Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the most common occupational illness in the UK, affecting 1.0 million people a year. As a result MSD’s account for more days off work than all other causes put together. IHS provides a comprehensive range of ergonomic services to assist employers to reduce the incidence of MSD’s within the workplace and comply with legal duties.
As per the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, employers have a legal duty to carry out a risk assessment on all manual handling tasks.
IHS has a proven track record in delivering high quality manual handling courses across on and offshore industry sectors. We ensure delegates to return to their workplaces confident and equipped with the practical skills to carry out manual handling assessor & instructor training throughout their organization.
Under the Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Regulations 1992, employers are required to undertake an analysis of workstations to assess and reduce risks.
IHS has a proven track record in providing DSE assessments within standard office worksites right through to offshore control rooms. Using this vast industry experience we also train nominated individuals within your organization to become DSE assessors.
Our assessors attend your worksite and risk assess personnel identified as users or operators under the DSE regulations.
We pride ourselves on having DSE Risk Assessors with extensive knowledge of human anatomy, ergonomics and musculoskeletal injuries. You can be confident that your DSE users will receive a quality risk assessment and also sound advice on how to help avoid becoming unwell as a result of using their DSE equipment.
