Covid-19 is a respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)) that can affect the lungs and airways. Symptoms include a fever, shortness of breath, breathing difficulties, muscle pain, tiredness, dry cough, dyspnoea (laboured breathing), sore throat, diarrhoea, anosmia (loss of smell), dysgeusia (loss of taste), conjunctival hyperaemia (sore/bloodshot/dry eyes). As of 11 March…
This round table style webinar, organised by our Financial Services Group, brought together industry leaders from financial services and ASOSH to discuss the impact of the pandemic on people, workplaces and how it might affect how we work in the future. The pandemic has put the OSH profession in the spotlight – how can we…
Key facts Access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food is key to sustaining life and promoting good health. Unsafe food containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances, causes more than 200 diseases – ranging from diarrhoea to cancers. An estimated 600 million – almost 1 in 10 people in the world –…
Over the past few months, voices around our nation and around the world have called for an end to systemic racism, and they have placed significant focus on the need for social justice and equity. We agree that the impact of inequities on personal and professional lives is immeasurable and unacceptable. To help overcome these…
How to realise more gender-balanced workplaces was the theme of the latest ASOSH Covid-19 webinar. Hosted by ASOSH Vice President Louise Hosking, the panel explored the pandemic’s effect on women in OSH and ways to build back better. Lockdown has exposed the gender divide and Anne Gardner-Aston, Group Health and Safety Director of Places for…
One major question for organisations dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic was how do you maintain safe, healthy, effective operations and develop your people without face-to-face training sessions? Collaborative work by Make USA, the manufacturers’ organisation, Fujitsu USA and ASOSH has been delivering new learning experiences online to help firms sustain business continuity through the coronavirus…
Have you ever sat in a taxi, on a train, or on a bus next to or close to someone who has a rasping cough and seems to struggle for breath? An early thought that comes to mind, despite you trying not to be judgemental, might be, “oh, that must be a smoker”. But, what…
The protection of health workers is one of the priorities for the response to COVID19 outbreaks. Occupational health services in health care facilities have an important role for protecting health workers and ensuring the business continuity of health care services CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) OUTBREAK: RIGHTS, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF HEALTH WORKERS, INCLUDING KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR…