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Hotel Safety Tips for Women Travelling Alone
While most travel safety tips apply equally to men and women, the fact is that women are more vulnerable to certain types of crimes while on the road. Following these safety tips could help to ensure your well-being whilst travelling. Booking and checking in Choose your hotel wisely: where possible use national hotel chains with […]
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Safer Travelling for Women
All too often there are news headlines that remind us about the dangers that can face female travellers. Whilst of course women should not have to change their behaviour because of the actions of a criminal minority, if you wish to take extra precautions whilst travelling, we would like to share some tips. Statistically, the […]
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Mobile Tech and Repetitive Strain Injuries
We take our tech usage for granted these days but rarely consider the risk to our health from using our beloved gadgets. We recognise the serial user and will perhaps mock the stereotype of the moody teenager hunched over their phone or tablet, but I suspect that really we are all a little guilty of […]
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Are you sitting comfortably?
Modern working practice, elongated hours and travel demands can all increase our risks of injury from musculoskeletal disorders. So whether we are sat at our desks, hunched over a laptop or working while on a long train journey we all need to take a collective responsibility for managing the risks to our wellbeing. Recently published […]
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Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Workplace
Over the last few years UK statistics have demonstrated a general downward trend in musculoskeletal disorders including upper limb disorders. However, this still remains a significant risk with manual handling, keyboard use, repetitive movement and awkward/tiring movements all contributing to reported injuries in the workplace in 2016/2017. The traditional high-risk sectors such as post/courier, agricultural […]
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Winter Driving
If it’s beginning to look a lot like winter and you’re digging out your winter woolies, then it’s time to think about the risks associated with winter driving. A clear, frosty and sunny morning may look glorious through the window but the low winter sun can be a hazard. The low angle of the sun […]
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