How to Avoid 9 Mistakes of Managing Work-Related MSD That Worsens Sickness Absence Rate
Your sickness absence rate has gone up. And another employee is off-sick. ‘Back pain’, he said. You didn’t even know he was in pain. And now he is off-sick. How are you to keep up! Yes, you know MSD must be managed. You try your best. Training, assessments, toolbox...
All You Need to Know About Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders. That name. Phrase. Term. When you hear it, how does it make you feel? Frustrated. Angry. Scared. Unsure. Why? Does it have to do with your understanding of it? Or is it a “not-again!” moment? I know. I get upset too...
8 Key Ingredients to a Successful Musculoskeletal Disorder Management
Musculoskeletal disorder management is no fun, right? But it must be done. Complaints. Assessments. Reviews. Occupational health referrals. Sick notes. Trainings. Reports. The list is endless. There’s much to do and you want to be good at musculoskeletal disorder...
The No.1 Strategy to Resolving Musculoskeletal Disorders
If I were to ask: “What’s your #1 strategy to resolving musculoskeletal disorders in your workplace?” What would you say? Ergonomic Risk Assessment? Return to work interviews? Employee training? Involving occupational health teams? Health...
What is Musculoskeletal Disorder?
Can you remember your first time? When your colleague walked up to you and complained of knee pain. Or was it when they called in sick with disc prolapse? Or you might have heard that shoulder pain is the common injury in your workplace? How did you feel? Did you know...
9 Unusual Ways to Detect Musculoskeletal Disorders
> Imagine you had X-ray vision like Superman. So, you could see the throbbing injury in your employee’s back. Or you had a signal tower light flashing yellow, red or green to help you detect musculoskeletal disorders in your workers. Sadly, that’s ain’t...
Do You Know the Difference Between RSI, CTD, WMSD and Workplace Injuries?
It’s confusing isn’t it? Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). Cumulative Trauma Disorders ( CTD). Overuse Syndrome. Work-Related Upper Limb Disorders (WRULD) Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorder (WMSD) Are they the same? Do they mean the same thing?...
