workplace

  1. T

    First Portable, Real-Time Asbestos Detector Offers Promise Of Better Workplace Safety

    Asbestos was once called a miracle material because of its toughness and fire-resistant properties. It was used as insulation, incorporated into cement and even woven into firemen's protective clothing. Over time, however, scientists pinned the cause of lung cancers such as mesothelioma on...
  2. T

    Defibrillator Survey Raises Workplace Cardiac Arrest Concerns

    More than half of British businesses do not have a defibrillator, show poll results released this week - despite the impact the device has on cardiac arrest survival rates. The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) commissioned a survey of 1,000 business decision-makers across the...
  3. T

    Workplace Bullying Ups Risk Of Prescriptions For Anxiety/Depression/Insomnia

    Impact similar for both personal and witnessed experience Witnessing or being on the receiving end of bullying at work heightens the risk of employees being prescribed antidepressants, sleeping pills, and tranquillisers, finds research published in BMJ Open. Workplace bullying is linked to...
  4. T

    Smokers Motivated To Quit Through Team Support For Cessation In The Workplace

    When smoking co-workers in the same team are placed on a cessation program, providing financial incentives to the team collectively in return for success of the smokers in the cessation program helped the smokers to quit smoking and remain abstinent for 12 months, according to data presented at...
  5. T

    Were there "honeypots" at the Collins submarine software acquisition workplace ?

    Were there "honeypots" at the Collins submarine software acquisition workplace ? (a honeypot would be where crime is most frequent and arrests easiest to make)
  6. G

    Unisys study says organisations not managing consumerisation of IT in workplace

    IDC survey shows employee use of consumer-style mobile devices and social media is accelerating with unofficial bring-your-own-technology is rife as a result.
  7. T

    Improving The Workplace For Breast Cancer Survivors

    In a paper to be presented at the upcoming HFES 55th Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, human factors/ergonomics researchers will describe WISE, a Web-based tool for breast cancer survivors designed to reduce work disabilities and improve employment outcomes. Those who have beaten breast...
  8. T

    An Increasing Health Hazard Is Workplace Stress

    Job-related stress is catching up with workers. A new study by Concordia University economists, published in BMC Public Health, has found that increased job stress causes workers to increasingly seek help from health professionals for physical, mental and emotional ailments linked to job stress...
  9. Y

    Do people usually gossip into groups at workplace?

    at my workplace, people got into groups and gossip about everything, included me. it is no big deal, but sometimes, it gets to me and i get annoyed. and usually i just ignored and don't talk to them. But you know, sometimes, their words got me really angry. Advice, on how should i deal with it?
  10. L

    Tattoos In a workplace (Trades)?

    Hello, i am wondering if it is ok for people in trades like electrician, carpenter, stuff like that to have tattoos. I know theres certain things people have to follow, like can be covered up and not vular stuff like that All i want is a tattoo on my under forearm right and left, just in medium...
  11. T

    Workplace Faultlines Can Ease Psychological Distress Among Employees

    Psychological distress in the workplace costs American businesses about $193 billion annually, according to the National Mental Health Association. Therefore organizations need to understand and address employees' mental health which can have a significant impact upon corporate effectiveness...
  12. T

    I don't like to buy into workplace rumours but...?

    Apparently the new girl got sacked from her last job for stealing, although the manager there gave her a good reference. Should I make the other girls aware of this? Just to be a bit wary? Apparently the manager told her good friend about The new girl, who told another girl who worked with us...
  13. T

    I don't like to buy into workplace rumours but...?

    Apparently the new girl got sacked from her last job for stealing, although the manager there gave her a good reference. Should I make the other girls aware of this? Just to be a bit wary? Apparently the manager told her good friend about The new girl, who told another girl who worked with us...
  14. T

    I don't like to buy into workplace rumours but...?

    Apparently the new girl got sacked from her last job for stealing, although the manager there gave her a good reference. Should I make the other girls aware of this? Just to be a bit wary? Apparently the manager told her good friend about The new girl, who told another girl who worked with us...
  15. T

    I don't like to buy into workplace rumours but...?

    Apparently the new girl got sacked from her last job for stealing, although the manager there gave her a good reference. Should I make the other girls aware of this? Just to be a bit wary? Apparently the manager told her good friend about The new girl, who told another girl who worked with us...
  16. T

    I don't like to buy into workplace rumours but...?

    Apparently the new girl got sacked from her last job for stealing, although the manager there gave her a good reference. Should I make the other girls aware of this? Just to be a bit wary? Apparently the manager told her good friend about The new girl, who told another girl who worked with us...
  17. T

    I don't like to buy into workplace rumours but...?

    Apparently the new girl got sacked from her last job for stealing, although the manager there gave her a good reference. Should I make the other girls aware of this? Just to be a bit wary? Apparently the manager told her good friend about The new girl, who told another girl who worked with us...
  18. T

    I don't like to buy into workplace rumours but...?

    Apparently the new girl got sacked from her last job for stealing, although the manager there gave her a good reference. Should I make the other girls aware of this? Just to be a bit wary? Apparently the manager told her good friend about The new girl, who told another girl who worked with us...
  19. T

    I don't like to buy into workplace rumours but...?

  20. T

    I don't like to buy into workplace rumours but...?

    Apparently the new girl got sacked from her last job for stealing, although the manager there gave her a good reference. Should I make the other girls aware of this? Just to be a bit wary? Apparently the manager told her good friend about The new girl, who told another girl who worked with us...
Back
Top