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Workplace Health and Safety: Simplified

s a business, do you expect compliance with Health and Safety regulations to be a daunting process? Some larger firms, of course, have entire departments whose job it is to make sure everything is in line with statutory requirements. For … Continue reading

Dual level desks: standing up for a healthier workplace

Put it down to technology. Once, most people had physical jobs with each working day being spent in the field or on the factory floor. Nowadays, with machines becoming ever more advanced, desk jobs are the norm – and it … Continue reading

Care about eye care

AXA PPP healthcare is supporting National Eye Health Week 2011 taking place between 13 – 19 June. The Week aims to raise awareness of the importance of eye health and the need for regular sight tests. According to the Royal … Continue reading

Are you letting your employees hurt themselves?

You’ve given your employees everything you think they need to be happy and productive… a good desk, decent computer, a water fountain, tea and coffee in a light, air-conditioned space. Yet, there’s a fair chance you could be leaving them … Continue reading

Workplace Cleanliness

How clean is your workplace? Employers are – as we all know- obliged by law to provide certain standards of cleanliness and comfort in the workplace. But this doesn’t of course mean that every office or shop has to have … Continue reading

Workplace accidents – minimising risk

Over the years, the topic of health and safety in the workplace seems like it gets more and more attention, with stories appearing about how health and safety has gone mad. But this is really the case? Has health and … Continue reading

Water in the Workplace

Water is a work essential – and one of the things that employers have to supply in the workplace . Some workplaces might only have drinking water from the mains tap, while others may also supply bottled water, or there … Continue reading

Fit notes have replaced sick notes-your guide to the new system

Fit notes replaced the previous Med 3 sick note certification in April last year, but research has indicated that the new fit notes system still isn’t widely understood. We’ve compiled this short guide to provide you with some of the … Continue reading