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The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work have produced a Good Practice Awards booklet showcasing methods organisations have adopted to prevent and manage musculoskeletal disorder risks. This booklet compiles entries from the winners and commended entries to the 15th Healthy Workplaces Good Practice Awards competition. There may be some ideas here that help… Continue reading Case studies showing how to prevent MSDs

The CIEHF have released new guidance on identifying aspects of work which could cause workers discomfort. The infographic is aimed at employees, with simple advice of what to look out for, and what to consider changing. Margaret was delighted to be involved in producing this guidance, which should empower employees to make simple changes to… Continue reading Guidance on Aches, Pains and Strains

As part of our commitment to sustainable living, WorksOut will plant a tree in our Trees For Life grove in the beautiful Scottish Highlands for every car journey we make for our work. Where we can we will use public transport and / or cycle, but when we have to drive, the grove will grow!… Continue reading Trees For Life – a new grove!

Margaret Hanson is co-delivering a masterclass on How to Assess Musculoskeletal Risk for the CIEHF on Wednesday 26th August from 3 – 5pm. This masterclass will look at the practical use of semi-quantitative postural assessment tools in musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk management.

Here is a useful quick reference of what you can do to make working from home work for you. If you want any more advice, or have colleagues with particular needs, do get in touch – we have lots of experience of helping people work comfortably at home.

In response to Covid-19, all those who can will now be working from home, but may face challenges around being able to work comfortably. There has been a lot of advice circulating to help staff work comfortably and safely at home in these unprecedented times. Based on what I have read, I recommend looking at… Continue reading Working from home – top tips

It’s a posture I frequently see when doing workstation assessments, but one that few people are aware of adopting: raising the middle finger from the mouse while using it. It seems to be a basic instinct; my young daughter has always done it instinctively when using the mouse. I think it stems from people being… Continue reading Mouse middle finger

Margaret was asked to write an article ‘Getting ergonomics right in tackling MSD risks’ for ROSPA’s #OSHtober this year. OSHtober is RoSPA’s annual month-long workplace safety campaign which runs throughout October. This year #OSHtober raises awareness of the dangers associated with moving and handling (specifically around MSDs), and Margaret’s article highlighted the risk factors and what… Continue reading RoSPA #OSHtober – Getting ergonomics right in tackling MSD risks

10th October is World Mental Health Day, which seeks to raise awareness of mental health problems. Within the workplace, over 11 million working days are lost each year due to stress-related illnesses. The HSE have useful guidance on mental health in the workplace, which is relevant every day of the year. And you may want… Continue reading World Mental Health Day – 10th October

Well, more accurately, for computer users, but I liked the title for alliterative reasons…. If I had to summarise the advice I most frequently give to those who have some upper limb discomfort and who work at a computer, it would be: Learn to touch type. It’s fairly obvious, but those who can’t touch type… Continue reading Two top tips for typists