Action call as RSI cases soar
26 Feb 08
Source: The Press Association
Physiotherapists have called for urgent action to protect workers from repetitive strain injury (RSI) after a new report showed a "sharp increase" in the number of sufferers.
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) said RSI was now costing employers almost £300 million a year in lost productivity and sick pay.
An estimated 3.5 million working days were lost last year because of RSI, with 115,000 new cases reported, said the society. The total number of workers with RSI has risen by more than 50,000 to 426,000 in the past year, it was reported.
Construction workers were most at risk from RSI, while jobs with the lowest rates included security guards, waiters and cleaners.
