Links

List of useful websites:

• Back Care
  BackCare is dedicated to educating people on how to avoid preventable back pain, and supporting those living with back pain. BackCare have published manual handling guidance entitled 'BackCare at work: an ergonomic guide to manual handling'. This has been produced in partnership with HSE based on research by the Institute of Occupational Medicine.
• Best Treatments
  This website was established by the British Medical Journal and NHS Direct to help both patients and doctors find out which treatment is best for them.
• British Chiropractic Association
• British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
  This site provides information and communication technology advice for schools.
  
• Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Department of Health website
• Department of Trade and Industry
  The DTI have published guidance for teleworkers. Teleworkers are workers who work from home or on the move using information technology, to keep in touch with their employer. The guidance on teleworking has been drawn up by UK organisations involved in the voluntary agreement, the TUC, CBI and CEEP UK. It is intended to provide a useful checklist of issues to consider when implementing teleworking. It covers health and safety issues but also other factors such as contracts, systems, information security, expenses and allowances, tax, HR support and personal support.
• DPP - Developing People Partnerships
  DPP is a health education charity partly funded by the Department of Health. It publishes health information for the public, which is distributed via GP practices, PCTs and other health organisations. Beating Back Pain, available through DPP's website, is an information leaflet on tackling back health with self care on the management and prevention of back pain including simple exercises.
• Disability Rights Commission
• Ergonomics Society
• European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
  This site contains information of the staff of the Agency, Focal Points, Administrative Board, and provides access to all Agency publications.
• Faculty of Occupational Medicine
• General Osteopathic Council
• Health and Safety Executive Stress webpages
• Health Scotland
• HELA website
  This website provides information for Local Authority inspectors. The website can only be accessed if you are a LA inspector and have a password.
• National Back Exchange
  National Back Exchange is a multidisciplinary group for those with an interest in back care and prevention of work- related musculoskeletal problems.
• Royal College of General Practitioners
• Royal College of Nursing
• Royal College of Physicians
• RSI Association
• Securing Health Together
  This website aims to share good practice in occupational health care.
• TUC: Hazards Body Mapping
  It includes body mapping materials to help identify problems at an early stage.
• US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Baggage Handling Tool
  This eTool describes many of the common hazards associated with the baggage handling process as well as providing possible solutions that are ranked according to their feasibility to the operations.
• Welsh Backs
  Welsh Backs is a joint initiative developed in response to Health Challenge Wales - the nation's challenge to improve health.
• Further links on Occupational Health and Safety