Bronze Level - Theme 3: Musculoskeletal (MSK) health
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Preventing MSK Injury
What you need to do
Develop MSK awareness among employees by providing accessible information about how they can look after their MSK health and what to do if they have a problem.
Toolkit - National Resources
HSE have produced guidance on musculoskeletal disorders as well as a leaflet for 'Managing upper limb disorders in the workplace which can be found here.
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has exercise leaflets and posters which you can download for desk exercises.
The NHS has a guide to common musculoskeletal disorders.
Get Britain Standing is campaign to grow awareness and educate on the dangers of sedentary behaviour.
Toolkit - Local Resources
Coventry
The Coventry City Council website has information on support available on how to improve wellbeing in the workplace.
In Dudley, support for organisations is available from the Workplace Health Team at Dudley Council, you can email them here or phone 01384 813848.
Let's Get has resources for the Dudley area.
Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Council provides guidance on mental health and wellbeing, healthy lifestyles, school health and wellbeing, drug and alcohol support services, and how to keep yourself healthy.
What you need to do
Encourage employees to move about during the day and follow good practice in undertaking physical tasks.
Toolkit - National Resources
HSE has guidance on musculoskeletal disorders.
The Government has produced guidance on work breaks.
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has exercise leaflets and posters which you can download for desk exercises.
The NHS has a guide to common musculoskeletal disorders.
Get Britain Standing - The campaign to grow awareness and educate on the dangers of sedentary behaviour.
Toolkit - Local Resources
Coventry
The Coventry City Council website has information on support available on how to improve wellbeing in the workplace.
Dudley
In Dudley, support for organisations is available from the Workplace Health Team at Dudley Council, you can email them here or phone 01384 813848.
Walsall
One You Walsall is a healthy lifestyle service dedicated to improving health and wellbeing in Walsall which you can access via 01922 444 044.