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Back Pain - Advice for Employers

This information in this section will help you comply with your legal requirements and minimise the risk to your employees of developing back pain or making existing back pain worse.

  1. Legal duties
  2. Back pain in the workplace
  3. Predisposing factors for back pain
  4. Risk assessment
  5. Preventing back pain
  6. Practical solutions to prevent/minimise back pain
  7. Helping employees with back pain
  8. Early access to advice and helping employees return to work
  9. Managing return to work
  10. Health monitoring
  11. Benefits of a MSD management service
  12. Industry specific guidance

Evidence shows that good industrial relations, job satisfaction and partnership between employers and employees are key elements in the successful management of back pain problems. It may also help you to retain skilled and loyal staff.

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