Publisher's Synopsis
The Back in Work Initiative was established to identify and develop innovative ideas to tackle backpain in the workplace, to develop good practice and to improve workplace health. This document provides a summary of the findings from 18 "pilot" projects that comprised the initiative.More than 300 businesses and 2,700 employees were involved in the projects. Thirteen of the 18 projects involved Small to Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs), 9 involved large organizations and 7 involved trade unions or local chambers of commerce. Back care was addressed in terms of prevention (13 of 18), treatment (12 of 18) and rehabilitation (12 of 18).
