Healthy Working
There are risks to your physical and mental health and wellbeing wherever you work. But by taking some simple precautions, you can reduce these risks and their consequences.Our Health & Wellbeing Training Course explains company procedures to reduce risk, helping employees learn how to protect their health and wellbeing at work.
For those in leadership, we have a complementary Managing Safely Course.
Learning objectives
- Identify the consequences of failing to look after your health and wellbeing
- Maintain an appropriate posture to prevent upper limb disorders and back pain
- Take appropriate action to promote wellbeing when using display screen equipment
- Safely lift and carry goods manually at work
- Recognise signs of work-related stress and take action to prevent it
- Observe the UK Chief Medical Officers' Alcohol Guidelines ensure fitness for work
Health risks at work
In the news...
- You decide: Recognising the consequences
Musculoskeletal & upper limb disorders
- Posture
- You make the call: Are these people at higher risk?
- There's nothing wrong with my posture!
- Exercise: Posture
- Recommended posture
- Exercise: What would you recommend?
What if you like to lean?
Keyboard & mouse
- The mouse position
- What if?
- Padded wrist rests
- Can you solve keyboard & mouse issues with tablets?
- Precautions with tablets
Monitors: Too close for comfort?
- Finding it difficult to read small type?
- Positioning your monitor correctly
- Look after your eyesight
- Are you straining your eyes?
Break time!
- Stretches that could help you
- Exercise: How does your workspace measure up?
Safer lifting & carrying
- Exercise: Safer lifting
- What's the safest way to lift a heavy object?
Work-related stress & mental wellbeing
- Stressed - who, me?
- You make the call: Recognising signs of stress
- Dealing with stress
- Causes of stress
Alcohol abuse
- You make the call: Is it within safe limits?
- How many pints a week?
You decide: What's good practice
Summary
Affirmation
Assessment
Manual Handling
Educate your staff on the controls that your Company has in place and what measures they should implement to reduce the risks when lifting and handling at work.
Working Safely
Employees need to know how to protect their own health, safety and welfare as well as ensuring they don't cause harm to others.
DSE
Educate your staff on the controls that your Company has in place and how they can prevent ill-health if they regularly use Display Screen Equipment (DSE) at work.
Slips and Trips
Educate your staff on the controls that your Company has in place and what they should do to prevent slips and trips at work.
General Office Hygiene
Educate your staff on general office hygiene protocols to reduce common viruses and infections from spreading at the workplace.
Driving at Work
Educate your staff on the controls your Company has in place and what they should do to eliminate or manage the risks when driving at work.
Accident Reporting and Investigation
Learn how to pinpoint incidents that need reporting, understand the depth of causes from immediate to root, differentiate active from latent failures, and confidently navigate the HSE's six-step accident investigation.
Asbestos
Educate your staff on the risks posed by asbestos, the controls your Company has in place, and what you should do to manage these risks and stay safe.
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
Educate your staff on the risks of using hazardous substances as well as what they should do to prevent accidents and incidents when using them.
Fire Warden Training
Gain a comprehensive understanding of your role as a fire warden, which encompasses not only how to respond effectively in the event of a fire but also proactive measures to prevent such incidents from occurring.
Ladders and Stepladders
Educate your staff on the controls that your Company has in place and what they should do to prevent accidents and incidents whenever they use ladders and/or stepladders at work.
Legionella
Educate your staff on the controls that your Company has in place and what they should do to prevent legionella.
Lone Working
Lone working offers greater flexibility, autonomy and creates a broader talent pool for businesses.
Managing Safely
Managers need a deeper understanding of issues, systems and procedures to empower them to deal with the health and safety of their teams.
New and Expectant Mothers at Work
Being a new or expectant mother is an exciting time.
Noise
Educate your staff on the controls that your Company has in place and what they should do to prevent exposure to noise at work.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Learn about the selection, use, legal requirements and maintenance of PPE to ensure workplace health and safety compliance.
Violence and Aggression
Educate your staff on the controls your Company has in place and what they should do to safely manage situations with the risk of violence and aggression.
Work Equipment
Educate your staff on the controls that your Company has in place and what measures they should implement to reduce the risks when using equipment at work.
Working at Height
Educate your staff on the controls that your Company has in place and what they should do to prevent accidents and injuries whenever they work at height.
Work-related Stress
Educate your staff on the controls that your Company has in place and what they should do to prevent and manage stress in the workplace.