Employers have a duty to intervene if it is found that an employee’s obesity is putting his or her health and safety at risk. However, you cannot go about doing this without understanding all of...
What is Outsourcing?
A business is outsourcing when it delegates work to a third party. When work is outsourced, the people performing it are not direct employees of the company.
Outsourcing can...
Fire is a major risk for any business. The destruction it can cause and the loss of life is immeasurable. Fire is more complex than people realise because not all fires are alike. Fires are...
The impact of musculoskeletal conditions?
Musculoskeletal conditions affect more than 25% of the worlds population. These conditions have a significant impact on an individual’s quality of life and...
How to minimise the effects of fatigue
It’s not just a question of being “a little bit tired”, especially when you’re behind the wheel of a car or operating heavy machinery. The effects of fatigue...
What is Örebro and what is it used for?
The Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire (OMPQ) is a questionnaire that screens patients who may have levels of subacute or acute musculoskeletal pain....
Injury at work continues to be a serious problem across Australia, causing not only pain and distress, but also negatively affecting injured workers’ futures and the economic well-being of the...
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