The Journal is a free, personalised online programme that is designed to teach you the skills that can help you get through depression.John Kirwan (JK) and mental health experts will take you through a series of online lessons. These include how to stay positive, how to create lifestyle changes that improve mental health and 3 steps [...]
Gallagher Bassett have launched a Poster Designer tool on the GB website. This online tool helps employers promote health and safety in their workplace using dozens of customisable posters. Poster Designer is a free online tool which allows employers to run targeted health and safety campaigns in their workplace. This is achieved through customising posters covering [...]
Positive communication is the cornerstone of creating a mentally health workplace. This is communication that is based on respect and builds trust and collaboration. The Mental Health Foundation has created a range of Working Well resources that help your workplace prioritise mental health and ensure employees wellbeing is improved - resulting in a happier team [...]
Workplace bullying is repeated and unreasonable behaviour directed towards a worker or a group of workers that can lead to physical or psychological harm. Repeated behaviour is persistent and can involve a range of actions over time. Unreasonable behaviour means actions that a reasonable person in the same circumstances would see as unreasonable. It includes [...]
Last month we wrote about the dangers of silica dust and silicosis. Since then WorkSafe have issued a safety alert for stonemasons working in the bench top manufacturing industry. This is after a high number of silicosis cases have been confirmed in Australia - 99 confirmed cases in people working with engineered stone bench tops. Silicosis is [...]
The official "Junk Free June" cause may no longer be running but this does not mean you shouldn't focus on healthier eating habits. Winter is an important time to focus on your healthy eating as this is the time that we could easily find ourselves reaching for the extra snacks rather than heading outside for [...]
We are excited to announce that our public First Aid Courses are starting this month! After launching our private group courses into workplaces across Auckland we are now ready to start our first public courses, based. We are running both our 8 hour Workplace First Aid and our 6 hour Refresher First Aid. Our workplace first aid training [...]
