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)
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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Friday Reading Edition 188 (9th February 2024)
Earthquakes are considered one of the top risks in Switzerland, with potential devastating consequences should a major quake occur in the vicinity of conurbations. For this reason, a project has been running for the past 12 months to establish a public-private partnership organisation, supported by the Swiss cantons and the insurance industry.
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Friday Reading Edition 188 (9th February 2024)
Climate change could cause more earthquakes and volcanic eruptions by increasing the weight of water on the Earth's crust.
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Friday Reading Edition 188 (9th February 2024)
The future of volcanic activity in Iceland remains uncertain. The country is known for its volcanic activity, averaging an eruption every four to five years.
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Friday Reading Edition 188 (9th February 2024)
It's only a few hundred miles long, but when a natural disaster strikes near the Malacca Strait, the consequences could be global, writes Tom Ough.
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