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driver fatigue – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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driver fatigue – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Experiencing fatigue at work, home or the road can massively increase your chances of being in a fatal or serious accident. With the darker nights and colder weather upon us, you are more likely to feel tired when going about your daily routine. Fatigue and road accidents Falling asleep at the wheel is a more prevalent occurrence than most people realize. In 2018 a survey1 revealed of 20,000 motorists, one in eight admitted falling asleep while driving, while 37% said they had been so tired they were frightened they would drop off behind the wheel. Contrary to popular belief, common…
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The First Step In Optimizing Performance
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The First Step In Optimizing Performance

Mike Ford is the Managing Director and Founding Member of PBO Advisory Group. getty Over the course of my 25 years of financial and business consulting, I have seen many companies make the mistake of putting the cart before the horse—reversing the proper order of actions to be taken—when optimizing and/or addressing problems regarding their finance and accounting department. There are several ways to make this mistake—hiring a senior finance leader, bulking up the department staff purchasing technology and/or a change-up in processes and procedures—with the hope that these actions will lead to the desired results or at least fix…
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Lawrence Liu wins VP finance by-election
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Lawrence Liu wins VP finance by-election

Lawrence Liu is your next AMS VP finance. Liu — who currently serves as the associate vice-president funds in the AMS VP Finance Office — beat out AMS Strategy and Governance Lead Kamil Kanji and the Arts Student Center (represented by Mathew Ho). The by-election for VP finance comes after former VP Finance Rita Jin resigned in July after AMS Council did not approve the courses she needed to take to fulfill her program and scholarship requirements. AMS President Eshana Bhangu has served as interim VP finance since. Liu ran on a platform of increasing mental health coverage under the…
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Dyer & Butler Ltd – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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Dyer & Butler Ltd – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

From their Safety, Sustainability and Training Director, Steven Broom, being awarded Health and Safety Influencer of the Year 2019, to winning a number of President and Gold Medal Awards across a variety of divisions, Dyer & Butler Ltd enjoyed an outstanding 2019. As one of the first winners of the Influencer of the Year Award, we recently caught up with Steven to find out Dyer & Butler Ltd’s impressive awards history, and how winning a RoSPA Award has benefited both himself and his organization… What benefits does winning a RoSPA Award have for your organisation? RoSPA is a well-respected brand…
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Beyond inflation and high rates: Three financial threats facing young adults, homeowners and retirees
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Beyond inflation and high rates: Three financial threats facing young adults, homeowners and retirees

The No. 1 risk in personal finance for the next year is that high inflation and rising interest rates give way to a recession. Things really get interesting after that. The accelerated pace of change lately suggests we will not have a period of financial calm where there is an opportunity to reflect and regroup. Other threats to your financial well-being are out there and likely to become more concerning. Let’s look at three of them: The health care system Our health care system too often cannot provide timely care. We will not get this fixed without it costing us…
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Online Driving Courses – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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Online Driving Courses – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

In the UK, one of the few growth sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic has been transportation services and in particular, food delivery. By the end of March 2020, revenue in the UK online groceries delivery segment was up by 11.5% compared with Jan-March in the previous year. Despite the amount of traffic on our roads falling to levels not seen since 1955 during the pandemic, the number of people driving for work to deliver food and other items has increased. In the same month, Tesco added more than 200 new vans and hired another 2,500 drivers. Other supermarkets such as…
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mental health and wellbeing in the workplace – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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mental health and wellbeing in the workplace – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

More than ever before, mental health is a topic for open discussion in the media, within our social circles and of course at work. Mental health and wellbeing is all about how we think, feel and behave, and is usually caused by a reaction to a difficult life event, which can be caused or made worse by work-related issues. In particular, working in isolation away from managers and colleagues can add stress to a workforce that is already facing a significant amount of pressure. The scale of the problem Globally, an estimated 264 million people suffer from depression, one of…
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Barchester Healthcare Health & Safety Team response to Covid-19 – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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Barchester Healthcare Health & Safety Team response to Covid-19 – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Continuity Planning? Thinking back to Monday 16th March 2020 I remember getting up early. I was due to visit one of our homes in Tewkesbury. I was just about to leave the house when an email landed from a senior Director telling us all to ‘Hold’ all visits and be ready for a conference call that morning. Yes, this was the start of the ‘Lock Down’. With the benefit of hindsight, how ready were we for what was about to happen next? Our management team has already undertaken various strategic planning exercises. On the 16th March, a ”strategic executive team”…
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