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What can occupational health do for you?

What can occupational health do for you?. Presented by Mel Whitmore and Donna Dixon Director Yorkshire Occupational Health Consultancy. Contents. What is occupational health? What do we do? The main health issues in construction Health surveillance A working example: silica dust

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What can occupational health do for you?

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  1. What can occupational health do for you? Presented by Mel Whitmore and Donna Dixon Director Yorkshire Occupational Health Consultancy

  2. Contents • What is occupational health? • What do we do? • The main health issues in construction • Health surveillance • A working example: silica dust • Any questions? Yorkshire Occupational Health Consultancy www.yohc.co.uk

  3. ‘Promotion and maintenance of the physical, mental and social well-being of workers, by preventing departures from health, controllingrisks and the adaptation of work to people and people to their jobs’ WHO 1951 What is occupational health? work health Yorkshire Occupational Health Consultancy www.yohc.co.uk

  4. What do we do? • Look at the needs of a company and plan the service • Routine health surveillance based on risk assessment • Management referrals • Rehabilitation/ Return to Work programmes and advice • Provision of general Occupational Health advice and guidance • Consultation on policies and procedures relating to Occupational Health • Health education and health promotion programmes • Education and training on Occupational Health related topics eg: HAVS Yorkshire Occupational Health Consultancy www.yohc.co.uk

  5. What are the main health risk in the construction industry? • Back pain • Noise induced hearing loss • Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome • Skin disorders • Respiratory disorders Yorkshire Occupational Health Consultancy www.yohc.co.uk

  6. Our most common service for construction • Health surveillance for: • Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome • Noise induced hearing loss • Skin disorders • Respiratory disorders Yorkshire Occupational Health Consultancy www.yohc.co.uk

  7. An example: working through the steps for silica dust • How is it harmful • Who may be harmed • Health effects • Evaluating the risk • Prevention and control • Health surveillance Yorkshire Occupational Health Consultancy www.yohc.co.uk

  8. Some useful references Sorting out the risk assessment • www.hse.gov.uk • Health and Safety in Construction • Five steps to risk assessment • Undertaking health surveillance at work • Silica: Construction information sheet Accessing occupational health help and advice • www.yohc.co.uk Yorkshire Occupational Health Consultancy www.yohc.co.uk

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