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Risk assessment policies procedures health surveillance does past provider have any records which need to be paSsed on so much to think about have you thought about construction for better. Health? Contact me off line to discuss Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange -----Original Message----- From: obianuju ekwueme <[log in to unmask]> Sender: [log in to unmask] Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:36:46 To: <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Occupational Health mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Starting from scratch, How would you build an OH department from scratch in a construction Company, - where would you start? Hi All, Thanks for these advices that comes through to us Please I want some advise on how to start a full occupational Health remit in a construction company from the scratch Thanks Obianuju Ekwueme OHN On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 8:41 PM, Karen Coomer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Kevin > > I know you have had great advice but as manufacturing is my first love (in > OH terms!) I thought I would share my experience having done this a few > times. It sounds as if you are half way there if you have good HR support. > > > > I would view this as a 3 year project, > > 1st year – at every opportunity get out on the shop floor and learn the > jobs, have a system for recording the processes, risks etc – I attach what I > still use after all these years which you could adapt. From that you can > carry out an OH audit (noise, respiratory sensitizers, manual handling, > first aid arrangements, etc) – I attach a couple of examples of matrix’s you > could adapt as an easy visual way of identifying priorities. Invite yourself > to production meetings, eventually have an OH slot, learn who your change > agents are (eg, those that will help you take the message of OH into the > workforce). Listen to expectations, past experiences of OH and after about 3 > months write a report on the OH plan, priorities and SMART objectives. Focus > on the MUSTS, SHOULD and NICE TO HAVES, I attach a doc about this. You may > have to do a few ‘nice to haves’ to get strategic buy in for the rest. From > your knowledge of the workplace comes the policies and OH system you want to > implement. Identify any training needs for yourself – book on courses. Have > lunch in the canteen with everyone else, get to know first aiders. Develop > multi-disciplinary case management support eg, OHP’s, physios, etc. > > 2nd year – write, train, implement policies and HS questionnaires (although > in 1st yr you will already have some to get going), get involved in > induction training, keep going out on the shop floor at every opportunity. > Realign OH objectives to the business KPI’s and objectives as much as > possible to be seen as part of the business. Once MUSTS are in place look at > the other priorities, use health initiatives, internal websites, > newsletters, health competitions etc to prevent issues and create interest. > Produce quarterly reports on OH activities, trend analysis, OH objectives > etc – need to demonstrate value. > > Year 3 – Enjoy, build on what you have achieved. Maybe do some research on > issues which are common problems to the workforce. > > Year 4 – move on and do it all over again! > > > > Good luck > > Karen > > > > > > From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf > Of Kevin Lesley > > > Sent: 19 March 2013 06:39 > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Starting from scratch > > > > Good morning all, > > > > I started a new post last week in a manufacturing company (cardboard and > packaging products, high repetitive strain, moderately hight absence ). > > > > My background is having full time employment with large multi-national OH > providers and I have now taken up a role where I am the only clinical > employee in the company. > > > > I have a clinic, a full remit of health surveillance kit, an online booking > system for appointments and a brand new HR director with (so far) an > excellent understanding of the remit of OH and it's true value to the > organisation. > > > > But this is all I have - no departmental procedures, health questionnaires, > staff database, policies. A room, kit and approachable HR is my lot. > > > > I am prioritising my tasks this week,Monday saw me fumbling around in the > dark. I think in letting the totality of the situation blinker me at > present. So before I finish my breakky and head back to my clinic - where I > will have zero seconds to look at an email! I wonder if you could dispatch > some collective knowledge and wisdom! > > > > > > > ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH