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Alzheimer’s in Older Workers

Alzheimer’s in Older Workers

When trends in a working population begin to emerge, employers’ tendencies are to identify unique risk factors associated with those employees. With the growth in older workers in today’s American workforce comes another common illness for employers to be concerned…

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New Leading Cause of Absenteeism

New Leading Cause of Absenteeism

Absenteeism is one of today’s biggest buzz words surrounding workplace health and safety, and we are constantly working to identify different indicators that lead to missed time on the job. A recent study published by the Chartered Institute of Personnel…

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Study Finds Link Between Stress and Long-term Disability

Study Finds Link Between Stress and Long-term Disability

According to a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (online), even mild stress might cause inability to work and long term disability. For many years it has been accepted and understood that mental illness has a…

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Month, a month designated to promote health and wellness in the home, at work and in the community. Attempting to keep good mental health can oftentimes be challenging especially with a change in life events or…

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Identifying and Managing Employee Stress

Identifying and Managing Employee Stress

The psychological well-being of employees is an important factor when considering the safety and productivity of a work environment. While the effects of physical injury may be easier to trace as well as identify, mental strain can progress…

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Depression as a Safety Risk

Depression as a Safety Risk

While the effects of fatigue on mental acuity and workplace performance are well known, considerably less attention has been paid to the consequences of depression with respect to safety in the work environment. While no one would reasonably expect an…

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