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Here to help! – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

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Following on from our previous blog, We’re with you every step of the way!, the appetite to help and engage with RoSPA Awards Entrants extends to the whole RoSPA Health & Safety Awards team.

We caught up with two more members of the RoSPA team, Julia Small and Letty Hill, to find out how they are ready and willing to lend a helping hand…

Julia Small
Executive Head of Qualifications, Awards and Events

For over 15 years, Julia has had oversight of RoSPA’s robust award procedures, including the secure online entry system used by nearly 2,000 entrants, judging and verification

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Lethbridge families urged to fit sports into a tight budget: ‘We want kids to be healthy’ – Lethbridge

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Family budgets are feeling the strain of inflation and registering kids in sports has become a daunting cost for many — but some sports workers say signing kids up for a local team is well worth the investment.

“Recreation and play is very, very important for kids’ growth and development,” said Sunni Belle, general manager at Recreation Excellence Lethbridge.

“Socializing, judging, learning how to solve problems – (kids learn) all of these things and there’s so much more.”

According to Belle, user numbers at city pools have yet to return to pre-pandemic numbers and she believes the economy is likely

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Catch it, Kill it, Bin it… Then What? – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

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Core messaging during the COVID -19 pandemic has focused on the role each citizen plays in bringing the situation under control. Good hygiene and social distancing have been spoken about widely and it is acknowledged that the latter is the primary risk control measure.

The role of key workers has also been widely discussed, such as the value of NHS staff and care workers, the role of educators and the rapid transition to home schooling. And as I sit here at home thinking about the 27 million households in the UK on lockdown, and the impact on people and their

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As new Omicron subvariant spreads, WHO backs mask wearing on long flights

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Countries should consider recommending passengers wear masks on long-haul flights to counter the latest Omicron subvariant given its rapid spread in the United States, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Tuesday.

In Europe, the XBB.1.5 subvariant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is being detected in small but growing numbers, WHO/Europe officials said at a press briefing.

Passengers should be advised to wear masks in high-risk settings such as long-haul flights, said WHO’s senior emergency officer for Europe, Catherine Smallwood, adding: “This should be a recommendation issued to passengers arriving from anywhere where there is widespread COVID-19 19 transmissions.”

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Health officials release new fish consumption guidelines for lakes across the Michigan

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(CBS DETROIT) – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released new consumption guidelines for rainbow smelt and carp found in several lakes in the state.

The new Eat Safe Fish guidelines recommend that individuals limit their consumption of rainbow smelt and carp found in seven different lakes due to the levels of chemicals found in the fish.

“The new rainbow smelt guidelines are based on elevated levels of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) found in the smelt,” according to health officials. “PFOS is a chemical in the family of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and can build up in fish

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Online Driving Courses – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

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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 to 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

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Nurses receive support to join BC’s health system more quickly

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Susie Chant, MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour –

“Nurses dedicate their lives to caring for patients and educating the public about health care. We need more nurses in our province, now more than ever. As a registered nurse, I’m overjoyed that the government is taking further steps to recruit the nurses who were trained overseas and the nurses in this province that want to continue to practice nursing in BC Today’s announcement of more support for them is such a wonderful news.”

Cynthia Johansen, registrar and CEO, BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) –

“Internationally educated nurses face many challenges

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mental health and wellbeing in the workplace – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

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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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