Exercise in Lockdown
Exercise in Lockdown Some tips for you and your team COLIN O'NEILL EHS Consultant EazySAFE We all know that exercise is good for us. We also know it has major benefits both mentally and physically. However, the reality is, most of us will admit we do not do enough of it! Our physical and mental health is now more than ever, so important to manage and maintain. With this in mind, let's have a look at some basic tips to get you…
Looking after your Mental Health in Lockdown
Looking after your Mental Health in Lockdown Starting 2021 the right way ALAN WHITE Wellness Consultant EazySAFE As we begin a new year in lockdown (and the chaos that this brings to our lives), we must pay closer attention to our wellbeing. Whether you are working from home or back in the workplace, the current restrictions are having a negative impact on our collective wellness. When restrictions were first introduced, we were all stressed and anxious about the dangers of the virus. Although this fear…
Wellness at Christmas
Wellness at Christmas 12 Days of Self-Care GEMMA COLLINS DOYLE EHS Consultant EazySAFE Christmas 2020 will be a very different experience for many people across the world this year. Most of us have never experienced a year like this one and all we want to do is see our families and loved ones and spend time with them. However, due to travel restrictions and personal choices to stay put this year, you may find yourself…
Caring for Pregnant Employees
Caring for Pregnant Employees GEMMA COLLINS DOYLE EHS Consultant EazySAFE Pregnancy can be one of the most vulnerable times of a woman’s life. So, it’s important that when a woman is at work, she can feel safe, protected and as comfortable as possible. Legislation: To help ensure this is the case, there is legislation that in place - The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007, Part 6, Chapter 2, Protection of…
Restriction Fatigue
Restriction Fatigue How We Can Promote Wellbeing Through the Hardest of Times. ALAN WHITE Wellness Consultant EazySAFE As we live through another six weeks of restrictions it’s difficult to imagine how we can promote wellbeing when the mood of the whole country is one of frustration and fatigue. More of us are being asked to sacrifice our freedoms again and limit the daily interactions that are key to our personal wellbeing. For those who must…
Workplace air quality – A risk mitigating strategy for spread of airborne viruses
Workplace air quality – A risk mitigating strategy for spread of airborne viruses DAVID CRUISE Marketing Manager Camfil On the 6th of July 2020, 239 leading scientists from over 32 different countries signed a research document to say that Covid-19 was an airborne virus. So what did this mean? Well, focussing on hand hygiene, social distancing and mask wearing were no longer the only risk mitigation strategies. Now improving the air quality within your building…
Quality of Life During COVID-19
Quality of Life During COVID-19 GEMMA COLLINS DOYLE EHS Consultant EazySAFE I bet when we said farewell to 2019 and welcomed in 2020 last New Years Eve, we could not imagine the year we had ahead of us! Its true, we never know what the future holds, but I bet none of us thought we would be living through a Pandemic. As I write this, it is the end of September, more than six months…
Staying Connected During the Pandemic. Why Our Close Relationships Are More Important Than Ever.
Staying Connected During the Pandemic. Why Our Close Relationships Are More Important Than Ever. ALAN WHITE Wellness Consultant EazySAFE The practical challenges of the COVID-19 crises has completely transformed how we live and work. Whether working remotely from home or back in the workplace, how we conduct our day to day business has radically changed bringing with it many difficulties, one of which is our ability to stay connected with one another. Our workplaces are…
Realism in a World of Toxic Positivity
Realism in a World of Toxic Positivity ALAN WHITE Wellness Consultant EazySAFE Toxic positivity is the idea that remaining positive and focusing only on the positive is how we should be living our lives. By focusing on the positive only we must therefore reject the negative and suppress any difficult emotions that we might feel. Toxic positivity has become popular during the COVID–19 pandemic. “Stay positive”, “This too shall pass”, are just some of the…
What Managers can do to Help Keep Their Employees Safe, Sane and Productive
What Managers Can do to Help Keep their Employees Safe, Sane and Productive TONY MANGAN EHS CONSULTANT EazySAFE Before this “new normal”, most staff worked alongside colleagues, or if not, they had access to others as part of their job, for example, meeting customers. If people worked from home, it was often by choice. It may have been a requirement of a new job, or they transitioned gradually to working remotely. It was rarely a…