It is a requirement for employers to carry out workstation
assessments and good ergonomic practices should encourage
greater efficiency and performance from staff, with a reduction
in absence and higher morale.
Employers are obliged to provide training, assessment, and safe
systems of work to ensure the health, safety and welfare of employees where manual
handling activities are carried out.
There are high costs associated with staff absence. The
financial costs to employers can include sick pay, costs of
temporary staff cover, potential new recruitment costs, low
staff morale, possible legal and compensation cases, reduction
in productivity, increased risk of errors and injuries with
potential impact on insurance premiums.
The costs to injured staff through poor work practice or posture
disorders are also high and can pose a high financial cost,
lower morale, threaten future work opportunities and prospects
and can have a major impact on home and family life.
physioFIRST is keen to work with local businesses to provide a
first class service, to reduce work-related injury and increase
efficiency amongst staff. physioFIRST can help employers to
maintain staff health and wellbeing.
physioFIRST for Occupational Health Physiotherapy: Specialist
provision of on-site assessment and training in Ergonomics such
as individual workstation assessment, posture correction and
advice, back-care awareness classes or group manual handling
training sessions.