�BT Business has launched a virtual guide - Get fit for mobile working - to serve businesses fishing gear the problems encountered by some of the UK's 14 one thousand thousand mobile workers. The guidebook is intentional to avail mobile workers to avoid the back up, neck and arm problems that toilet arise as a final result of working in unfamiliar environments with a poor posture.
Official figures shew that game, neck and arm problems are the most common occupational illnesses in the UK. Over a fifth part (20.6%) of BT employees' sickness absence is caused by such illnesses. However, newly published research carried out by BT Business shows that less than half (46%) of mobile workers are receiving guidance about staying safe when working on the move. Furthermore, a one-fourth (25%) of workers are unaware that all businesses are legally responsible for their health and safety wherever they are working, whether or not they are in the office.
To usher workers in that respect is no reason to be suffering discomfort, BT Business has worked with Margaret Hanson, one of the UK's leading ergonomists, to publish a handy reference guide. Get fit for mobile working helps to identify common issues, their causes, and the solutions to ensure you steer clear of endorse, neck and arm problems both now and in the coming years. The advice testament be communicated internally to more than 100,000 employees at BT itself.
Dr Paul Litchfield, BT's Chief Medical Officer aforementioned "Mobile on the job can loose people by giving them more flexibleness over their time and more control over their jobs - both ar important in helping to make modern life less stressful. As with any technology, citizenry can get problems with mobile devices if they don't take note of simple, practical steps, such as those developed by BT Business, before they begin to use their equipment."
Recent years have seen an explosion in mobile working, and a demonstration of the benefits - 83% of us think compromising working brings competitive advantages in business sector, whilst 54% of managers believe flexible workers birth a punter quality of life.
Bill Murphy, Managing Director of BT Business said "Mobile and whippy working has transformed both business and personal lives. By observing a few general principles, workers posterior ensure they see all the benefits of mobile working, without any downside. Businesses need to be aware of their legal responsibility for the health and safety of employees, wherever they are working."
"There has been a lack of advice for employees around best practice mobile on the job, despite the explosion in mobile and remote working in the UK. This is why we receive teamed up with star ergonomist Margaret Hanson to produce the advice within Get fit for mobile working which we ar making usable to customers, and sharing with all BT employees.
Here are ten top tips from Get check for mobile working on how you can avoid mobile wretchedness:
1. Use the backrest of your president. Don't slouch forwards. Keep shoulders in line with your hips.
2. Hold your forefront so ears are above shoulders. Don't stick your chin ahead or bend or kink your neck.
3. Alternate between thumbs and fingers when typewriting on smartphones.
4. Don't rest wrists or forearms on the edge of desks.
5. Position items so you don't whirl your endorse; screens should be at a well-situated viewing tallness in social movement of you. Ensure your back is supported.
6. Exercise your hands, wrists and neck regularly.
7. Make sure there is nothing underneath your workstation that restricts your military posture.
8. Take regular breaks away from the keyboard and screen.
9. Don't hold the phone 'tween ear and shoulder - you're potential to get a raw neck.
10. Adjust settings on your software so that the image and text are large sufficiency for you to see comfortably.
The advice has been packaged in a handy, at-a-glance overview, as well as a elaborated report. See both at http://www.bt.com/getfitformobileworking
About Margaret Hanson
Margaret Hanson, Principal Ergonomics Consultant, has 15 age experience of providing advice and support to organizations on how to reduce the endangerment of soreness through the ergonomic design of workplaces and equipment. She has undertaken research for the Health and Safety Executive and the Scottish Government. She is a Fellow of the Ergonomics Society and a Chartered Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
About BT
BT is ane of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include the provision of networked IT services globally; local, national and international telecommunications services to our customers for use at home, at work and on the go; broadband and internet products and services and converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale.
In the year ended 31 March 2008, BT Group's revenue was �20,704 million with profit in front taxation and specific items of �2,506 1000000.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on origin exchanges in London and New York.
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