Two thirds of office staff suffer from repetitive strain injury

Get yourself a good comfortable chair and start using some alternative methods of input, like dictation for starters…BD

More than two thirds of workers now suffer from repetitive strain injury, costing £300million in lost working hours, a new study has found. The research from Microsoft revealed cases soared by more than 30 per cent last year because more staff than ever work on the move. Office-based employees work on the move using laptops and mobiles for an hour more per day on average than they did two years ago.

One of the main factors behind the high number of injuries is because not enough companies are replacing their existing office equipment with ergonomic hardware that can reduce the risk of RSI. These include an ergonomic articulating keyboard, monitor arms, footrests, copy holders, ergonomic mice, laptop holders and chairs.