Better Backs: What do other people do?
These are real stories from people who have taken part in earlier Better Backs campaigns.
They are here to inspire you to make a difference in your workplace.
Audit and assess
- We set up a system to investigate and analyse accidents and near misses to see where we could improve.
- We improved risk assessments by using the MAC tool.
- We arranged a series of workplace inspections.
Talk, listen and learn
- We provided refresher manual handling training.
- We asked the staff to suggest better ways to manage loads in the workplace.
- We developed and presented a toolbox talk.
- We got together with our business partners to share best practice.
Arrange and promote
- We organised a “healthy backs” promotion day for all our staff.
- We highlighted the campaign in our health and safety newsletter.
- We ran a poster competition with a prize for the winner or winning group.
Care
- We found out how to manage sickness absence and return to work.
- We set up a system to identify staff who have back problems and make sure they get help.
- We have developed a proactive rehabilitation programme for staff returning to work after injury or illness.
- We provide early referrals to physiotherapists following back injury.
