Spain High-tech shanty town mushrooms. Union News National Back, upper body and neck injuries are the most common for cleaners, a new survey has found. Lifting and carrying are the most dangerous activities. And part-time cleaners are more likely to be injured. The survey was based on forms completed by cleaners early in 1999.
Cleaners working alone and cleaners with more than one job are more likely to be injured.
Union Branch Secretary Gil Anderson thanked the cleaners who took the time to complete the surveys.