Repetitive Strain Injury: key points

• Author:
• Phil Wright

How safety representatives and shop stewards can helpRepetitive strain injury is a preventative disease but effective prevention requires that employers should take RSI seriously, both in the interests of good management and for the health, safety and welfare of their employees, as required under the terms of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. They should recognise that the work associated with electronically operated keyboard equipment may constitute a health hazard and act accordingly.... (1052 more words)

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