Cancer-help protect yourself

Posted on 17 November, 2009

Although there are no proven ways to prevent cancer, there are steps you can take to decrease your risk.

Stop smoking: According to cancer researches 80% of lung cancer cases are smoking related. If you stop smoking you can greatly cut the risk of developing cancer. The earlier you stop smoking, the greater the impact, [...]

with pushing and pulling loads

Posted on 16 November, 2009

There some risk factors that could contribute to a pushing and pulling related injury. You should consider these when carrying out your risk assessments.
Task:
• Steep slopes and rough surfaces increase the amount of force required to push/pull a load.
• Longer distances that does not provide sufficient rest/recovery time.
• Obstacles – when the worker trying to avoid [...]

Fresh Royal Jelly

Posted on 11 August, 2009

Royal jelly is a honey bee secretion that is used in the nutrition of the larvae. It is produced by stimulating colonies with movable frame hives to produce queen bees. All larvae in a colony are fed royal jelly.
People collect Royal jelly from each individual queen cell when the queen larvae are about four [...]