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Are you really making your safety vision work for you? – Here’s how to start
21st February 2012We are delighted to have a featured article from Mark Ormond from JOMC who are a Hill Solomon Associate company. ‘The most important first step in creating strong culture in a business is the vision. Think of all the great companies … more
Do your employees have happy and healthy hearts?
19th February 2012According to the Confederation of British Industry more than £11 billion is lost to UK business each year through employee sickness. The national average is about 3% or 7 days lost per employee per year and much of this is … more
A heartfelt message – Does emotion ‘sell’ safety?
18th February 2012It’s the million dollar question in health and safety communications, what motivates people to change their behavior and make the right decision? Perhaps we can take heed from the world of consumer marketing, can we ‘sell’ health and safety in … more
How one business brought family values into safety communication…
17th February 2012What motivates you? That’s exactly the question we asked employees of MITIE, for the company’s health and safetyprogramme, ‘Work Safe Home Safe!’. The concept is all about working passionately and safely – and going home to family and friends. The … more
National No Smoking Day 14th March – Help your employees to quit
8th February 2012Since smoking was banned in the workplace and public areas nearly five years ago, it has become more and more difficult for smokers to find somewhere to light up! Add to this the constant warnings about the dangers of smoking … more
New year work accident rate reduced by 50%
22nd January 2012We all find it difficult to get back into ‘work mode’ after a holiday, so when the whole company has been on holiday at the same time, it can be a recipe for disaster! What can you do to prevent … more
Could your workforce be suffering from SAD?
18th January 2012SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is a type of winter depression that affects an estimated 7% of the UK population every winter between September and April, in particular during December, January and February. We all feel better when the sun … more
5 Tips to beat the winter blues
Got the winter blues? January can be a pretty depressing month – gloomy days and cold nights can get the best of us down. Some people suffer from the ‘winter blues’, characterised by mild depression, lack of motivation and low … more
The safety season – get back into ‘work mode’
You’ve seen in the New Year, polished off the Christmas goodies and enjoyed a nice long break with the family…. so you should feel relaxed, refreshed and ready to go back to work, right? For many businesses, however, the period … more
Safety to music… He had it coming!
21st December 2011Who’d have thought that a West End musical would inspire the opening of a health and safety forum? This unlikely combination kicked off our networking event by featuring a health and safety take on the feisty ‘Merry Murderesses’ from a … more
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- Are you really making your safety vision work for you? – Here’s how to start
- Do your employees have happy and healthy hearts?
- A heartfelt message – Does emotion ‘sell’ safety?
- How one business brought family values into safety communication…
- National No Smoking Day 14th March – Help your employees to quit
