Occupational Health Award Winners Announced A Bridgend Occupational Heath company have been awarded the SEQOHS (Safe Effective Quality Occupational Health Service), the Occupational Health industry standard for thepublic and private sectors. This is the second time Workare Ltd, who are based on the Waterton Industrial Estate hasbeen granted the prestigious accreditation which is managed by…
Housing association fined after exposing employees to Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) A community housing association has today been sentenced after it failed to effectively manage its employees’ exposure to Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) over a prolonged period of time. Newport Magistrates’ Court heard how, between July 2010 and May 2015, employees of Tai…
Occupational Health Wales 2018 Conference Lorainne Jenkins who is also the Secretary of Occupational Health Wales is proud to announce the annual Occupational Health Conference. It takes place on Thursday 28th June at the Cardiff City Stadium and is called Contemporary Challenges in the Workplace. Speakers will include John Ballard Editor Occupational Health (At Work) Glyn…
Officers Life Saved by Pioneering Project From 2005 to 2008 the Home Office Research study overseen by Imperial College London started its Airwave Health Monitoring Study – looking at the effects of the then new Airwave radio on the UK Police Force. Workare ran the first ever clinical trial and screened over 6,000 police staff….
Workare offers Safety Critical Medicals that comply with National Standards including Constructing Better Health and we can ensure that your company is compliant with contractor requirements. This is a cost effective way of ensuring that your workers are fit to carry out their jobs. What Are Safety Critical Worker Medicals? ( Fit For Work Medicals…
Cancer Awareness Latest research from the charity Cancer Research UK has found that over 40% of all cancers are due to lifestyle – avoidable life choices including smoking, drinking, being overweight and eating the wrong foods – these are things we mostly have the power to change! The researchers based their calculations on the predicted…
Occupational Health Wales 2017 Conference Lorainne Jenkins who is also the Secretary of Occupational Health Wales is proud to announce the annual Occupational Health Conference. It takes place on Thursday 8th June at the Cardiff City Stadium and is called Practical Application Of Occupational Health. Programme to include DIANA KLOSS CLARE HOGING (Remploy) Lt Col…
Take care of your back – move more, sit less By being more active during the day you can help protect yourself from back problems and improve your overall health and wellbeing. Sitting down all the time, or for long periods of the day, can have a detrimental impact on your posture, which in turn…
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 As of today (May 26th, 2016) the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 has come into force across the UK. This new legislation is intended to stop the supply of so called ‘legal highs’ through a blanket ban on psychoactive substances (excluding alcohol, caffeine and nicotine). Amyl nitrate (poppers) are also not covered by…
Workare Sets The Standards That Others Follow Workare Occupational Health, based in Bridgend is celebrating its 20th year in business in 2016. Set-up with the help of the Bridgend Economic Unit in 1996 Workare has gone from strength to strength. ‘We are really proud of our achievements’ said Lorainne Jenkins, Managing Director. ‘We were the…