Occupational health and welfare: an overview

Introduction

Managing occupational health and welfare issues in your workplace means taking steps to promote employees' and your own well-being and prevent illness and injury.

This can range from cutting stress and drawing up a drugs and alcohol policy to stamping out bullying and harassment.

All businesses are likely to face a range of occupational health and welfare issues. This guide sets out the importance of tackling them and explains how to implement systems that can help you do so.

It also details the types of occupational health risk faced in many workplaces and the specific risks found in particular industries.

Subjects covered in this guide

• Introduction
• Promoting occupational health
• Key occupational health issues
• Manage occupational health
• Concerns in different industries
• Risks in the workplace