Workplace Wellness & Burnout

1+ hour, 31+ min ago   (163+ words) Masking can be an exhausting and often invisible part of working life for neurodivergent employees. From rehearsing conversations and suppressing natural behaviours to working longer hours and overpreparing, many people invest significant energy in meeting workplace expectations and avoiding judgement....

2+ hour, 36+ min ago   (434+ words) For years, a former emergency worker could not drive through the town where she was pushed out of her job without shaking uncontrollably. Responding to murders, sexual assaults and drug-related incidents in a regional area, the intense workload and "blokey…...

1+ hour, 48+ min ago   (243+ words) October 12, 2026 at 02:00 PM • 2760 переглядiв The Verkhovna Rada adopted on second reading a bill that brings Ukrainian legislation closer to European standards and reforms the national occupational safety and health management system. UNN reports this, citing a parliamentary session. Bill No....

12+ hour, 39+ min ago   (166+ words) The International Safety Equipment Association’s (ISEA) updated American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection, ANSI/ISEA Z89.1-2026, addresses new jobsite risks as well as the concerns of employers who are reevaluating head protection and adopting solutions that go beyond minimum requirements…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago   (827+ words) October 10 was World Mental Health Day. For both of us, it is an opportunity to reinforce a message that every worker and employer needs to hear: mental health matters at work. A paramedic may carry the weight of a difficult…...

2+ hour, 30+ min ago   (369+ words) UL Research Institutes’ Fire Safety Research Institute is supporting international working groups examining firefighter health hazards and the use of emerging technologies in emergency response. The effort is part of the World Fire Congress Communities of Practice program for 2026-28, which…...

3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1106+ words) With more than half of employees feeling burned out in their current jobs, and 37% feeling so overwhelmed they find it hard to even do their job, it's no wonder many folks feel so exhausted and stressed. Unfortunately, burnout can be…...

4+ hour, 46+ min ago   (760+ words) When workplace wellbeing is discussed, the conversation can quickly become complicated. Mental health initiatives, employee benefits, wellbeing programmes and formal policies all have an important role to play. But businesses can sometimes overlook the simpler things that shape how people…...

3+ hour, 53+ min ago   (204+ words) Birmingham, England — Around 395 million workers are injured each year worldwide, a number that exceeds the population of the United States, according to a recent report from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. The report also shows that occupational…...

6+ hour, 34+ min ago   (510+ words) Wendy left school at 16 and moved into a bedsit, in her words, “with nothing”. Fast forward more than 30 years, she never imagined she’d graduate from university and deliver outstanding care and support at a senior level, made possible by National…...