What companies need to know about pursuing ‘Drug & Alcohol Testing’ and how WWS can assist… WHY ORGANISATIONS ‘DRUG & ALCOHOL TEST’ THEIR POTENTIAL OR CURRENT EMPLOYEES: ‘Under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and its 2003 amendments, employers have an obligation to take “all practicable steps” to ensure the safety of employees Read More
New Year….New Company Health & Wellbeing Goals!
Happy New Year friends! We hope you enjoyed some quality time with your family and friends. WWS is excited to continue assisting and supporting you with medical requirements your organisation needs including: Pre/post employment medicals Annual Health Monitoring General Health checks Audiometry (hearing) testing Vision Screen testing Spirometry (lung Read More
Here’s wishing you and your workplace a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
People are an essential part of all businesses and your team will perform best in a safe and healthy work environment. The involvement of your people in health and wellbeing will lead to a level of ownership and empowerment that will have a positive impact on morale, loyalty and ultimately your bottom line. Now is Read More
Spirometry (lung function) testing
Spirometry testing is vital for measuring your employee’s lung function suitable for their age, weight and height. During the actual test, employees have a few attempts by blowing deep and long breaths into a mouth piece which will smartly record the measurement of their lung capacity. For the employer, this can be done 6-monthly, annually Read More
Audiometry (hearing) testing & Measles Outbreak update
Testing the baseline hearing of employees, protects the organisation from future concerns regarding noise induced hearing loss. How can noise cause damage to hearing? Noise + time = hearing damage (Ministry of Health Catalogue Code HE1122) Constant short sharp loud noises or long periods of time in noisy environments can damage delicate cells inside the Read More
