Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 201 (17th May 2024)
Half of all UK construction workers, or 1.5m people have worked in a dangerous environment [1] while suffering poor mental health and close to 700,000 suffered injuries, according to new research from business insurer QBE.
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Friday Reading Edition 201 (17th May 2024)
Mental Health Awareness Week takes place in the UK between 13-19 May. It’s a great time to take stock of your company’s mental health programmes and your own emotional wellbeing journey.
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Friday Reading Edition 201 (17th May 2024)
Mental health is a crucial component of overall wellbeing, and it is important companies provide support to their employees in this area. However, employers are reducing mental health programmes when employees require them the most.
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Friday Reading Edition 201 (17th May 2024)
Across Zurich, employees are drawing own their own personal experiences of mental ill-health to support others by becoming mental health first aiders. Opening up the conversation and creating safe spaces where positive emotional and mental wellbeing can thrive.
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Friday Reading Edition 201 (17th May 2024)
Resources from the home of Mental Health Awareness Week.
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Friday Reading Edition 201 (17th May 2024)
If you've been diagnosed with a mental health problem you might be looking for information on your diagnosis, treatment options and where to go for support. These information pages will help you learn more.
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Friday Reading Edition 197 (12th April 2024)
With the Health and Safety Executive warning of a growing crisis in stress and poor worker mental health, WTW experts consider the implications and how you can protect your people and your business.
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Friday Reading Edition 197 (12th April 2024)
Employers have a legal duty to protect workers from stress at work by doing a risk assessment and acting on it. You should assess the risk of stress, and its impact on mental and physical ill-health, in the same way as you assess other work-related health and safety risks.
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Friday Reading Edition 197 (12th April 2024)
Explains what stress is, what might cause it and how it can affect you. Includes information about ways you can help yourself and how to get support.
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Friday Reading Edition 188 (9th February 2024)
They usually last for a few short moments, but earthquakes can be calamitous, causing mass human fatalities and the collapse of vital infrastructure, with the threat of secondary perils and deadly tsunamis. Here, three Allianz experts discuss the dangers earthquakes pose and the steps businesses can take to mitigate their impact.
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