While we love Hollywood hard man and former footballer Vinnie Jones doing CPR to the soundtrack of the Bee Gees’ ‘Stayin’ Alive’ in the BHF’s new ad campaign aimed at encouraging people to ‘have a go’, we must stress that this advice is purely to raise awareness and has no bearing on First Aid at Work. Although the media campaign is supported by the United Kingdom Resuscitation Council, the correct method of CPR includes ventilations and chest compressions. Trained individuals should continue to follow the guidance received during training they receive on recognised courses such as the ones we offer. But you have to ‘hand’ it to Vinnie, anyone who can make CPR a talking point is ok in our book!
First Aid Training at Work delivers responsible social benefits too.
Businesses would benefit from seeing first aid training as part of their corporate social responsibility and employee benefit activities as well as part of their statutory responsibility to meet their health and safety responsibilities, an article in Augusts Occupation Health suggests.
Mohs Workplace Health supports this. The Office for National Statistics for England and Wales (2008) reports that each year there are 150,000 deaths which could have been prevented if proper first aid was available at the time. Last year there were around 150 preventable deaths in the workplace.
First aid can save lives, build morale and boost team work. Teams are properly trained feel valued and motivated, reassured in the knowledge that their organisation cares about them enough to offer them protection whilst they are at work.
“Our First Aid Training is serious but fun” says Mark Jinks, Training Supervisor at MOHS “We have a volunteer programme running in the local community – this gets everyone involved. We run events for local business organisations, here at our office, for example we are shortly to have an event with the Black Country Chamber of Commerce. we believe that First Aid is an invaluable tool to help organisations ‘put back’ into society and we have many tales of lives being saved by people who have attended our events”
To find out more about booking one of our first aid courses please contact our training administrator, Nikki on nikkiadams@mohs.co.uk
Noise assessments at work are vital when the levels rise!
Did you know that the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, stipulates that noise assessments are carried out for any business likely to produce more than 80 dB. Because it is a health and safety requirement it is vital that you have a noise assessment carried out.
MOHS has over 40 years of experience and wide knowledge base, including; health and safety professionals, specialist practitioners and occupational health physicians allowing our team to help you assess and effectively manage noise in your workplace. We advise clients from night clubs, to heavy industry and factories ensuring that their noise levels are at a safe level.
To meet the regulations you might need:
- a noise assessment
- offer access to specialist practitioners
- guidance through the new ‘Physical Agents Directive’
- advice on creation of a hearing conservation programme
- health surveillance as required by legislation
This service will form part of your integrated health and safety management system and a simple assessment is only £60.00 per hour
We also offer on site audiometry with a specifically designed, computer moderated mobile testing system.
* reporting time is costed at the above rate
New MOHS Workplace Health fact sheet – Fit notes shift focus from “Can’t do” to “Can do”
A new method for reporting sickness came into effect on 6 April 2010. Up until that date, employees who were off work sick or injured for more than seven days needed to provide a sick note (a form issued to them by their doctor which enabled them to claim sick pay). The sick note has now been replaced by a “fit note”, the idea of which is to make it easier for people to return to work and to shift the focus from what they can’t do to what they can do…
MOHS Workplace Health has written a fact sheet about this area to help organisations.
West Midlands Health Information Week July 5 – 11th 2010
MOHS Workplace Health is pleased to support and promote the West Midlands Health Information Week this week.
Health Information Week is a campaign throughout the West Midlands to improve access to health information. In the West Midlands region staff from local authorities, public libraries, NHS, voluntary sector, independent information and advice centres have all been working together to make their health resources more available to the public.
In most areas local libraries and information centres will have extra health information available, leaflets to take away or sessions to show you how to use the computer to find good quality health information. Look out for posters in your area or visit your local library to find out more. A report is available from Health Information Week 2005 and 2006 and 2007 and 2008 and 2009.
Find out what is going on in your area: (confirmed events in some areas not available yet)
Events Diary for Health Information Week
For Information Providers:
Here are some of the documents that are provided to help you give the public access to good quality health information in this week:
- Aim of the Health Information Week
- Tips & ideas for displays and events
- Core set of health information resources – a list of suggested promotional materials for general healthy living information
- Press release
- Newsletter article
- A4 template poster is available on request – needs to be sent by email rather than as a PDF so that it can be adapted to show local events
MOHS races for life in Sutton Park
Our Race for life team really did race for life on Saturday 19th June in Sutton Park – everyone did fantastically well and we had a lot of fun!
We have put some pictures of our day below. The team were from all of our divisions – so there were first aid trainers and advisors on hand should one of us need them – luckily we were all fine and completed the 5K course in good spirits.
We raised several hundred pounds for the Cancer Research charity and were delighted with this. The MOHS Workplace Health team is now looking for its next challenge and is looking for suggestions!
Good luck to the Race for Life team!
A team from MOHS Workplace Health are Racing for Life this weekend in Sutton Park in the West Midlands.
The race, on 19th June, is part of Cancer Research UK’s activity and is set to raise thousands of pounds to help with research into cancer.
National men’s health week 14 – 20 June 2010
It’s men’s health week this week and MOHS Workplace Health is pleased to support it and help raise men’s health issues in the workplace.
Men have specific health issues at work – here are some key facts which we found on the HSE website.
Summer workplace health courses discounted!
Summer is approaching and everyone is planning their breaks and fun in the sun. The summer tends to be a quieter time for us – which means that it’s an ideal time to book people onto our workplace health courses!
For all workplace health training courses held in July and August we have decided to offer a 5% discount – this means you can get more high quality training for your team for less.
Hurry beacuse the places will go fast! To book contact Nikki Adams on 0121 601 4041 or email her at nikkiadams@mohs.co.uk
