Your Back At Work

Your Back at Work

While back pain may not necessarily be caused by your job, back pain can have a profound effect on your ability to do your job. Furthermore back pain also poses a challenge for many organisations since back pain is the second most common cause for work absence.

It seems that both employee and employer can benefit from effective control over back pain. On these pages you can find a wealth of information on back care and back pain at work.

These work & back pain pages have been structured according to the perspective of the employee, employer, job seeker, line manager or health care provider. Click on the links below to find information that is most relevant to your situation:

Employees;
Information for employees who are experiencing back pain and having difficulties with doing their job as a result of back pain.
Job seekers;
Information for persons experiencing back pain but who are keen on getting back to work.
Line Managers;
information on how you can support your team members who may be at risk of back pain or are off sick as a result of back pain.
Employers;
information for senior managers, HR professionals and others who would like to implement effective back care policies in their organisation.
Healthcare providers;
information on the role GPs, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, chiropractors, osteopaths and many other healthcare providers can play in helping their patients to return to or remain at work.

There are many acts and regulations that have some impact on back pain and back care at work. These are important both for the employer and the employee and a summary can be found here.

Keen on learning from other organisations? Click here to find examples of good practice from some of BackCare ’s partners.

Besides the information on the BackCare site, there are numerous other organisations that can help you with controlling back pain at work, Click here for a list of contact details.

Disclaimer:
BackCare has tried to be as accurate as possible in collecting and presenting the information on its webpages, however BackCare cannot be held responsible for any omissions or inaccuracies in the information. The information provided should be used for guidance only and more detailed information should be obtained from the relevant organisations.