Occupational Health
Occupational health is concerned with the health and welfare of people at work. The management of occupational health helps you to keep employees healthy and safe while working for you, and manage any risks in the workplace that could cause work-related ill health.
Did you know?
1.8 million
workers suffering from work-related ill health (new or long-standing) in 2022/23.
(Estimates based on self-reports from the Labour Force Survey, people who worked in the last 12 months) 1*
473,000
workers suffering from work-related musculoskeletal disorders. (new or long-standing) in 2022/23
(Estimates based on self-reports from the Labour Force Survey, people who worked in the last 12 months) 1*
12,000
lung disease deaths each year are estimated to be linked to past exposures at work 1*
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Our Specialist Partners to help manage occupational risks
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Innovate Healthcare
Occupational Health and Wellbeing
Innovate Healthcare provide a range of occupational health and wellbeing services covering the full employee lifecycle. Services include new starter health screening, management referrals, health surveillance, vaccinations programmes and therapeutic services including counselling, CBT, EMDR and Physiotherapy. Their modern approach to occupational health helps mitigate risk, ensures you meet regulatory obligations and helps improve attendance which in turn helps reduce absence related costs.
Pristine Condition International Limited
Manual Handling Solutions
Pristine Condition International Ltd provides manual handling solutions using Olympic weightlifting techniques and a hands-on approach across all industries, helping to reduce workplace injuries.
SafetyCulture
SafetyCulture Mobile-First Inspections Platform
SafetyCulture's operations platform empowers frontline workers to conduct digital inspections, identify issues and assign tasks quickly and easily. You can use SafetyCulture Training to upskill your workers and provide them with the information they need to accomplish the task at hand in an interactive, user-friendly format. By surfacing the data that matters, teams can use the platform to streamline their processes and mitigate risk.
SafetyCulture Training
Microlearning Platform
SafetyCulture Training can provide access to dedicated training material designed to support, inform and upskill staff directly from their mobile devices.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
Health And Safety Training
RoSPA offer an extensive range of safety training courses, ranging from one-day Risk Assessment training, to accredited qualifications from the National Examination Board in Occupational safety and Health (NEBOSH). Their courses can be delivered virtually or in classroom face to face style in-house within your organisation.
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1 Health and safety at work Summary statistics for Great Britain 2023