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Hi All, Just a thought but.... What about looking at work related health promotion before considering general health promotion? If ur going to spend all this money on ergonomics, health surveillance etc, shouldn't we also be educating staff about the health hazards we're trying to protect them against e.g. occupational asthma, occupational dermatitis, occupational overuse syndrome, laboratory hazards etc., before we try to tell them to stop smoking, loose weight? I think most people know that already, and know where to get help but i am constantly amazed at the amount of animal techs who think you have to actually handle the animals before you are at risk of occupational asthma. Car ----- Original Message ----- From: "diane romano woodward" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 7:13 PM Subject: Re: Occ Health Vision > 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 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jo Jenkins" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > 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 > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Please remove this footer before replying. > > Visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html for list archives > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Please remove this footer before replying. > Visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html for list archives > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. Visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html for list archives