Walk onto almost any construction site, manufacturing plant or logistics depot and workplace safety is immediately visible. Hard hats are worn without a second thought, machinery is guarded, high visibility clothing is commonplace and warning …
Alcohol Awareness Week provides an opportunity to have open conversations about drinking and its impact on our lives. While discussions about alcohol often focus on health, its effects on our working lives are just as …
Every year, thousands of workers develop breathing problems because of the environments they work in, many without realising that their job is the cause. Occupational asthma is one of the most common work related lung …
World Wellbeing Week offers an opportunity to reflect on an issue that affects every organisation, regardless of its size or sector: Wellbeing. While discussions about wellbeing have become more common in recent years, many employees …
Diabetes is one of the most common health conditions in the UK, affecting millions of working age people. Yet despite its prevalence, misconceptions about diabetes remain widespread. Many people assume it is simply a matter …
Men’s Health Week provides an opportunity to talk openly about a subject that too often slips down the list of priorities. Between work commitments, family responsibilities and the general pace of modern life, many men …
When we have conversations about pollution, we conjure images of traffic clogged roads, smokestacks and plastic drifting across oceans. Far less attention is paid to the pollution generated inside workplaces, despite the fact that millions …
Why fire safety in the workplace matters Most go to their workplace without giving much thought to how quickly a small flame can become a major fire. Yet every year across the West Midlands, workplace …
Most people don’t think about their neck until it starts to hurt. It’s one of those parts of the body that quietly absorbs the pressures of modern working life without complaint, until one day turning …
Across the West Midlands construction workers build the roads we travel on, the homes we live in and the infrastructure that keeps the economy moving. Construction has always been associated with physical graft and getting …