Prospect muscles in on bad backs
Prospect muscles in on bad backs
The union Prospect has thrown its weight behind a major national campaign by the Health and Safety Executive to reduce the number of back injuries at work. A new workplace poster is part of a drive by the specialists’ union to educate staff and management. Prospect says work-related musculoskeletal disorders affect more than one million people a year. It is urging safety reps to organise inspections focusing on reducing back injuries. The campaign comes ahead of an HSE series of seminars and health awareness days to run over a four-week period starting on 13 June. Prospect assistant general secretary Mike Clancy said: 'Our members are as much at risk as any other group of employees. We need to spread the message that healthy backs means healthy workers and healthy business. Taking sensible practical precautions, including the use of handling and lifting aids, can reduce back injuries.' He called on safety reps to: Display Prospect’s ‘Backs! 2005’ poster; promote the back pain message through branch newsletters; review risk assessments; and organise seminars or other events at work to share information and expertise.
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