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Safety Awareness13 Nov 20242 min read

World Diabetes Day 2024: A Wake-Up Call to Prioritize Health!

World Diabetes Day is a reminder of one of the fastest-growing health concerns. The risk factors, simple prevention, and the first aid for a diabetic emergency.

By Eduforce TeamRead

Eduforce trainer speaking to employees standing in a control room, with a CPR manikin on the floor in front of them

Safety Awareness27 Sept 20232 min read

Combatting the Silent Epidemic: A Call to Prioritize Heart Health in Maharashtra

Heart ailments caused nearly half of Maharashtra's 3.1 lakh medically certified deaths in 2022, 81% of them men. The contributing factors and the steps that help.

By Eduforce TeamRead

Participants practising CPR on manikins outdoors during an Eduforce first aid course

Safety Awareness8 Sept 20233 min read

What Belongs in a Workplace First Aid Kit

A first aid kit is only useful if its contents match the injuries your site can actually produce — and if someone is checking that it is still complete.

By Rakesh TemkarRead

Participants gathered round a CPR manikin while an Eduforce trainer demonstrates during a first aid course

Safety Awareness2 Sept 20231 min read

Sudden Death Rates Among Young Adults Increased Due to Heart Disease

Sudden deaths among young adults after COVID-19 prompted three ICMR studies. What they set out to examine, and why a healthy heart starts with diet and exercise.

By Eduforce TeamRead

Workplace hygiene and personal protective equipment in an industrial setting

Safety Awareness15 Aug 20233 min read

Conjunctivitis at Work: Hygiene, Shared Equipment and PPE

Infectious conjunctivitis spreads through hands and shared surfaces — which on an industrial site includes shared eye protection and respirators.

By Rakesh TemkarRead

Inflated liferaft floating in a training pool with a participant at the far side holding the painter line during sea survival training

Safety Awareness20 Jul 20233 min read

Drowning Prevention: Reach, Throw, Don't Go

Drowning is usually quiet and fast, and would-be rescuers form a large share of casualties. Prevention and a safe rescue sequence matter more than swimming ability.

By Rakesh TemkarRead

Vehicle driving on a wet road in poor weather conditions

Safety Awareness12 Jul 20233 min read

Driving in Waterlogged Conditions: What Actually Keeps You Safe

Standing water hides depth, current and what the road has become underneath. Most of the decisions that matter are made before the wheels enter it.

By Rakesh TemkarRead

Stretching and movement exercise for workplace wellbeing

Safety Awareness20 Jun 20232 min read

International Yoga Day and the Case for Workplace Wellbeing

Fatigue, stress and stiffness affect how people make decisions on site. Wellbeing programmes are worth judging by whether they change that.

By Rakesh TemkarRead

Safety Awareness5 May 20233 min read

Recognising a Heart Attack at Work — and Acting Early

The dangerous pattern is not the dramatic collapse. It is the person who thinks it is indigestion and waits for it to pass.

By Rakesh TemkarRead

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