workplace safety
Exercise Can Boost Brain Chemicals Sapped by Depression
By Janice Wood ~ 2 min read A new imaging study shows that intense exercise boosts two critical neurotransmitters — glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) — resulting in better mental fitness. Published in The Journal of Neuroscience, the study’s findings offer new insights into why exercise could become an important part of treating depression and other neuropsychiatric… Read More
CISD, CIR and EAP’s
Critical Incident Stress Debriefings (CISDs), Critical Incident Response (CIR), and Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) are essential resources that businesses can offer their workers to navigate stress, trauma, and other dilemmas affecting their personal and work lives. CISDs and CIR represent a distinct form of psychological intervention aimed at extending support to individuals who’ve encountered or… Read More
Navigating the CDL Drivers Road to Recovery
Navigating the Road to Recovery: What Happens When a CDL Driver Fails a Random Drug Test and How to Return to Driving Imagine this: You’re a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) holder, navigating the open highways, ensuring that goods and passengers reach their destination safely and on time. It’s a demanding job that calls for peak… Read More
Compliance with OSHA Safety
Creating a safe and healthy work environment is essential for any business. Compliance with OSHA safety program is crucial to protect employees from workplace hazards and ensure legal compliance. In this article, we will explore the significance of complying with the OSHA safety program and discuss key steps businesses can take to meet these requirements…. Read More
EMDR & Turama
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a type of therapy that has gained recognition for its effectiveness in treating trauma. Trauma can manifest in various forms, including physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, accidents, natural disasters, and witnessing violence. It can have a significant impact on a person’s mental and physical health, and can… Read More
Requiring Vaccines Hurt a Company’s Culture?
A new study says 67% of companies are concerned about a mandate’s impact on employee morale While many people, thankfully, have moved heaven and earth to discover, produce and distribute a vaccine for COVID-19, when it comes to deciding whether companies should require vaccination as a term of employment, there isn’t a clear consensus. While… Read More
Handling Grief In The Workplace
Many people in the world are experiencing the loss of someone they know because of the coronavirus pandemic. When that occurs, how do you, as a leader, handle the ensuing grief in your organization? Grief is a challenging and complicated emotion, ranging from denial and bargaining to anger and depression and, finally, acceptance. Another angle… Read More
Election Year Politics Protocols for Office Talk
Election Politics Protocols for the Office Most of us are familiar with the old adage cautioning against discussing politics in polite company, but at least one survey a few years ago indicated that employees do not heed this advice in the workplace. According to the survey by Vault.com, 66% of respondents say that their coworkers… Read More
Let’s Wash Our Hands
Let’s Wash Our Hands – Help Stop the Spread of COVID-19 Let’s Wash Our Hands. The World Health Organization has announced that COVID-19 is now a worldwide pandemic. It already in over 114 countries and continues to grow. There are things we can do to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The American Red… Read More
There are 2 types of people who tend to get overly stressed at work
Áine Cain Sep. 13, 2016 – Reprint with permission Feeling Stressed at Work? Feeling like your head’s about to explode from stress at work? That may be due to what you value professionally, according to a recent Deloitte study. The study surveyed 23,000 working adults, 28% of whom reported that they are often or always… Read More
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