HSP Group Occupational Health offers on-site Spirometry testing or, as it is more often called, lung-function testing service. As with all HSP’s other Medical Surveillance services, our Spirometry tests are very convenient, simple to engage and cause minimal disruption; with each lung-function test only taking 10 – 15 minutes per person.
We only need the use […]
Prostate cancer, what you need to know. Just like you check your car’s’ tyre PRESSURE, oil, and brake fluid,you have to check your prostate regularly.
About 300 000 men will die from this cancer in 2017!
Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer globally however, few studies have been done in Africa regarding this.
What is a Prostate?
The […]
Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer globally however, few studies have been done in Africa regarding this.
What is a Prostate?
The prostate is a walnut sized gland that is part of the male reproductive system and located beneath the bladder in front of the rectum.
Why do men have a prostate?
The prostate makes some of […]
Is it part of your annual routine to get vaccinated with the influenza vaccine?
According to an article written on the 10 June 2016 by Dr. Sibongile Walaza the following facts apply to the South africans every year.
Influenza, more commonly known as flu, kills between 6,000 and 11,000 South Africans every year.
“About half of those deaths […]
Definition according to The Occupational Health and Safety Act no. 85 of 1993: “Biological Monitoring means a planned programme of periodic collection and analysis of body fluid, tissues, etc. or exhaled air in order to detect and quantify the exposure to or absorption of any substance or organism by persons.”
So, in other words… A company […]
From the Doctor’s desk…
What is A COLD?
The “common cold”, is a highly contagious, viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory system (throat and nose etc.)The disease is generally mild and self-limiting. Patients with common colds often seek professional medical help or use over the counter drugs, and may even miss work days.
What is flu?
Flu […]
What your employee does in his private life CAN influence what happens at work!
It is against the law to be high at work. It is illegal to do anything that will threaten the physical wellbeing of an individual or material property. No one should be permitted to do this at work as the potential impact […]
