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Understanding Workplace Health Risks Sally Baker Specialist - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Understanding Workplace Health Risks Sally Baker Specialist - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Understanding Workplace Health Risks Sally Baker Specialist Practitioner Occupational Health Fit2Work Ltd Understanding Workplace Health Risks A Framework for Identifying and Managing potential Occupational Health Risks in the Workplace Help
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Help
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A Framework for Identifying and Managing potential Occupational Health Risks in the Workplace
Understanding Workplace Health Risks
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Identifying Managing Health Risks
Understanding Workplace Health Risks
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- Risk Assessment
- Job Role/hazards
- Walk about’s and work place assessments
- Employee Reporting Schemes
- Analysis of RIDDOR report
- Legislation/Regulation/Guidance
- Company/Local Policy
- Safe Working Practice
- Liaison with H&S
- Analysis of OH data
- Needs assessment
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Identifying Managing Health Risks
Understanding Workplace Health Risks
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- Chemical
- Physical
- Ergonomic
- Biological
- Psychological/Organisational
Health Risks
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- Solvents/Coolants
- Gases/vapours
- Cleaning products
- Chemicals used in processes
- Dry Cleaning
- Components for the military
- Film making
- Wet cement
- Silica
- paint
Chemical
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- Noise
- Vibration
- Heat/Cold
- Ergonomics
- Radiation
Physical
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- Workplace design
- Lifting and moving
- Repetitive movements
Ergonomic
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- Leptospirosis
- Legionnaires
- Blood Bourne Virus
- Infectious diseases
Biological
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- Stress - Workplace/Personal
- Bullying and Harassment
- Shift work
Psychological/Organisational
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Identifying Managing Health Risks
Understanding Workplace Health Risks
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Health Surveillance Systematically watching out for early signs of work related ill health in employees exposed to certain health risks. When Why How Managing
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Health Surveillance When
- The work is known to damage health in some way
- Valid techniques are available to detect the onset of
ill health
- It is reasonably likely that the health may be
damaged by particular working practices
- It is likely to be a benefit to the employee
Managing
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Health Surveillance Why
- To Prevent ill health
- To detect early signs of risk to health
- To assist in evaluating the effectiveness
- f existing risk management measures
and identifying where further action may be required
- To ensure compliance with health and
safety legislation Managing
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Health Surveillance How
- Pre-Placement
- Periodic
- Exit
Managing
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- Record
- Inform
- Review
Managing
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NIHL in an employee
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Managing
Surname Name Job Dept DOB Age Audiometry Cat Lung Function LFT Result Skin HAVS FLT Capability Confined Space Vision TIM Engineer plant 14/02/1962 54 May-17 1
- BRADLEY
Appren Eng Shop floor 27/05/1993 23 Jul-18 1 Sep 17 NAD Sep-17No Exp
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Health Surveillance
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- Diabetes
- Hypertension/Cardiac conditions
- High cholesterol
- Asthma and occupational asthma
- COPD
- Dermatitis
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Cancer, Bladder, prostate, skin, testicular, pancreatic, lung, Brain
Tumour, eye, breast…………
- Visual conditions
- Neurological conditions
Medical Conditions
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- Audio
- Spirometry
- Vibration - Hand/Body
- Skin Assessments
- Asbestos
- Ionising Radiation
- Lead
Types of Health Surveillance
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References
Healthy working lives - www.healthyworkinglives.com Working for a healthier Scotland -www.healthscotland.com The occupational health physician - www.bma.org Occupational Health Standards in the construction Industry – Health Improvement Group, HSL Health and Safety Executive www.hse.gov.uk/health-surveillance Health Solutions Centre HSL
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