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In
step 2, you will:
- Set
up Review of health, environment and safety.
- Produce
a HES Checklist
- Carry
out Review of health, environment and safety.
Look at your workplace. Draw a chart of what comes in, what
goes on and what goes out.
Go round the workplace with a checklist, perhaps based on the
one below.
When you look at health, safety, or environment, consider the
others. When you look at occupational health, consider also
the environmental health aspects, possible environmental damage
and the social aspects too when weighing up the costs. When
you consider waste, consider the safety aspects.
Ask people what they think or want. 30 minutes a week, look
serious, and make a note of the comments. You will find most
of the answers this way - you do not need a professor of occupational
medicine
Ask
the following sort of questions while carrying out your review.
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Checklist
Health
initiatives
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Have you ever checked how the work is organised and can
it be changed?
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Is there anything we can do to improve the general well
being of the staff, or reduce stress and overwork?
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Can we encourage people to help themselves be fitter?
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Can we reduce the harm to health in the local community?
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Are all food hygiene laws being followed?
Environment.
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Are we polluting the air, land or water?
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Are there ways to reduce the amount of materials used and
waste created?
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Can we protect things which people need or value, such as
wildlife or buildings?
- Are
all environmental regulations complied with?
Safety
and Occupational Health
- Can
we protect people better from hazards such as poor workplace
air quality and toxic chemicals?
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What are the commonest causes of accidents?
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Are staff properly consulted?
- Are
all Accident preventions complied with?
©World
Health Organisation 2002
Authors: Dr Charlie Clutterbuck & Dr Bogdan Baranski
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