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Compensation for Backache Caused by Work

Backache at work is normally medically classified as lumbago, which ranges from mild to acute pain in the lower back. When the pain lasts for longer than 3 months it is defined as chronic. Backache is most common among workers aged between 30 and 40, with jobs involving heavy or repetitive manual handling tasks.

Chronic back pain causes more long-term disabilities than anything apart from arthritis. This is often the result of deterioration in the back and spine over time, caused by degenerative scoliosis, though many doctors also blame obesity and stress levels for the high incidence rate of back pain among the population as a whole.

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Back pain affects around a third of workers at some point during their careers. Backache may be the result of a one-off injury in the workplace, or may be due to repetitive strain placed on the back. Heavy and repetitive lifting and carrying of loads regularly causes backache among workers, as well as repetitive physical motions, such as bending, twisting and stretching, when performed for excessive periods. Construction, Factory, and Agricultural Workers, as well as Nurses and Delivery Drivers in particular, often place large amounts of cumulative strain on their backs in course of a shift, causing both traumatic injuries and long-term back problems.
Employers must take various steps to reduce the risk of backache developing among workers to the absolute minimum. Where lifting cannot be performed by mechanical means, manual workers should receive full training in safe lifting techniques, and such tasks should be comprehensively risk assessed to determine the least dangerous way of carrying them out. The main piece of detailed legislation in this area is the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, which sets out restrictions and weights limits on using ‘hand or bodily force' to transport and support loads in the workplace.
Bartletts Solicitors have been protecting and supporting clients for 150 years, and enjoys a reputation nationwide for trusted legal advice. We are specialists in work related back injury compensation claims, having successfully represented employees who have been injured across a range of industries.

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