HEALTH & SAFETY
“You can’t be a safe worker if you’re not a healthy worker” A
ccording to Graham Sharp, managing director of materials handling specialist, Stanley Handling, this statement from
Professor Dame Carol Black, the government advisor on health and work, should be on display at every UK factory, particularly in the current economic and political climate.
The link between both the health and safety of employees, he argues, cannot be overstated, as shown to improve ’t
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better staff retention. Longer hours don’t always s
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sed achievement. Quite Qui yee operating at one hundred per
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than 100,000 reco those classed as sev
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verall health and pro ability r manual handling costs
the UK economy millions each year with more ed injuries annually, 2000 of vere Musculo
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account for over 40 per cent of all work-related sickness and data from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) shows that around 8.8 million working days were lost to this type of injury during 2015-16, mainly caused by improper manual handling or poor ergonomic practices. Using an average sick pay amount of £17.69 per day, researchers calculated the total cost to firms of around £154 million.
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particularly in the current climate.
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Reducing injuries but also mitigating costs due to lost productivity are two major challenges currently faced by factories, as well as logistics and warehousing businesses. In addressing these, the use of specially designed, powered goods handling solutions has shown to deliver a positive return on investment. Sim
employ artificial intelligence (AI) to identify hazardous actions, by continuously measuring movement, frequency nd forces on the body, triiale
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innovative wearable devic id
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new movement techniques into their working lives, reduce the risk of injury and help create a culture of
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It goes without saying that employers have a e ponsibility to assess and manage the risks sed to their employees from manu
the business. t go
as covered by the Manual Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR)1992. Failure to comply leaves a business and its directors at risk of p
s covered by the Manual Handling Operations egulations (MHOR)1992. Failure to comply a
e the risks ual l ha erat
he risks comply prosecution from the Health and Saf
prosecution from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), not to mention the potential fall-out from financial penalties and reputational damage. From a mental health perspective, the
aves a business and its directors at risk of ro
misconceived notion that working longer hours boosts productivity has had the opposite effect. According to a report by the Lancet Commission, more than 15 million days were lost to absence
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arising from anxiety, stress and depression in 2018. The report stated that mental health disorders are on the rise in every country in the world, which could cost the global economy up to $16tn by 2030 if not addressed urgently. The S
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The Stevenson/Farmer review published in 2017 entitled ‘Thriving at Work’ claimed that workplace mental health issues costs UK employers a staggering £42 billion per year and estimates thati 2 billion per year and estimates thatstaggering £ 2 bill 15 per cent of workers have an existing mental he lth
Again, tech ology has a role to play in tackling but also und
but also understan is fast becoming a with carefully res ea
a
ndin this issue better, which corp
shown to be effective in quickly ble team m mbers so they can
d into Stanley’s customer eff
c, consultative approach, which eetl
ll workplace wellbeing sulta
plac
discre tly and empathetically. a r
ul sta
ves, it’s up to employers to take a proactive ance on employ
alll, an individual’s pe
mploy rs to take a proactive safety and wellbeing. Above s happiness, productivity,
place to spend so much of our yers to take a proactive
o be a rewarding and e t
ee s ety and wellbeing. Above ppi
performance and retention are all linked to their physical and mental health, so in looking after people properly, this should be considered an investment, not a cost.
Stanley Handling
www.stanleyhandling.co.uk members, so they can mbers, so they can
online mental health diagnostic tools, for example, recently introduced into Stanley’s customer proposition, have shown to be effective in quickly identifying vulnerable team members, so they can be supported appropriately.
Improving overall workplace wellbeing requires a holistic, consultative approach, which is managed both discreetly and empathetically. For a workplace to be a rewarding and ultimately happy place to spend so much of our liv
searched algorithms, the use of al lth diagnostic tools, for example, into Stanley’s customer
y has a role to play in tackling ng this issue better, which signe e of
arched algorithms, the use of ic tools, for example,
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