Julie RoutledgeOccupational Health Manager

Hampton Knight

Over 1million people affected in the UK with a cost to society of £5.7 billion

an estimated 7.5 million working days were lost in 2011/12 through work-related musculoskeletal disorders that were caused or made worse by work

on average, each person suffering took an estimated 17 days off in 2011/12

Source: HSE

Physical◦ Force – push, pull, lifting

and carrying◦ Repetitive frequent

movements◦ Vibration◦ Cold work environment

Organisational◦ Work demand◦ Low level of job satisfaction◦ Repetitive monotonous

work at a high pace◦ Lack of support –

Managers, colleagues

Individual◦ Underlying medical

condition◦ Physical capability◦ Age◦ Obesity

We have potentially all of these risk factors!

Workplace assessment Quick Exposure Check (QEC) Ergonomic risk assessments for weights

above 8Kg Restrictions/adjustments

◦ Light duties◦ Phased return to work◦ Temporary redeployment

Physiotherapy – 6 sessions

The Key to success is ROTATION ROTATION ROTATION!!!

European Agency for Safety and Health at work◦ https://osha.europa.eu/en/topics/msds/index_html/facts_h

tml Health and Safety Executive

◦ http://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/msds.htm◦ http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg171.pdf◦ http://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/mac/index.htm◦ Managing upper limb disorders in the workplace◦ Assessment of Repetitive Tasks (ART Tool)

Labour Force Survey◦ http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/musculoskeletal/

Quick Exposure Check (QEC)◦ www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Topics/Ergonomics/.../QECReferenceGuide.pdf