BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 Managing Occupational Health George Allcock 12 th February 2018
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 Some Questions 1. What is occupational health? 2. Why is it important? 3. What conditions / illnesses - industries & occupations? 4. What is your experience from workplaces you are, or have been, involved with? 5. What are the key elements for managing occupational health risks? 6. What specialist help and advice might be needed and why? 7. Where can specialist help and advice be obtained?
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 1. What is occupational ill health? Occupational Health is the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations by preventing departures from health, controlling risks and the adaptation of work to people, and people to their jobs. (ILO / WHO 1950)
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 Source 2. Why is it important? People & other 2016/17 The Business The Country 2015/16
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 3. What conditions / illnesses - industries & occupations? Other include: For food and drinks industry Source
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BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 Tackling occupational disease Source
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 4. What is your experience from workplaces you are, or have been, involved with?
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 5. What are the key elements for managing occupational health risks? A caring culture Prevention Hierarchy of controls Pre-employment process Induction process including induction training Identifying hazardous, conditions, substances, agents or circumstances Getting the right information and guidance Assessing risks Work place, work method, job and task design Early identification of problems or concerns Getting help as and when necessary Prompt action Awareness / information, instruction and training Supervision Ownership Leadership
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 Example risk assessment for a motor vehicle mechanical repair workshop http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/casestudies/pdf/mvr.pdf Source
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 Hierarchy of controls X Elimination to avoid the hazard completely e.g. stopping the activity Substitution i.e. replacing with something less hazardous or V easier to control or transfer risk Engineering solutions to isolate, separate, reduce or control exposure to hazards System solutions e.g. ‘safe procedures’ so that circumstances which arise can be dealt with in a correct & safe way i.e. people know what to do. People / behavioural solutions so that hazards & risks are known & correct / safe behaviour including use of PPE is the norm - “the way we do things round here”
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 Health Surveillance: Is it required in my workplace? http://www.hse.gov.uk/health-surveillance/index.htm If after carrying out risk assessment some risk remains and there is likely to be harm caused to your employees, you will need to take further steps. Also, control measures are may not always be effective, reliable, or properly used despite appropriate supervision, checking and maintenance. Health surveillance is a system of health checks that can help make sure that any ill health effects are detected as early as possible. In some circumstances they may be required by law. You should consider health surveillance if your employees are at risk from: - noise or vibration - solvents, dusts, fumes, biological agents and other substances hazardous to health - asbestos - lead - work in compressed air - ionising radiation Based on information from HSE website – February 2018 Source
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 Health Surveillance: Record Keeping http://www.hse.gov.uk/health-surveillance/record-keeping/index.htm A health record must be kept for all employees under health surveillance. Health records are different to medical records in that they should not contain confidential medical information. Health records and medical records must therefore be kept separate to avoid any breaches of medical confidentiality. Records are important because they allow links to be made between exposure and any health effects. Health records, or a copy, should be kept in a suitable form for at least 40 years from the date of last entry because often there is a long period between exposure and onset of ill health. What information should be included in health records? Individual, up-to-date health records must be kept for each employee placed under health surveillance. These should include details about the employee and the health surveillance procedures relating to them. The HSE website – above web address - lists what employee information the records should contain. Recorded details of each health surveillance check should include: • the date they were carried out and by whom • the outcome of the test/check • the decision made by the occupational health professional in terms of fitness for task and any restrictions required. This should be factual and only relate to the employee's functional ability and fitness for specific work, with any advised restrictions. Source
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 6. What specialist help and advice might be needed and why?
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 7. Where can specialist help and advice be obtained? http://www.bohs.org/ - http://breathefreely.org.uk/ http://www.hse.gov.uk/ https://www.iosh.co.uk/ http://www.safetygroupsuk.org.uk/campaigns/hraw/ http://www.mohs.co.uk/ BHSEA members (via email to Secretary and / or via Twitter; LinkedIn Some examples are shown on the following slides
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 Breathe Freely http://breathefreely.org.uk/ Source
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 Breathe Freely http://breathefreely.org.uk/ Source
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 http://breathefreely.org. uk/assets/bf-lung- disease-infographic-2017- manufacturing.pdf Source
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 Breathe Freely in Manufacturing breakfast roadshows 2018 – in conjunction with Plymovent and SKC http://breathef reely.org.uk/br eathe-freely- in- manufacturing- roadshow- 2017.html
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 What can an occupational hygienist help with? Source
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 Mates in Mind Campaign http://breathefreely.org.uk/mates-in-mind-tl.html Source
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 Construction: Toolbox Talks and Visual Standards http://www.breathefreely.org.uk/construction-manager-s-toolkit.html Source
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 Checklists and Guide(s) Source
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 IOSH: Our OH Toolkit (1) https://www.iosh.co.uk/Books-and-resources/Our-OH-toolkit.aspx
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 IOSH: Our OH Toolkit (2) https://www.iosh.co.uk/Books-and-resources/Our-OH-toolkit.aspx
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 Videos and other Health Risks at Work material to help http://www.healthyworkinglives.com/advice/HRatW raise awareness and manage health risks at work Free videos – view on line or request copy of DVD Source
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 HSE Site Map http://www.hse.gov.uk/about/site_map/index.htm Source
BHSE A Birmingham Health, Safety & Environment Association February 2018 Guidance: Topics and Industries http://www.hse.gov.uk/guidance/index.htm Source
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