Diseases & Ill -health issues.
- Any diseases and ill-health causes that have a detrimental effect on a business, including -
- Asbestos related
- Cancer
- Deafness
- Infections
- Lead exposure
- Lung related
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Skin disorders / dermatitis
- Stress
- Vibration related disorders
- Violence at work
- Reporting is fully compliant with the RIDDOR Regulations
Absences
- All staff absences
- Calls are fielded by nurses to provide -
- early intervention to increase the probability of return to work.
- reduced absenteeism and significant cost saving.
- Holistic intervention with Occupational Health.
- Case management through OH Advisors and Physician.
Key HSE figures for 2005 / 2006
2.0 million people were suffering from an illness they believed was caused or made worse by their current or past work.
523 000 of these were new cases in the last 12 months.
1969 people died of mesothelioma (2004), and thousands more from other occupational cancers and lung diseases
