New programme targeting sprains and strains in tradespeople
Injuries in the construction industry are rising. Sprains and strains are the industry’s most common injury - in 2020, we accepted 17,871 soft-tissue injury claims.
We've partnered with Construction Health and Safety New Zealand (CHASNZ) to launch the Work Should Not Hurt programme and reduce injuries in construction workers. Part of our $3.9million investment in CHASNZ over two years, Work Should Not Hurt aims to get tradespeople working safer and smarter and to ensure they can enjoy long, pain-free careers.
The programme offers evidence-based, industry-backed guidance customised to different trades to help workers understand their risk of injury and take practical steps to reduce it, like reducing working overhead, getting work up off the ground, and finding smarter ways of moving heavy loads.
Many tradespeople simply accept that working through back, shoulder, and knee pain comes with the territory, but these injuries are preventable.
If you identify patients who could benefit from the resources and prevent reinjury, point them to the CHASNZ website for more information.
For any questions email CHANZ.
Email wsnh@chasnz.org