Despite the rain and the fog 17 staff and family members of ASD Solicitors completed a charity walk from Ecclesall Road to Ringinglow on Wednesday evening. The walk started from ASD’s office on Ecclesall Road leading to parks and woodland streams to the edge of the Peak District, eventually arriving at the Norfolk Arms Pub.…
It’s difficult to evaluate how prevalent injuries and illnesses are in the cleaning sector. Cleaning jobs are spread out over multiple different industries and employment contracts vary. Some cleaners are self-employed, and many are contracted by a company to work for a variety of clients. Sometimes a cleaner will be given a permanent job contract…
An upper limb disorder (ULD) affects the fingers, hands, wrists, arms, shoulders or neck. They are commonly called repetitive strain injuries (RSI), cumulative trauma disorder or occupational overuse syndrome. ULDs encompass clinically defined disorders, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, but also undefined conditions. ULDs include problems with the soft tissues, muscles, ligaments and tendons, as well…
Workers are as likely to have an accident during the first six months of their job as they are to have one during the rest of their working life (HSE). It’s not uncommon for us to work with people who were new to a job and became injured within the initial working months. Working in…