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Hi - Thank you Carr -----Original Message----- From: Carr Barnes <[log in to unmask]> To: OCC-HEALTH <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 18:36 Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] New Guidance on Pregnancy and Work from FOM/RCP Hi Tracey If you go to page 18/19 of the main complete guidance (http://bookshop.rcplondon.ac.uk/contents/pub273-0f3eb2ff-186e-4647-b33c-6d6c5d14686c.pdf) it gives you the outcomes of the literature reviews regarding standing in pregnancy and the recommendations; the other documents are "summary" leaflets of this guidance. Carr On 5 February 2013 18:26, Tracy Turner <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hi Thanks for this information. the downloadable information sheets all seem to be the same although the heading are different. I am looking for specific guidance on prolonged standing. I have had 3 pregnant ladies referred to me today. They were requesting chairs near their production line so they could sit down from time to time and HR wanted to know if they should have one. None had medical conditions but complained of tiredness, back and leg pain which is understandable at 6 months pregnant. I recommended that they have either increased or prolonged breaks or a chair for flexible breaks and quoted the old guidance stating prolonged standing was a known hazard! What would it come down to now - capability? I suppose if prolonged standing , shifts etc are not considered to be hazards then the Business need not make reasonable adjustments or suspend on full pay?? ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH ********************************Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES:http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS:http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH