If left untreated, high blood pressure can increase the risk of developing serious problems such as heart attacks and strokes. Employers must monitor their employees especially if they work in high-risk areas such as heights/confined spaces or drive company vehicles.
Gaming addiction is now classified as a disorder by WHO. What happens when gaming takes over your life? Read on for potential symptoms, effects and what you can do about it as an individual or employer? What can it mean from an occupational health standpoint?
The Health & Safety Awareness Day is designed to promote best practice and encourage the whole workforce to be the eyes and ears of fellow workers.
A manufacturing company in Swindon contacted Safewell about occupational health and providing Lung Function screening for their employees who carry out soldering tasks.
A waste company potentially exposed to RCS (respirable crystalline silica) contacted Safewell, requiring chest X-rays for health surveillance.
This company wanted to introduce new Stress Management training courses for their staff. They asked Safewell to deliver an interactive presentation and a workshop to introduce new techniques in managing mental health in the workplace.
This Estate Management Company wanted to ensure the safety/wellbeing of its pregnant employee and requested risk assessment guidance from Safewell.
Our occupational health team was asked to provide a complete service to include on-site health surveillance medicals and occupational health assessments, both at the site and the provider’s site.
Looking at how best to support an employee working with cancer and whether risk assessments need adjusting for the individual and those working with them and what other steps may need to be taken.
If you don’t require a full clinic, or just have a few individual employees that require an occupational health assessment, safety critical medical or face fit test, we can offer your company individual times and days to suit you, by visiting our office.
Lorry drivers are vulnerable to mental health problems because of long hours, poor physical health and extended periods of lone working. The road transport training body has called on the logistics industry to help improve mental ill-health among drivers of LGVs.
An Occupational Health Assessment is a consultation carried out by a qualified Occupational Health Professional and can include a safety-critical medical, a pregnancy risk assessment or a confined space medical, to name but a few.
We are here to make health and safety accessible and easy for everyone. Please call on 01793 852951 or message us to help you.
