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www.healthyworkinglives.com
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Brian Cherrie
Healthy Working Lives
An aging workforce, fewer skilled staff available
Average working days lost 9 per employee (decreasing)
Long-term sickness absence,> 20 days (increasing!)
Cost of sickness absence - £11bn to business
Loss of productivity and competitiveness in a full employment economy
Adverse effect of workloads on the health of people still at work
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Workplace
TeenageTransition
Community
Early Years
2003 - Improving Health in Scotland: The Challenge
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August 2004 - Healthy Working Lives a plan for action
December 2005 - Healthy Working Lives Business Plan
March 2003 – Improving Health in Scotland: The Challenge Workplace
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SHAW
DWP
OHS Providers
LocalAuthorities
SE funded
HSE
SaHW
NHSHealth
Scotland
SBC
NHS
Voluntary Sector
Unions
Safe andHealthy Working
More than the Sum of the Parts
• Enhanced reputation as good employer
• Raised profile among clients and stakeholders
• A healthier and more motivated workforce
• Improved productivity
• Control insurance costs
• Avoid health and safety pitfalls
• Contribute to the health of the wider community
The HWL programme
A framework for staff and business development - The business case
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Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives
AwardWebsite Advice lineWorkplaceAdvisers
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Partners
REHIS
Faculty of Occupational Medicine
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Farmsafe A pilot project funded by the Scottish Executive involving:
Health and Safety Executive, Scottish Food Quality Certification Ltd and
Healthy Working Lives to address 6 priority topics on farms:
• Falls from height
• Workplace transport
• Musculoskeletal disorders
• Child safety
• Chemical/pesticide exposure
• Occupational asthma
Partnership Working to Date
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Safety and Health Awareness Days (SHADs) Most of the HWL OH&S advisers have participated in the HSE SHADs around the country.
Again similar topics are covered – but with some good hands-on demonstrations
• Falls from height – safe ladder demos, working on fragile roofs• Workplace transport – Quad bike and tractor driving• Musculoskeletal disorders – demo of lifting aids, lifting techniques• Child safety – awareness sessions – a delicate topic• Chemical/pesticide exposure – info about regulations and case studies• Occupational asthma - causes and intervention – occupational health
Partnership Working to Date
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Partnership Working
Where do we go from here?
Pilots in aquaculture, arboriculture?
More SHADs?
We are here, our services are free and we see partnership working as one of the ways forward to improve both health and safety in the workplace
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Getting in Touch …
Services and advice
Local Healthy Working Lives advisers
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