If you are an employer, you can keep the risk of repetitive strain injuries to a minimum and avoid costly compensation claims by implementing appropriate risk assessments, safe manual handling practices and appropriate rotation of work within the workplace – ensuring that if a role is repetitive that there are the appropriate amount of breaks in place. It is important to note that employers have a duty imposed by the Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974, and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. These provisions are put in place to ensure that all health and safety procedures at work are followed correctly. 

As an employee, if you believe that there are not the correct provisions in place to ensure that an injury at work does not occur, then as a result there may be scope for bringing a compensation claim against the employer. Unfortunately, even today work related repetitive strain disorders do still happen due to poor safety procedures within the workplace.