Health and Safety Executive

What could you do?

Everyone can do something to help support the campaign

Sign Up

  • Sign Up is a great way to get involved in the Better Backs campaign
    • it shows your organisation’s involvement and commitment to the campaign;
    • your efforts will be publicised on the MSD website.
  • Please complete the Sign Up letter and email it back to us, together with your organisation’s logo, at betterbacks@hse.gsi.gov.uk. We will add the letter to the Sign Up page.
  • We may seek your permission to publish your success stories or innovative approaches on our website.

Help spread the word

  • Tell your business partners and stakeholders.

Hold your own Better Backs event

  • Work together with others in your organisation and with external partners
  • We can provide materials to help you run events:
    • campaign packs;
    • CDs
    • posters;
    • display stands.

For more information go to the Campaign Materials page.

What people did last year

Last year over 180 organisations (from all sectors) Signed up to Better Backs, pledging to carry out a wide variety of activities in support of the campaign.

These are just some of the activities which took place last year.

  • Investigating and analysing accidents/near misses to see where improvements can be made.
  • Improving risk assessments by using the MAC tool
  • Arranging small group/team discussions on how to improve managing loads in the workplace.
  • Promotion of the campaign using internal newsletters, notice boards, emails, intranet.
  • Sharing best practice with business partners.
  • Refresher manual handling training.
  • Developing a proactive rehabilitation programme for staff returning to work after injury or illness.
  • Early referrals to physiotherapists following back injury.
  • Toolbox talks and presentations.
  • Poster competition.
  • Identifying staff who are experiencing back problems and ensuring they get the appropriate help.
  • Workplace inspections.
  • Generating articles in the local media about a Better Backs event.

For more examples and ideas have a look at last year’s Sign up letters or contact the Better Backs team at: betterbacks@hse.gov.uk

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Updated 02.02.10