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Format: 1 online resource (234 pages)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 9780415106283 , 9781134844593

Content: Offers a comprehensive view of health and safety issues at work. An invaluable resource for managers, personnel professionals and occupational health practitioners. Recommended by the Institute of Personnel Management

Note: Cover -- Occupational Health: A Practical Guide for Managers -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Illustrations -- Figures -- Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Part I -- Chapter 1: Organisational and legal considerations -- The changing nature of work -- Factors driving change -- Demographic considerations -- Types of organisation and the organisational structure -- Organisational culture -- Contractual arrangements -- The role of the personnel function -- Status and scope -- Championing the case for good occupationalhealth practice -- Team selection -- Recruitment and selection -- Training and development -- Health and safety legislation -- Chapter 2: An introduction to occupational health -- History of occupational health -- Employer initiatives -- Employee initiatives -- Government initiatives -- Occupational health today -- Who has it? -- Reasons for occupational health provision -- Type of occupational health provision -- Use of health professionals -- Role of occupational health -- Occupational health activities -- Setting up an occupational health service -- Confidentiality -- Chapter 3: The organisational health plan -- Introduction -- Developing the health plan -- Assessment -- The draft health plan -- Personnel selection procedures -- Summary -- Training -- Management training -- Training to manage stress -- Training to manage change -- A model health policy -- Introduction -- Selection procedures -- Training -- Appraisal -- Organisational style and structure -- Special health-related policies -- A checklist of organisational/departmental health -- Part II -- Chapter 4: Mental health and illness at work -- Introduction -- Mental health/ill health -- Cause of stress at work -- Individual factors -- Factors in the workplace , Developing a policy for promotion and maintenance of mental health -- Recognising work which is inherently stressful -- Recognising organisational cultures and structureswhich may be unhealthy -- Detecting organisational problems -- Managing stress -- Managing change -- Employee support -- Personnel policies -- Mental illness in the workplace -- Schizophrenic psychosis -- Manic-depressive psychosis -- Anxiety states -- Alcohol misuse -- Drug misuse -- Conclusion -- A policy for mental health -- Introduction -- Causes of stress at work -- Organisation structure and outline -- Communications -- Training of staff -- Staff appraisal -- Health education -- Sickness absence -- Counselling -- Problem-solving -- Change -- Rest and holiday breaks -- Shiftwork -- Conclusion -- A policy for dealing with misuse of alcohol -- Introduction -- The policy -- A procedure for dealing with misuse of alcohol -- Aims of this procedure -- Identifying an alcohol problem -- Stages to be followed -- Contents of stress management workshop -- Chapter 5: AIDS and employment -- Introduction -- Clinical considerations -- Developing a policy for HIV/AIDS -- Who has policies? -- Reasons for developing a policy -- Contents of the policy -- Avoiding the risk -- HIV antibody testing -- Insurance -- Legal considerations -- Recruitment of individuals with HIV/AIDS -- Dismissal of employees with HIV/AIDS -- Testing for HIV antibodies -- Hostility from colleagues -- Customer pressure -- Conclusion -- A sample policy on AIDS/HIV-infected health care workers -- Section 1 Management of infected health care workers -- Section 2 Patient notification -- Chapter 6: Sickness absence -- Introduction -- Demography -- Controlling absence -- Contract terms -- Sick pay schemes -- Disciplinary procedures -- Sickness absence policies -- Early retirement on the grounds of ill health -- Recruitment checks , Manager's responsibility -- A policy on the implementation of the displayscreen equipment regulations 1992 -- Introduction -- Risk assessment (Regulation 2) -- Eyesight tests (Regulation 5) -- Provision of training (Regulation 6) -- Information -- Health -- Manager's responsibilities -- Appendix 1 -- Chapter 12: Manual handling of loads -- Introduction -- Legislation -- Assessment -- Preliminary assessment -- Full assessment -- Reducing the risk of injury -- Task and workplace design -- The load -- The environment -- Individual capability -- Information and training -- Record keeping -- Continuing activities -- Conclusion -- The load -- The task -- The person -- Lifting aids -- Personal protective equipment -- The Workstation/environment -- The load -- The task -- The person -- The workstation/environment -- Maintenance -- Safe working procedures -- Education and training -- Monitoring -- Postscript -- Bibliography -- Useful addresses -- General -- Mental health -- Smoking -- AIDS/HIV -- Health promotion -- Disabilities -- Women and employment -- Employees and their environment -- Index , Sickness absence statistics -- Occupational health -- Disciplinary action and dismissal -- Long-term absence -- Obtaining medical advice -- Consultation -- Intermittent persistent absence -- Malingering -- Use of medical certificates -- Conclusion -- A policy for managing sickness absence -- Introduction -- Staff records -- General principles -- Do not delay in taking appropriate action -- Categories of sickness absence -- Rehabilitation -- Alternative work -- Ill health retirement -- Dismissal on the grounds of incapability -- Advice -- Chapter 7: Smoking in the workplace -- Introduction -- Legal considerations -- Health and Safety at Work et cetera Act 1974 -- Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare)Regulations 1992 -- Management of Health and Safety at WorkRegulations 1992 -- Providing an atmosphere free from tobacco smoke -- Development of a smoking policy -- Preparing for action -- Conclusion -- Introductory letter -- Questionnaire on smoking at work -- Summary of results of questionnaire on smoking -- A smoking policy -- A manager's manual on smoking policy -- Introduction -- Policy -- Responsibility -- Genera -- Chapter 8: Health promotion in the workplace -- Introduction -- The business case for health promotion -- The moral case for health promotion -- Workplace initiatives -- Scope for workplace initiatives -- Education and screening -- Lung cancer -- Colonic cancer -- Testicular cancer -- Cervical cancer -- Breast cancer -- Action plan -- Assessing health promotion needs -- Defining target areas -- Obtaining advice -- Developing a programme -- Resource implications -- A sample health promotion initiative -- Future activities -- Part III -- Chapter 9: The employment of people with disabilities -- Introduction -- The business case for employing people with disabilities -- Matching ability to job -- Disability awareness -- Legal considerations , The Disabled Persons (Employment) Acts 1944 and 1958 -- The Companies Act 1985 -- The Health and Safety at Work et cetera Act 1974 -- The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 -- The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare)Regulations 1992 -- Employment service initiatives -- The disability symbol -- Current legislative developments -- Conclusion -- A policy on the employment of people withdis abilities -- Objectives -- Consultation -- Responsibilities -- Good practices -- Chapter 10: The employment of women -- Introduction -- Legislation -- The Equal Pay Act -- The Sex Discrimination Act -- The Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act -- Health and safety -- Chemical hazards -- Physical hazards -- Microbiological hazards -- Reducing the risk -- Family-friendly policies -- Training and development -- Conclusion -- Part IV -- Chapter: 11The use of display screen equipment -- Introduction -- Scope of the regulations -- Requirements of the regulations -- Regulation 2-Analysis of workstation andrisk reduction -- Regulation 3-Timing of risk assessment and reduction -- Regulation 4-Daily work and breaks -- Regulation 5-Eye and eyesight testing -- Regulation 6-Training for users -- Regulation 7-Information for users -- Assessing the workstation -- Factors to consider in risk assessment -- Arrangements for risk reduction -- Health issues -- Effects on the eyes -- Fatigue and stress -- Radiation -- Facial dermatitis -- Pregnancy -- Epilepsy -- Work-related upper limb disorder -- Training -- Eye and eyesight tests -- Conclusion -- Risk assessment form for VDU Workstation -- A chair-purchasing policy -- Introduction -- Time frame -- Minimum requirements for chairs used at workstations -- The recommended chairs -- Ordering of chairs -- A policy on eye tests for users of display screen equipment -- Introduction -- The policy

Additional Edition: Print version Fingret, Ann Occupational Health: a Practical Guide for Managers Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c1995 ISBN 9780415106283

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (234 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-134-84458-1 , 1-134-84459-X , 1-282-87633-3 , 9786612876332 , 0-203-42647-9

Content: 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.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Cover; Occupational Health: A Practical Guide for Managers; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Part I; Chapter 1: Organisational and legal considerations; The changing nature of work; Factors driving change; Demographic considerations; Types of organisation and the organisational structure; Organisational culture; Contractual arrangements; The role of the personnel function; Status and scope; Championing the case for good occupationalhealth practice; Team selection; Recruitment and selection , Training and developmentHealth and safety legislation; Chapter 2: An introduction to occupational health; History of occupational health; Employer initiatives; Employee initiatives; Government initiatives; Occupational health today; Who has it?; Reasons for occupational health provision; Type of occupational health provision; Use of health professionals; Role of occupational health; Occupational health activities; Setting up an occupational health service; Confidentiality; Chapter 3: The organisational health plan; Introduction; Developing the health plan; Assessment; The draft health plan , Personnel selection proceduresSummary; Training; Management training; Training to manage stress; Training to manage change; A model health policy; Introduction; Selection procedures; Training; Appraisal; Organisational style and structure; Special health-related policies; A checklist of organisational/departmental health; Part II; Chapter 4: Mental health and illness at work; Introduction; Mental health/ill health; Cause of stress at work; Individual factors; Factors in the workplace; Developing a policy for promotion and maintenance of mental health , Recognising work which is inherently stressfulRecognising organisational cultures and structureswhich may be unhealthy; Detecting organisational problems; Managing stress; Managing change; Employee support; Personnel policies; Mental illness in the workplace; Schizophrenic psychosis; Manic-depressive psychosis; Anxiety states; Alcohol misuse; Drug misuse; Conclusion; A policy for mental health; Introduction; Causes of stress at work; Organisation structure and outline; Communications; Training of staff; Staff appraisal; Health education; Sickness absence; Counselling; Problem-solving; Change , Rest and holiday breaksShiftwork; Conclusion; A policy for dealing with misuse of alcohol; Introduction; The policy; A procedure for dealing with misuse of alcohol; Aims of this procedure; Identifying an alcohol problem; Stages to be followed; Contents of stress management workshop; Chapter 5: AIDS and employment; Introduction; Clinical considerations; Developing a policy for HIV/AIDS; Who has policies?; Reasons for developing a policy; Contents of the policy; Avoiding the risk; HIV antibody testing; Insurance; Legal considerations; Recruitment of individuals with HIV/AIDS , Dismissal of employees with HIV/AIDS , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-415-10629-X

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-415-10628-1

Language: English

DOI: 10.4324/9780203426470