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" Those whose job involves heavy lifting should take more breaks in order to avoid injuring their back, according to a new study. The risk of the injury increases as the working day draws to a close, the study from Ohio State University found. And workers who are new to the job must take even more frequent breaks, as they are at a higher risk of injuring themselves, the research also discovered. William Marras, professor of industrial welding and systems engineering at Ohio State, said: &amp;quot;First, rest is good, a half-hour break does a good job of helping muscles recover.  &amp;quot;But it [the research] also tells us that people are especially at risk for back injury at the end of the day and the only way to counteract that effect is with more breaks as the day goes on.&amp;quot; The study surveyed ten people, six of whom had at least a year&amp;#039;s experience, with the rest being considered beginners. During 2005/2006 some 523,000 UK workers picked up an injury while at work, according to the Health and Safety Executive. \u00A9 Adfero Ltd "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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