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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: This 6 hour course provides companies with an understanding of the basic principles of causation and avoidance of MSDs. Provider: Human Applications Location: UK Duration: 5 days Knowledge/experience needed: Manual handling risk assessment course required (2 days) Website: www.humanapps.co.uk Email: enq&#117;&#x69;&#x72;&#x69;es&#64;&#104;&#x75;&#x6d;&#x61;&#x6e;app&#115;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x2e;uk Who should attend and why? Occupational health practitioners, safety professionals and human resource [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Work should no longer be seen as toxic; it&#8217;s generally good for our health and wellbeing. There is a caveat of course: the benefit seemingly applies to ‘good’ jobs in a modern world. The characteristics defining a good job relate more to the context of the job than the content, incorporating such things as pay [...]]]></description>
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