By Phil La Duke – First published on his blog HERE AuthorI Know My Shoes Are Untied Mind Your Own Business andLone Gunman Rewriting the Handbook On Workplace Violence Yesterday I returned to Detroit, the Paris of the Midwest, from Hollywood, the Paris of Los Angeles. I had trouble getting a … [Read more...] about Hey Idiots, You’re Worried About the Wrong Things
Health
The air that I breathe
DOWNLOAD THE FULL ARTICLE HERE: [download id="99894"] If there were no bad people there would be no good lawyers Charles Dickens 1 Asbestos is a generic term for a naturally occurring substance that includes six silicate minerals with distinctive elongated fibrous crystals. The soft flexible … [Read more...] about The air that I breathe
The Radium Girls
The Radium Girls Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear Albert Camus 1 Remembrance Day on 11th November commemorates the armistice between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne in France and cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which were chillingly depicted via the … [Read more...] about The Radium Girls
White Lung
White Lung If there were no bad people there would be no good lawyers Charles Dickens 1 Asbestos is a generic term for a naturally occurring substance that includes six silicate minerals with distinctive elongated fibrous crystals. The soft flexible fibres are easily extruded into a tensile … [Read more...] about White Lung
Every grain of sand
Every grain of sand Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable Franz Kafka 1 Silicosis, which is also known as miners’ phthisis or grinders’ asthma is an occupational lung disease and form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of respirable crystalline silica. It was initially … [Read more...] about Every grain of sand
How a holistic ergonomic approach can develop resilience in Home Care workers
How a holistic ergonomic approach can develop resilience in Home Care workers Unit 6 Holistic Ergonomics Social Psychology of Risk Narelle Stoll August 2018 Traditional approaches in ergonomics tends to a focus on the individual and their response to the physical arrangements of their work … [Read more...] about How a holistic ergonomic approach can develop resilience in Home Care workers
Quality of Life
Drewie sent me this article after I recently had some draining and scary medical experiences. After emerging into the world after being a recluse in hospital recluse I was disappointed to find that quality of life was now measured by how many Pokemons you had found. I found it totally inspiring, … [Read more...] about Quality of Life
Another Viewpoint on Fatigue
First post, in a hopefully a series, by our newest Author, John Toomey, "The Fatigue Professor" from AUSTRALIAN WELLNESS EDUCATION AND TRAINING Another Viewpoint on Fatigue Back in the 80’s when I was working as a Conditioning Coach and Nutritionist for a variety of AFL Teams, players worked … [Read more...] about Another Viewpoint on Fatigue
The Health Hazards of Shift Work
The Health Hazards of Shift Work I get sent a lot of these info graphics, mostly from personal accident lawyers, but have tended to ignore them. I have been reading lately about how popular and effective they are at communicating basic messages? This one is from the Eastern Kentucky University and … [Read more...] about The Health Hazards of Shift Work
HEALTH and safety–the devolution of society
HEALTH and safety – the devolution of society – what the hell does this have to do with cats? We don’t often publish posts on this blog about the HEALTH aspects of OHS, lots of articles about the brain and psychology but perhaps we should focus more attention on our bodies – after all they are the … [Read more...] about HEALTH and safety–the devolution of society