Articles: Health & Safety
The following is a selection of articles regarding Health and Safety. Should you wish to contribute to this section with your own article, or would like to suggest a particular topic for our next article, please use the links in the menu below.
You Say Audit; I Say Inspection! >
When is an audit really an inspection? Do we really understand these terms? Both audits and inspections are proactive methods of monitoring health and safety performance. They offer us ways of checking standards before things go wrong, thus avoiding loss, and maximizing productivity.
A Strategy for Success (Article 1) >
This is the first in a series of 6 articles in which Chris Hudson outlines the practical steps needed to develop an effective health and safety management system at work.
A Strategy for Success (Article 2) >
This is the second in a series of 6 articles in which Chris Hudson outlines the practical steps needed to develop an effective health and safety management system at work.
A Strategy for Success (Article 3) >
This is the third in a series of 6 articles in which Chris Hudson outlines the practical steps needed to develop an effective health and safety management system at work.
A Strategy for Success (Article 4) >
This is the fourth in a series of 6 articles in which Chris Hudson outlines the practical steps needed to develop an effective health and safety management system at work.
A Strategy for Success (Article 5) >
This is the fifth in a series of 6 articles in which Chris Hudson outlines the practical steps needed to develop an effective health and safety management system at work.
A Strategy for Success (Article 6) >
This is the last in a series of 6 articles in which Chris Hudson outlines the practical steps needed to develop an effective health and safety management system at work.
On The Job Stress Management >
Just because you work behind a desk in a nice office, that doesn't mean you're safe. Here are a few point about stress on the job together with some simple remedies.
The Development of Occupational Health & Safety >
Dr. Mark Gauci, Head of the Occupational Health and Safety Unit in Malta, provides us with an in-depth study of occupational health and safety, by giving a historical overview, defining fitness for work, and also outlining international and Maltese developments.
Health and Safety at the workplace >
Health and Safety at the workplace is considered to be one of the highest priorities of employees and employers alike. If an employee is sick or injures himself while at work, the employer is one of the first to suffer the consequences.
Substance Abuse Free Employees >
When one talks about health and safety at the workplace, one's mind is usually and almost instantly set on things related to wearing helmets, protection glasses, safety shoes and other safety gear. However, there are things which are just as important and which effect one's behaviour and attitude at the workplace just as much as having to deal with dangerous health risks at work.
Mental Health Problems at the Workplace >
Following several articles regarding creating a healthy environment at the workplace - including the new Employment and Industrial Relations Act and the new Health and Safety Act, Commercial Services Bureau has now been targeting problems employees may face at their workplaces. These articles focused on how these employees, their colleagues and even their employers can help these people overcome their problems.
Do you mind if I breathe? >
We don't all live in a yellow submarine, where there would be no windows to open and extremely cramped living and working quarters. If you join the navy as a submariner, you know what you're going in for. But when you join a land-based organisation, you do not expect to find cramped workplaces with a lack of natural air and lighting. Yet this is the norm for too many offices. | 
