Over the years there have been repeated warning from Health Care professional bodies that heavy backpacks can cause injuries to children. Minimising the weight and strain they can have on your child is even more important when they havejuvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). On this website you will...

This guide presents the risks factors related to the manual handling of loads, the biomechanical principles of safety and economy of effort, and how to use the body.

Choosing the right backpack for your child to use in school is very important for good health. The wrong bag can lead to back pain and muscle strain. This leaflet helps you to find the right school bag.

This guidance gives several examples of lifting aides and is intended for managers, employees and their representatives and others involved in the selection of lifting and handling aids.

This guidance is about the risk of manual handling injury in carpet retail. It is aimed at manufacturers, delivery staff and carpet retailers. It includes examples of risk assessments which can be used to help identify and reduce the risk of manual handling injury to drivers when delivering carpets.

This book is for all employers in the food and drink industries whose work might be putting their employees’ muscles and joints at risk of damage. It shows simple and cost-effective ways of reducing both acute and chronic injuries – the solutions described were successful answers to actual problems...

This leaflet describes what employers and others who have control of manual handling activities may need to do to protect their employees in the workplace. It will also be useful to employees and their representatives.