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The health and safety of older workers – Guidance
This is an excellent article, We thoroughly recommend it: http://www.tuc.org.uk/equality-issues/age-equality/workplace-issues/health-and-safety/health-and-safety-older-workers Find out more about our...
Common heart problems and dealing with them in the work place.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an overall term to describe a disease of the heart or blood vessels which causes a reduced blood flow to the heart muscle, brain or body. This reduced blood flow can be as a resul...
The Health and Wellbeing @ Work Exhibition 2014
We have just returned from Birmingham after attending the Health and Wellbeing @ Work exhibition. We met lots of contacts and had some really positive feedback on our stand – thanks Fruity Bouquet! We...
Legal Highs – just a bit of fun?
Legal Highs (Novel psychoactive substances) are often misrepresented as ‘safe’ for recreational use but can prove as harmful as controlled drugs. Novel (or new) psychoactive substances (NPS) are an ever-increasi...
Electronic Cigarettes
With the recent emergence of the electronic cigarette (‘e-cigarette’) as a popular replacement for traditional smoking there is growing demand to identify if this really is a safer alternative to smoking tobacco...
Alcohol and Occupational Health
As an employer when should you consider involving occupational health when dealing with possible alcohol problems? It is generally acknowledged that alcohol abuse is a societal problem that impacts on the workpl...