For people who are interested in health issues related to work.

The importance of workplace health

In today's pressured society we spend so much of our time working that workplace health issues can have serious effects on the rest of our lives.

The occupational self help service aims to provide help, information and support for anybody concerned about their occupational health or living with a health issue that affects their working life.

Particularly those with: -

• Upper limb injuries, including RSI
• Back problems
• Stress symptoms
• Lower limb injuries
• Respiratory problems

The service also provides advice to those who are studying, both adults and children.

Special events dealing with work related health issues and children are organised for both parents and children.

Services

The occupational self help service provides a range of advice, evaluation, treatment and support services including: -

• Workplace risk assessments and evaluations
• Exercise regimes and dietary advice
• Rehabilitation advice for both work and home
• Counseling on occupational health issues for groups and individuals
• Advice and information
• Expert witness services in cases of work related injury
• Parents information/advice sessions
• Discussion groups

Advice

The service provides advice and information on day to day living, health management and employment for those who have health concerns related to the work they do. A range of seminars and workshops are available as well as easy to understand reports, articles and pamphlets on work related health issues.

Group sessions and one to one consultations are also provided by a professional with experience of occupational health issues and their management. Special help is available for those who think they are developing an injury related to their work.

Support

The service also provides counseling and support for those who: -

• already have an occupational health problem that affects their life;
• work from home and have no access to health and safety advice;
• are concerned about their employers health and safety knowledge;
• are concerned about their children's occupational health.

 This can be part of group sessions or on a one to one basis.

Events

The self help service also run a number of workshops and events aimed at avoiding and managing occupational health problems.

These events include seminars on : -

• Setting up a healthy home office
• Managing work and home
• Upper Limb injuries
• Manual Handling at work and home
• Understanding and managing stress
• Children's occupational health
• Staying healthy at work
• Injury and exercise

For small employers

There are also products and services for employers, these include:-

• Risk Management services;
• Training and staff development;
• Equipment Selection and Design services;
• Building fitting and refurbishment advice service;
• Skills analysis;
• Advice on working practices and shiftwork;
• Advice on Task Design and Management;
• Advice on Software selection, design and implementation.

Advice Documents

Additional advice and support is also available through a range of printed materials. These include:-

• employee manuals,
• policies and procedures,
• crib sheets and reminder notices,
• information packs for supervisory and line management staff,
• briefing documents for senior management,
• advice documents for senior management,
• executive presentations

To contact us email

sue@hais.co.uk

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