An occupational health service delivered by Complete OH can assist in the following ways:
Operationally
Increase productivity, by effectively managing sickness absence and promoting well-being strategies Assisting with rehabilitation and the early return of staff to the workplace to avoid or assist with prolonged periods of sickness absence. Help reduce costs associated with sickness absence, litigation and insurance Identify and prevent work related ill-health Compliance with Health and Safety legislation Promotion of a positive culture of employee health and well-being Reduce staff turnover rates and recruitment costs Legally
Complete OH can assist in compliance with relevant legislation: Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations Manual Handling Regulations D.S.E. Regulations Disability Discrimination Act Working Time Regulations Civil Law (Personal Injury Claims) Corporate Manslaughter Act There is a duty placed upon the employer under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 to ensure that workplace activities do not impact on the health of the employee. Failure to comply can incur significant financial penalties and censure. The following questions and answers may assist you with understanding more about occupational health and what Complete OH can do for your business. What is Occupational Health? Occupational health assesses the effects of work on health and assist in accommodating health conditions into the workplace. Our goal is to assist maintaining employees in the workplace in a healthy manner which benefits both the employer and the employee. Work has been clearly and unequivocally established as good for maintaining health. A healthy employee is a productive employee. Productive employees assist and maintain a healthy business. A healthy workforce is a prosperous workforce which leads to a healthy economy Practically it advises managers on how to plan for future absenteeism of their staff or modify duties to accommodate their employee’s needs. It also advises employees on how to undertake their roles in the context of their health to maintain their health and well-being.
What can Occupational Health do for me? (9)
Occupational health fine tunes the inevitable problems that can arise in the workplace from health issues. The speciality is uniquely placed to understand the interaction between work and health and blends an understanding of business and operational need with maintenance of employee health and compliance with relevant legislation.
Again good evidence exists that occupational health could be deemed essential to all business and it easily returns any expenditure upon it in increased productivity.
