Health and safety

 
 

Wellbeing at Work

Because adults spend 60% of their waking hours at work, the workplace is significant in affecting people’s health. So it makes sense to ensure we are as comfortable and healthy as possible while we are there.

Many employers’ have realised the benefit of developing workplace health initiative as employee health and wellness plays a significant role in the success of your business.

Making your workplace healthier and more pleasant to work in can reduce absenteeism and other costs to cover sickness absence. It improves morale among your employees. Businesses with policies and management style conducive to good health have recorded a measurable increase in the quality of products and services, more innovation and creativity, and a rise in productivity and profitability.

Westminster Environmental Health team is promoting an initiative to help businesses in creating a safe and healthy workplace. We can provide advice on:

  • Introducing practices which promote health such as work life balance policies that are compatible with employee’s home life. This type of agreement will also facilitate rehabilitation and early return to work.
  • Managing sickness absence: at its simplest it is about knowing the nature and extent of the problem and then putting simple and effective mechanisms in place to manage it.
  • Preventing musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) and stress occurring in the workplace: According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) figures for 2005-2006, of the 24 million working days lost due to work related ill health MSDs were by far the most common, followed by stress, depression or anxiety.
  • Accessing to Occupational Health (OH) services: the NHS, HSE and privates providers offer OH services. OH interventions are proven to lower absenteeism and help businesses to comply with their health surveillance duty.
  • Improving environmental factors such as better amenities for staff.