Posts Tagged ‘Health Issues’

Massage Chairs

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Massage has been used for a long time to help relieve aches and pains, muscle stiffness and some joint pain. Like many things, if it’s done properly it can work wonderfully, although you may have trouble massaging your own back, if it’s aching. And it costs money. A professional massage can cost 40 and up and for many people that can be too much to have done on a regular basis.

So what can you do if you’d like the benefits of a massage every week – or even every day – but you can’t afford the regular cost of treatment? Well, there are a number of things you could doOne of the easiest and cheapest over the long term is to invest in one of the growing selection of home massage ‘chairs’, such as the homedics massager from Homedics.

The purpose of massage “chairs” is to give you selectable levels of massage intensity and usually, to add heat to the massage. The different models ,of course have different features, but all the good ones have the concept of zones. There are usually at least a couple of zones of massage, which may be independently switchable and controllable so that you can enjoy the massage in the area where you need it most.

Quality models, like the homedics massager, or Homedics shiatsu massage cushion, offer independently controlled back and shoulder massage. Once you’ve experienced the facility to select the area that gets massaged, just by flicking a button it can be hard to revert to a basic model.

Models with heat output are quite lovely to sink into on a cold winter’s day. Relaxing on a chair that gently warms your back and shoulders combining it with a gentle, de-stressing massage, is a fine way to relax and unwind, after the tension of the day.

You should consult your doctor if you have any health issues, joint, back or heart problems. Massage may not be suitable for everyone.

Review IOSH SHE Responsibilities within facilities management training course

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

After undertaking the IOSH SHE Responsibilities within facilities management course
Candidates should be able to:

 

  • Apply basic management principles and practices to safety & health issues as part of a safety management system highlighting issues relevant to Facilities Managers.
  • Recognise safety & health hazards in the workplace covering hazards more relevant to Facilities Managers including fire safety, electricity, work equipment including LOLER, safe movement of people & vehicles around the site including Permits to Work, noise and hazardous substances including asbestos & legionella.
  • Investigate an accident or incident involving injury or damage to determine the causes and take appropriate actions.
  • Carry out and record basic assessments of the risks associated with workplace hazards pertinent to Facilities Managers, and recommend suitable control measures.
  • Understand the legal framework and all the key pieces of legislation also covering Landlord/managing Agent/Tenant relationship
  • Identify the common hazards and unsafe practices associated with the management of contractors, principal liabilities, CDM requirements and know the appropriate preventive & remedial actions to be taken.
  • Carry out effective monitoring of health & safety conditions in the workplace.
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    IOSH Training is available for a number of other areas which give you a rang of other certified skills. Protect Life are a health, safety and protective goods superstore. They offer all the above and much more.

    Good vendors of this type of training are hard to find. Perhaps the best approach when selecting a supplier is to approach the HSP (Health Safety and Protective) Superstores, they can usually sasitisfy all your health safety and protective training needs. They pridictably have 4 primary training services which we can be delivered locally, nationally or internationally:

    • Defining requirement – Help you to evaluate or review your training requirements and deliver a adaptable plan for training which will be flexible enough to work for your organisation;
    • Planning – Help you to prepare and implement a clear and transparent plan which is focused on addressing training for all your health and safety needs ;
    • Deliver one-off or periodic training for one or more . With many of our courses you have the option of training being delivered face to face, via video, via interactive computer based training or a combination of these methods;
    • Your training team – they will usually have a management function that can manage all your training problems for you.

    Remember HSP training does not have to be expensive or time restricted. Some of our courses can be taken any time of the day and any day of the week. You can even stop the training and resume when the time is right for you.