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David Carter, group service director at Volkswagen Group UK, and his managers crashed two jet aircraft and opened up some nasty wounds in their search for teamwork The idea behind …
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Training is an admin-intensive operation. How are departments exploiting IT to ease the burden? Alison Thomas talks to three organisations about the software solutions they have opted for Administering training …
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Call centres are the source of innumerable HR headaches. But can training and development help ring the changes? By Sally O’Reilly Business is booming in the call centre sector, which …
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A well planned healthcare programme goes beyond the "nice to have" for an organisation, and has the potential to save more than it costs. That was the verdict of …
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Nurses urged to set up screening service for bowel cancer in drive to raise early detection figuresTEXT: OH nurses are ideally placed to prevent deaths from bowel cancer, the annual …
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Employees of SMEs in one of the poorest boroughs in Britain are the target for a campaign promoting health and safety at work. By Marie Carroll A government-funded project in …
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First aid standards are being called into question with the three-yearly skills checks being put to the test. Are they sufficient to maintaining an acceptable level of expertise? By Ella …
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With 21 years of professional experience behind her, Lily Lim has moved into education and is heading the drive to improve learning standards in the sector. By Kate Rouy If …
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Two recent disability discrimination cases have caused confusion surrounding the OH role in assessing staff symptoms, in particular over which definition to follow when diagnosing disability. By Ceri Haines-Nutt The …
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Last year Iosh issued a draft policy entitled Preparing Young People for a Safer Working Life. We have had an encouraging response to the document and positive feedback was received …
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This month’s news HIV education Standard Chartered bank has won a European award for its employee HIV education programme. It won recognition from the European Aids and Enterprise Network in …
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HSC launches violence in workplace campaign as public sector incidents reach an unacceptable level The Health and Safety Commission last month launched a new crackdown on violence in the workplace. …
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Profession must take up challenge of effective leadership to gain corporate recognition, says consultant Occupational health must tackle the challenge of effective leadership head on if it is to drive …
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Manual health records are covered by data protection laws, OH professionals were warned. Allison Warren, OH consultant for Citibank, said that many employers are still not fully aware of …
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OH professionals must keep abreast of rapidly changing employment law, delegates heard. Employment law expert Joan Lewis outlined the most significant recent changes. Most recent changes include: …