Introduction
As a no doubt busy Health & Safety professional you no doubt focus most of your time and efforts on managing safety in the workplace. However, you are no doubt aware that ill health issues have a massive impact on the workforce and can costs employers enormous amounts of money.
As a health & safety professional you are well placed to help eliminate or reduce the number of cases of occupational ill health which cannot be easily separated by form safety and welfare issues.
At the end of the day those attending will be able to:
- Explain what occupational health means.
- Explain the relationship between occupational health and safety.
- Provide examples of common occupational health issues.
- Establish a simple occupational health management programme.
- Know where to go for further assistance
