Health and Safety

There are many advantages to e-learning, beyond just costs. Courses can be highly practical, rigorous and it is a validated learning model which can support an organization’s training [...]

Employee wellness is not a buzzword. Employers across the globe need to look at the evidence and put in place beneficial wellness practices to boost productivity and performance. In the latest [...]

Jennifer Law and Sarah Lytton tell us about Lockton’s employee wellness program and how the organization encouraged and persuaded its staff to take part and become ambassadors of the program. The [...]

Dr. Ann Hawkins of 24hr Virtual Clinic discusses stress, presenteeism and absenteeism and asks, are these health and safety issues? In 1964, Bob Dylan recorded – “The Times They Are a Changing” – [...]

Peter Kinselley considers the impact of technology on the future of health and safety and offers guidance on how practitioners can keep abreast of the rapid pace of change. I often reflect upon [...]

How productivity is reduced by traumatic events and how a holistic view can help to improve it, from Will Hood. Being a combat veteran and working in post-Katrina New Orleans all too often showed [...]

Companies employ stupid people. Daily we see that accidents are caused by negligent behavior. We always seem to focus on the poor sap who pressed the wrong button; who missed the warning sign; or [...]

Andy Taylor of APMG International tells us why people are the greatest risk to an organization’s cyber security. Introduction For many years, people have been referred to as the greatest asset of [...]

Tim Hanwell of Officeworks re-imagines the office through biophilic design to aid in reducing stress and maximizing productivity levels. At Officeworks, we firmly believe that employers should be [...]

Andy Hawkes, CEO at Cardinus and newly elected President of IIRSM, paints a picture of the future of the risk management industry and describes how Cardinus Risk Management aims to deal with the [...]