TUC campaign - preventing
back pain
The European
Health and Safety Week 16-22 October 2000 will coincide with National
BackCare Week. The theme across Europe will be musculo-skeletal disorders,
especially backpain. This area will contain news and information which
might prove useful for organising events for the week.
- TUC: banding
together to beat bad backs
- TUC: bad backs hit small businesses hardEuropean Week: analysis
of survey of back strain in small firms
- HSE: safety
week focus on biggest health problem in British industry
- European Agency
for Safety and Health: European workplaces turn their back on work-related
musculoskeletal disorders
- Campaign Update
No 2
- Healthy backs
work better: poster in .pdf format
- Information
about the TUC programme for European Week on the European Agency for
Safety and Health website
- Campaign update
no. 1
- TUC freephone
to beat bad backs
- Unison Inspection
Day 18 October 2000
- HSE predicts
record breaking success
The European Week page of the European Agency for Safety and Health
website contains a wealth of leaflets, posters and factsheets for
European Week
- TUC: Unions,
small firms and employees get together to tackle bad backs
- Hazards Magazine:
Turn your Back on Strains - European Strains Week
[last updated
26 October 2000]