Health Issues...
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Coping With Workplace Stress
Workplace stress is one of the primary causes of employee sickness absence each year and, in an ever competitive world where long hours are increasingly the norm,...
Farming - Foot & Mouth Disease
Foot and Mouth Disease is a serious and infectious condition which affects cloven-hoofed animals which is why the farming community need to be very vigilant about it,...
Farming & Bird Flu
Avian influenza, more commonly referred to as ‘bird flu’, has made the headlines over recent years with many thousands of birds on poultry farms being culled as a...
Flu Outbreaks at Work
We all tend to suffer from colds and flu at some time or another and, because of pressures and commitments at work or the fact that you do not receive any pay when...
Food Hygiene & The Law
The legislation for companies who prepare and sell food to the general public is very comprehensive to cover all eventualities and this article can only really skim...
Gas/Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Carbon Monoxide gas is a real killer. It’s colourless and odourless and you’d simply not be aware of its presence until you started to experience problems as a...
Hospital Acquired Infections - MRSA
Hospital acquired infections (HAI), often referred to as ‘superbugs’ are never seemingly out of the news these days with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or...
Infections at Work
Infections at work can occur anywhere in which harmful micro-organisms are present. These can include, but are not limited to, fungi, bacteria, internal parasites...
Legionnaire's Disease Danger in the Workplace
Legionnaire’s Disease is a type of pneumonia which can, in some instances, prove fatal. The germ which causes the disease is a bacterium called...
Occupational Asthma-Causes & Prevention
There are many causes of occupational asthma in the workplace. It could be deemed to be ‘occupational’ if your symptoms tend to be worse during...
The Health Risks of Shift Work
More than four million people in the UK do shift work. Some of this work is inevitable. Doctors and nurses, for example, work shifts in hospitals to keep patients...
What to Expect When the Health & Safety Inspector Calls
Many employers worry about having a visit from a Health and Safety inspector – but if you are running your business properly, there is no reason...
