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Brian Cherrie Healthy Working Lives. www.healthyworkinglives.com 0800 0192211. An aging workforce, fewer skilled staff available Average working days lost 9 per employee (decreasing) Long-term sickness absence,> 20 days (increasing!) Cost of sickness absence - £11bn to business

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  1. Brian Cherrie Healthy Working Lives www.healthyworkinglives.com 0800 0192211

  2. An aging workforce, fewer skilled staff available • Average working days lost 9 per employee (decreasing) • Long-term sickness absence,> 20 days (increasing!) • Cost of sickness absence - £11bn to business • Loss of productivity and competitiveness in a full employment economy • Adverse effect of workloads on the health of people stillat work www.healthyworkinglives.com 0800 0192211

  3. Workplace Early Years Community Teenage Transition 2003 - Improving Health in Scotland: The Challenge www.healthyworkinglives.com 0800 0192211

  4. March 2003 – Improving Health in Scotland: The Challenge Workplace August 2004 - Healthy Working Lives a plan for action December 2005 - Healthy Working Lives Business Plan www.healthyworkinglives.com 0800 0192211

  5. Safe and Healthy Working Local Authorities More than the Sum of the Parts NHS SaHW SHAW SBC Unions Voluntary Sector SE funded DWP OHS Providers NHS Health Scotland HSE

  6. The HWL programme A framework for staff and business development - The business case • Enhanced reputation as good employer • Raised profile among clients and stakeholders • A healthier and more motivated workforce • Improved productivity • Control insurance costs • Avoid health and safety pitfalls • Contribute to the health of the wider community www.healthyworkinglives.com 0800 0192211

  7. Website Advice line Workplace Advisers Award Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives www.healthyworkinglives.com 0800 0192211

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  9. Partnership Working to Date Farmsafe A pilot project funded by the Scottish Executive involving: Health and Safety Executive, Scottish Food Quality Certification Ltd and Healthy Working Lives to address 6 priority topics on farms: • Falls from height • Workplace transport • Musculoskeletal disorders • Child safety • Chemical/pesticide exposure • Occupational asthma www.healthyworkinglives.com 0800 0192211

  10. Partnership Working to Date Safety and Health Awareness Days (SHADs) Most of the HWL OH&S advisers have participated in the HSE SHADs around the country. Again similar topics are covered – but with some good hands-on demonstrations • Falls from height – safe ladder demos, working on fragile roofs • Workplace transport – Quad bike and tractor driving • Musculoskeletal disorders – demo of lifting aids, lifting techniques • Child safety – awareness sessions – a delicate topic • Chemical/pesticide exposure – info about regulations and case studies • Occupational asthma - causes and intervention – occupational health www.healthyworkinglives.com 0800 0192211

  11. Partnership Working Where do we go from here? Pilots in aquaculture, arboriculture? More SHADs? We are here, our services are free and we see partnership working as one of the ways forward to improve both health and safety in the workplace www.healthyworkinglives.com 0800 0192211

  12. Getting in Touch … Services and advice Local Healthy Working Lives advisers 0800 019 2211 www.healthyworkinglives.com www.healthyworkinglives.com 0800 0192211

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