Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD's) are the most common occupational illness in Great Britain, affecting more than 1.1 million people a year. MSD's affect muscles, joints, tendons and other parts of the musculoskeletal system. Results from the latest survey of self-reported work-related illness (SWI03/04) indicate that in 2003/04 an estimated read more....
The Stockholm Workshop scale for the classification of cold-induced Raynaud's phenomenon in the hand-arm vibration syndrome (revision of the Taylor-Pelmear scale). On the basis of experience accumulated over the past few years, a revision has been made in the currently used Taylor-Pelmear scale for the staging of Raynaud's phenomenon in persons exposed to vibration from hand-held tools, read more....
Maurice Raynaud was the son of a university professor. He commenced his medical studies at the University of Paris with the help of his uncle, the well known Paris physician Ange-Gabriel-Maxime Vernois (1809-1877), and obtained his medical doctorate in 1862. He thus became one of the select few who have achieved eponymous fame with their doctoral dissertation. He became read more....
In April 2001, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) launched a new Incident Contact Centre (ICC) for all incidents currently reportable under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). The ICC is a joint venture by the HSE, COSLA and Local Government Associations (LGA), and it provides a central point for employers to report incidents irrespective of whether their business is HSE or Local Authority enforced, read more....
11th International Conference on Hand-Arm Vibration, 3 - 7 June 2007, Research Area of Bologna, National Research Council (CNR), Bologna, Italy read more....