Is the Recession and New Mobile Technologies increasing Repetitive Strain Injuries?

Overview

Dr Tony Kochhar will speak on the theory, based on Health and Safety Executive figures, that Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSIs) are increasing in an era of redundancies and ever increasingly blurred boundaries between our work and home lives. As those workers still with a job spend ever more time on their mobile devices trying to do the work of colleagues who were made redundant Tony will reflect upon some very modern RSIs such as 'mobile thumb' and 'Tablet wrist' and ask some provocative questions, such as are organisations even doing enough to recognize this issue and if they are what can be done about it?

What's in it for me

This is an ideal opportunity to look at an issue that you may be forgiven for thinking it has 'gone away' or ever never really existed in the first place. Tony will use a number of cases that he has recently treated to powerfully illustrate how RSIs can impact on workplace performance and what organisations could and should be doing about it. In the wake of high profile compensation cases such at eh £300,000 compensation payment for RSI in March 2010 to two former employees of a well respected international airline and the ever evolving nature of mobile devices, this is a chance to think through these issues with one of the country's leading authorities on RSIs.

Who should attend?

Any health and safety professional who has not thought about the consequences of workplace provided mobile devices or the impact on those colleagues not made redundant and who would like to fine out more about how to manage these risks.

Speakers

Dr Tony Kochhar is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in London who specialises in Shoulder and Upper Limb Injuries.

For more information go to Shoulder Doctor or download his useful RSI app

What you need to know

There is no need to book, the committee will be pleased to see you on the night.