Give Your Workplace a Health Boost

Safe and Health Working is a free and confidential service offering all Scottish SMEs and their workers equal access to high-quality information, advice and support from professionals on Occupational Health and Safety issues.

Where appropriate, a free and confidential workplace visit can be arranged and carried out by one of the service's specialist local advisers who are based througout Scotland. Help is available on all sorts of health and safety issues including workplace regulations, hazardous substances, stress, bullying and harassment, risk assessment, display screen equipment regulations and lone working.

Every working environment has different health and safety issues. For example, hairdressers face specific risks associated with chemicals in hair products that can cause skin problems.

In an office environment, chairs and desks must be at the right height and ergonomically suited to the employee to avoid stress on the body and repetitive strain injuries. The requirements of these environments are completely different but are viewed as no less important by Safe and Healthy Working advisers who have a wealth of knowledge across a wide variety of industries.

In the meat trade, manual handling is just one area where care must be taken to reduce the risk of injury. Noise from powered saws, blast-freezers or packing machines is another consideration. During a workplace visit, our local advisers help assess potential health and safety risks such as these and produce a straightforward report on their findings.

This will prioritise actions that are needed to help you comply with current legislation, areas where current procedures could be improved and it offers practical solutions to help you put things right. They will then do a follow-up visit to discuss the report and to see if there are other ways that Safe and Healthy Working can help.

There is one thing we can all be sure of. As an employer or employee, a safe and healthy work environment contributes enormously to productivity and piece of mind, so why take risks when you don't have to? For more information on Safe and Healthy Working and to get in touch with your local adviser, visit their website
http://www.healthyworkinglives.com/ or pick up the phone to our free phone advice line on 0800 019 2211