All health and safety articles
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AnalysisWorld mental health day: how firms can manage mental health risks
Deteriorating mental health among employees poses a significant risk to business with consequences including poor productivity, high turnover, and increased absences. Here’s how employers can tackle the threats
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AnalysisSpotlight on: Health risks from gases released in lithium-ion battery fires
Fire is not the only danger with lithium-ion batteries. Here’s what risk managers need to know, and how to manage the threats
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AnalysisSector focus: How universities can manage risks as students return to campuses
Covid-19 led to the largest disruptions in educational systems in history. By learning now, risk managers can ensure they are resilient against future crises
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AnalysisSpotlight on: dengue fever risks and how businesses can protect employees
As Dengue fever cases rise, risk managers must assess the threats across locations so that organisations can protect employees
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AnalysisSpotlight on: bird flu and the risk it could spread to humans
The FAO, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) are urging countries to work together across sectors to prevent the spread of bird flu
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AnalysisRisk guide: how to create the right culture to tackle people-related risks
Remote working plus a cost of living crisis and talent migration is leaving workforces disengaged and stressed. Unhappy employees put everything at risk, so organisations must protect their greatest asset and build risk cultures that put the heart of their organisations.
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FeaturesCase study: How Marriott Hotels tackled workplace injury spikes in Asia
When Marriott’s Sharon Xu discovered two Asian countries had notably higher employee work injury claims than the rest of the region, she set about investigating why and what could be done to change it.
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AnalysisRisk managers in Asia must address employee stress and widening health protection gaps
New research finds that 44% of Asian employees are stressed in everyday life - here’s why risk managers should care
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AnalysisRisk-!n conference – Why Sonepar is deploying its captive to target employee benefits
François Beaume, VP of Risks and Insurance at Sonepar, says that using captives for employee benefits is a missed rendez-vous that the organisation is tackling head on
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AnalysisHow SME risk managers can prevent business insurance claims
Danial Cummins, general manager of SafetyCulture Care in Australia, discusses practical tips for SMEs to help reduce their physical risks and improve the safety of their frontline workers.
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AnalysisNine tips for reducing people-related risk in a cost of living crisis
When employee well-being suffers, so does an organisation’s bottom line. Risk managers must make sure that people-related risk is top of mind as the cost-of-living crisis worsens.
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News2023 will bring heightened levels of unrest
Further geopolitical disruption expected as crisis management teams remain in ‘perma-crisis’ mode
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NewsWTW names head of crisis management, APAC
Ensuring health and safety of staff is a “business imperative” given increasing duty of care regulations
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NewsRising global risks to impact business travel in 2023
Organisations must handle multiple physical and mental health issues to maintain Duty of Care responsibilities
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NewsDecline in workplace health contributes to ‘quiet quitting’
Mental health issues alone are expected to cost firms $16 trillion in output by 2030
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NewsWhy wellbeing is becoming a strategic priority
With 40% of workers facing burnout and many ‘quietly quitting’, the onus is on organisations to act
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NewsPinning down inflation effects
Soaring inflation is creating issues on many levels - but there are things you as a risk manager can do
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NewsSupply chain security under threat
Disruptive economic, societal and geopolitical influences are altering global supply chain risk profiles
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NewsBangladesh depot blast caused by mislabelled chemicals
ILO calls for improved safety campaigns targeting transport, logistics and emergency-service providers
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NewsOpportunity to build societal resilience post pandemic
Pandemic is a call to action for insurers to help close the protection gap in life and health across APAC markets, finds Swiss Re