As we emerge from pandemic, organizations across the globe are facing with a new set of challenges, which will impact the way they work. This issue of Connect magazine will help you to support the physical and mental well-being of your workforce during this difficult period.

A world changed by a pandemic. The workplace has changed, how will you adapt? We look at health, wellbeing and safety measures. Also, fire safety, driver tech and insurance news.

Tackling health, wellbeing and safety in travel environments, with articles on mindfulness, sleep deprivation, travel training and lots more!

How to help your workforce be more resilient, tyre safety, travel management and loads of other treats for your consumption.

We call out to health and safety professionals everywhere to galvanise in reducing health risks for young staff. Plus, plenty of the usual great content!

Why prevention is better than the cure when it comes to ergonomics and health and safety, plus cyber security, why we make mistakes and much more.

Discussing the latent health issues around Pokémon GO, plus plenty more!

How ergonomics can pay you back and loads more.

Advice on how to run a safe and efficient vehicle fleet from some of the UK’s best experts.

Passport to Protection acts as your helping hand in negotiating travel safely and is the ideal companion for frequent domestic or international travellers.

This resource pack is designed to help employers understand their responsibilities and manage their driver risk.

You only have one back, treat it with respect. Download this pack and distribute its advice to your colleagues, friends and family.

8 email templates for temporary home workers, covering sleep, medical emergencies, fire safety, stretching, eating well, home comfort and more.

8 email templates to support the wellbeing of your workers, covering sleep, nutrition, mindfulness, movement, stress, breathing, work-life balance and more.

COVID-19 is a biological agent. Therefore a COSHH Assessment is required. Download it here.

Download the Post-COVID-19 recovery checklist, covering safety and security systems, facilities, planning, first aid and other considerations.

Need helping planning comms for returning to work? This plan covers target audiences, key messages, objectives, delivery methods, timings and status.

Covering everything facilities managers need to think about in regards to returning to work after COVID-19.

An office cleaning checklist for COVID-19, covering information on how, what and where to clean. Download it here.

A vehicle cleaning checklist for COVID-19, covering information on how, what and where to clean. Download it here.

A questionnaire to provide to visitors to understand their health risks associated with COVID-19.

This document outlines the most important considerations to enact physical distancing in your workplace. Download it here.

The 5-step induction provides a process for returning to work and information on each of the mitigating factors in reducing the spread of COVID.

Understand the symptoms of different respiratory illnesses to help you and your colleagues know the signs of COVID-19.

Use the examples in this assessment to quickly build a travel risk assessment and understand what information should be stored within it.

Tips to help relieve arms and wrists and put a halt to aches and pains.

Tips to help you get the ideal monitor setup.

Some useful shortcut keys to reduce mouse use.

Reduce the likelihood of suffering from dry eyes.

Help support your back by positioning your legs correctly.

Avoid fatigue and increase productivity by getting away from your desk.

Get away from your desk. Take a ten minute break every hour.

Position your keyboard correctly to minimise the need to lean forwards or stretch to reach it.

Maintain a neutral posture whilst working at your desk.

Avoid eye strain by focussing on a distant object every 20 minutes.

Adjust the backrest on your chair for the ideal sitting position.

Stand up regularly to avoid poor posture and fatigue.

Speak to your Health and Safety advisor if workstation adjustments haven’t helped alleivate your pain.

A guide to understanding the impact of technology in our schools in causing poor postures.

A global health and safety guide to help manage the changes to our workforce after the pandemic.

A guide on choosing and implementing home and office ergonomics software for your organisation.

Business pressures often make it difficult to get financial commitment for a DSE programme to keep your employees safe and free from discomfort. But when the benefits of a good DSE programme are considered, this lack of support is hard to justify.

Driving for work introduces a high level of risk to your organisation. The many and varied risks posed by at-work drivers require a diverse and flexible solution to reduce and manage them.

When allowing and encouraging our children to use new technology we also put them at risk. Children are using computers, tablets and smartphones in ways that would not be acceptable for adults in the workplace. These activities pose serious threats to long-term health.

More people than ever are driving for work. New types of business and changes to the way we work mean that an increasing number of companies are exposed to occupational road risk. The behaviour of drivers on your behalf could represent a signicant threat to your company’s performance and reputation. Everyone driving for your business should be assessed and given training appropriate to their needs.

The “green guide” (Guide to Safety at Sport Grounds) sets out recommendations that applies to the safety of all people present at any sports ground that meets the above definition, whether or not a safety certificate is in force, during the course of an event.

Cardinus Risk Management has the expertise not only to help you write your operations manual, but more importantly, we can also help you implement the operations manual and train your teams.

The cost-effective way to manage your safety risk. Cardinus’ suite of e-learning courses offers a cost-effective and efficient way to support a powerful, results-driven risk management programme.