW | 17.10.2007

A whole raft of cultural and organisational barriers mean that too many UK workers are still failing to flag occupational health problems - whether or not they are caused by their jobs - until they can no longer work. Lucie Ponting looks at ways to encourage employees to flag up health problems such as stress or MSDs before they become acute.

Why matching workstation equipment to individual need is vital

Duncan Abbott | Features | HSW | 01.07.2006

Duncan Abbott explains why matching workstation equipment closely to individual need is vital

The cost of office hazards

Sarah Silcox | Features | HSW | 01.06.2006

Sarah Silcox talks to a manager who argues office hazards can cost more than site accidents.

Effective safety communication

Duncan Abbott | Features | HSW | 01.08.2005

Effective safety communications are required to prevent musculoskeletal injuries in the UK waste industry says ergonomist Duncan Abbott

Pushing and pulling tasks are an overlooked aspect of manual handling

Duncan Abbott | Features | HSW | 01.01.2004

One in 10 RIDDOR-reportable accidents investigated by the HSE in 2003-04 involved pushing or pulling tasks. Duncan Abbott considers an overlooked aspect of manual handling

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