Ooh unlimited funds...create the "OH dream team"

Well I suppose you have to identify the statutory obligations (COSHH ,
Noise, Food Hygiene) and deal with them first- you could spend some money
getting in hygienists and ergonomist to tell you where you are going
wrong(and  then correct it)

Plan some health surveillance-making sure that all your equipment is
computerised and compatible so you can download audios, spirometry etc and
produce recall letters etc.This is where a crack administrator is useful to
keep it all together.

Get extra help using an OH technician for surveillance,freeing you to do the
developmental work.

Get the (p/t)services of an OH Consultant Physician- worth their weight in
gold for clinical examinations and advice on interpreting/supervising health
surveillance.

Keep managers happy by developing absence management initiatives, on site
physiotherapy?counselling? targeting Musculo-skeletal problems and
Prevention Of It Happening in the First Place(ergonomist again?).

A bit of general health promotion  e.g. Smoking cessation coordinator (free)
"Weight Watchers " type leader doing on site sessions.

Get yourself some Clinical Supervision by a roving OH supervisor- not
necessarily part of your organisation.

Outsource your First Aid Training to St John's or the Red Cross

Add into your budget at least 3 study days a year so you can network and
gain information.
Also allocated time to attend local OH group meetings.

Also several Hundred Pounds for books and resources - Kloss's OH Law springs
to mind

Best wishes,
Diane


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From: "Jo Jenkins" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 8:34 PM
Subject: Occ Health Vision


> Having replied to a couple of messages I thought it rude not to have
> introduced myself as yet...
>
> I am the Occ Health Lead for Campbell's Grocery Products (UK & Ireland)
> based in Norfolk.  Like most in industry Occ Health can be very isolated
so
> am very thankful to Audrey at OH Recruitment for introducing me to what is
> already proving to be an invaluable resource.
>
> On that point, i have been tasked to present an occ health strategy for
the
> business in two ways, namely a vision of a service if there were unlimited
> funds (we wish) and more realistically a strategy highlighting best
> practice and growth for the next 2-5 years.
>
> With no formal management experience I wondered if anyone would be happy
to
> share their strategies/ideas
>
> Secondly, can anyone advise me on where to find guidelines for record
> retention i.e how long we need to keep them in particular regard to
> temporary staff
>
> Thanks
>
> Jo
>
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