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Keeping your band on the road
Back pain is a major problem for both employers and employees. As the manager I have a legal duty to protect everyone who works for the band and to care for their health at work. I’ve found that there’s a lot you can do to manage back pain in your workplace. Here are a few pointers:
- Get your staff involved
- Assess the risks and find ways to avoid or reduce them
- Provide your employees with sufficient training and information
In any business, it’s important for a worker to get back to work as soon as possible. And when they do return, part of your role as a manager is to carry out a new risk assessment to check whether changes need to be made to the tasks they do either temporarily or permanently. In this way you can help them fully recover by gradually returning them to normal work.*
Remember:
- Things can be done to prevent or minimise back pain
- Preventative measures are cost-effective
You cannot prevent all back pain but staying active and staying in work is the best way of managing it
The good news is that you can manage back pain in your workplace. A few simple tips to get your employees on the road to recovery include:
- Make sure they have the right information and advice on how to cope with back pain
- Reassure them that you are concerned about them and want to help
- Discuss whether modified work or a gradual build-up to normal duties will help them return to work
- Encourage them to stay active
- Check their workstations
- Think about your employees’ working conditions and the way they do things
- Work together as a team to identify new risks and implement new solutions, after all many hands make light work
- Make sure your employees are using the appropriate equipment correctly and report symptoms early
POSTED BY KYLIE AT 29th NOVEMBER, 2006
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