Training material

a. Education for employers

• Leaflets and information

• Working with VDUs leaflet from the HSE
• Canadian leaflet on MSDs
• Assessing hand–arm vibration
• Assessing whole body vibration
• Copies of health and safety legislation from HMSO
• Sickness absence management advice from the HSE
• Managing attendance and employee turnover advice from ACAS
• Overview factsheet on sickness absence and return to work
• A variety of priced publications from the HSE
• Factsheets about different conditions from the RSI Association
• Factsheets about all sorts of back issues from BackCare
• Factsheets from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
• MSD Prevention Guideline for Ontario from OHSCO

• Web links

• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
• HSE’s MSD pages
• HSE’s BetterBacks Campaign
• Case studies from the HSE
• Return-to-work case studies from Workplace Health Connect
• FAQs from the HSE on MSDs
• European Agency for Safety and Health at Work’s MSDs pages
• HSE and NHS Direct
• Health and well-being self check tool - Investors in People Standard

• PowerPoint slides

• MSDs: Managers' training can be downloaded and used for training purposes. Firstly 'save' the document, then press ctrl+L to run as a presentation; use the 'page up'/'page down' keys to move through the slides. An editable ‘supplementary slide’ may be incorporated to tailor the material to a particular organisation
• European Agency for Safety and Health at Work campaign materials 'Lighten the load'

b. Education for employees

• Leaflets and information

• Back facts from BackCare
• Lazy person’s guide to exercise
• Working with VDUs leaflet from the HSE
• Canadian leaflet on MSDs
• Hand–arm vibration guide from HSE
• Advice regarding back pain for drivers and mobile machine operators
• Steps you can take to help your return to work
• Factsheets about different conditions from the RSI Association
• Lighten the load compaign from European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

• Better Backs from HSE

• Factsheets from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
• Rehabilitation and you - a guide to rehabilitation services in Scotland

• Web links

• The RSI Association
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
• HSE’s BetterBacks Campaign
• The Disability Rights Commission have information on disability discrimination, workplace problem solving, and an employment tribunal guide
• NHS Direct

• PowerPoint slides

• MSDs: Employees' training can be downloaded and used for training purposes. Firstly 'save' the document, then press ctrl+L to run as a presentation; use the 'page up'/'page down' keys to move through the slides. An editable ‘supplementary slide’ may be incorporated to tailor the material to a particular organisation.
• The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work campaign materials 'Lighten the load'