Ann Fingret, Alan Smith

Occupational Health: A Practical Guide for Managers (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

New legislation and recommended working practices demand that every organisation considers carefully the health of its workforce. Occupational Health: A Practical Guide for Managers offers a comprehensive view of health and safety issues at work. The range of people it aims to appeal to reflects the interdisciplinary nature of this subject. Personnel professionals, managers and occupational health practitioners alike will find it an invaluable resource.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 233
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134844586
• Artikelnr.: 38252420

Autorenporträt

Fingret, Dr. Ann; Smith, Alan

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Preface Section One Chapter One Organizational and Legal
Considerations 1. The Changing Nature of Work 2. Factors Driving Change 3.
Demographic Considerations 4. Types of Organization and the Organizational
Stucture 5. Contractual Arrangements 6. The Role of the Personnel Function
7. Symbols used on Flow Diagramming 8. Example of a Flow Diagram Chapter
Two Introduction to Occupational Health 1. History of Occupational Health
2. Employers Initiatives 3. Employees Initiatives 4. Government Initiatives
5. Occupational Health Today 6. Role of Occupational Health 7. Setting up
an Occupational Health Service 8. Confidenti lity Chapter Three An
Organizational Health Policy 1. Introduction 2. Developing the Health
Policy 3. Audit 4. Features of the Policy 5. Implementation and Monitoring
6. Sample Policy 7. Checklist Organizational Health Section Two Chapter
Four Mental Health and Illness at Work 1. Introduction 2. Mental Health/Ill
Health 3. Causes of Stress at Work 4. Developing a Policy for Promotion and
Maintenance of Mental Health 5. Mental Illness in the Workplace 6.
Conclusion 7. Sample Mental Health Policy 8. Sample Alcohol Misuse Policy
9. Contents of Stress Management Workshop Chapter Five Aids and Employment
1. Introduction 2. Clinical Considerations 3. Developing a Policy 4.
Contents of a Policy 5. Overseas Travel 6. Legal Considerations 7.
Conclusion 8. Sample Policy Chapter Six Sickness Absence 1. Introduction 2.
Demography 3. Controlling Absence 4. Long Term Absence 5. Intermittent
Persistent Absence 6. Use of Medical Certificates 7. Conclusion 8. Sample
Policy Chapter Seven Smoking in the Workplace 1. Introduction 2. Legal
Considerations 3. Providing an Atmosphere Free from Tobacco Smoke 4.
Development of a Smoking Policy 5. Preparing for Action 6. Taking Action 7.
Launching the Policy 8. Making it Work 9. Conclusion 10. Sample
Questionnaire 11. Sample Feedback 12. Sample Policy 13. Sample Management
Manual Chapter Eight Health Promotion in the Workplace 1. Introduction 2.
The Business Case 3. The Moral Case 4. Workplace Intitiatives 5. Scope for
Workplace Initiatives 6. Educating and Screening 7. Assessing the Health
Promotion Needs 8. Defining Target Areas 9. Obtaining Advice 10. Developing
a Programme 11. Resource Implications 12. Example of Health Promotion
Initiative Section Three Chapter Nine Employment of People with
Disabilities 1. Introduction 2. The Business Case for Employing People with
Disabilities 3. Disability Awareness 4. Matching Ability to Job 5. Legal
Considerations 6. Employment Service Initiatives 7. Conclusions 8. Sample
Policy Chapter Ten The Employment of Women 1. Introduction 2. Legislation
3. Health and Safety 4. Family-Friendly Policies 5. Conclusion 6. Sample
Policy Section Four Chapter Eleven Use of Display Screen Equipment 1.
Introduction 2. Scope of Regulations 3. Requirements 4. Assessing the
Workstation 5. Factors to Consider in Risk Assessment 6. Arrangement for
Risk Education 7. Health Issues 8. Training 9. Eye and Eyesight Tests 10.
Conclusion 11. Assessment Questionnaire 12. Chair Policy 13. Policy for Eye
and Eyesight Testing 14. Sample Policy on Implementation of Regulations
Chapter Twelve Manual Handling of Loads 1. Introduction 2. Scope of
Regulations 3. Risk Assessment 4. Reducing the Risks 5. Information and
Training 6. Conclusion 7. Checklist for General Manual Handling Postscript
Bibliography Legal References Useful Adresses Acronyms