Occupational Physiotherapy and Ergonomic Packages

“The statistics are clear, sickness absence costs: UK Plc spend over £12 billion a year and Employers £495 a year in direct costs for every worker employed. Indirect costs are probably considerably more (CBI 2005 statistics).”

“Everyone at work will probably need to take sick leave at some point during their working lives and in most cases this lasts only a few days. But long-term sickness absence can have devastating effects on the performance of your business and the health and well-being of your employees.”
www.hse.gov.uk

Prevention of needless injuries not only saves money but maintains a healthy work-life balance.

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the most common occupational illness in Great Britain, affecting 1.0 million people a year. They include problems such as low back pain, joint injuries and repetitive strain injuries of various sorts.
People are individual, they have different physical limitations, capabilities and importantly different levels of knowledge on workplace safety and personal injury prevention.

“80% of accidents are attributed to human error.”
www.hse.gov.uk

REDUCE THE RISK

The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (MHO) came into force on 1 January 1993 and set no specific requirements such as weight limits.
An ergonomic assessment is necessary and based on a range of relevant factors is used to determine the risk of injury and point the way to remedial action.
The Regulations establish the following clear hierarchy of control measures:

1. Avoid hazardous manual handling operations so far as is reasonably practicable.
2. Make a suitable and sufficient assessment of any hazardous manual handling operations that cannot be avoided.
3. Reduce the risk of injury from those operations so far as is reasonably practicable.

- Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
- Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
- Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
- Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1992 (LOLER)
- Quarries Regulations 1999

Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 requires employers to consider the following:

• One to one evaluation of each workstation

• Detailed questioning of workstation user Posture

• Interface with DSE

• Consider any existing MSD, RSI or eyesight problems

• Complete comprehensive checklist: Chair, Screen, Lighting, Mouse, Keyboard, Desk, Environment, Computer interface

• Work breaks

• Basic DSE user training i.e. chair, posture etc.

Pen Y Lôn can assist you to comply with the most recent legislation on Manual Handling Awareness and Display Screen Equipment Layout and our Ergonomic Packages will serve to reduce the risk of traumatic, repetitive or cumulative injury.

Your staff will be provided with thorough Awareness on Manual Handling, DSE layout and Injury Prevention. Our Awareness training provides your staff with knowledge to take into the workplace and reduce the risk of injury to themselves and those working along side them.

Your compliance with this legislation will;

- Reduce Injuries
- Reduce Individual Error
- Reduce Overhead Costs
- Reduce Sickness Absence
- Improve employee Morale and Job Satisfaction
- Improve Productivity

Occupational Physiotherapy Services

Pen Y Lôn can provide quick access to Physiotherapy Treatment following a work related injury. Access to early treatment and advice reduces the longevity of an injury, reduces sickness absence costs and helps prevent injuries becoming a long-term problem.

Ergonomic Services

Pen Y Lôn provides basic or comprehensive packages tailored to your needs. Ergonomic Workplace assessments are the baseline for ensuring workplace layout, process machinery and packaging systems are all set up with Injury prevention of the forefront of the design.

Pen Y Lôn can work with you to target a specific area of your business or perform a comprehensive ergonomic assessment highlighting areas where injury risks are easily reduced.