Occupational health training...
...for occupational safety, health, and hygiene professionals
Occupational health training for for occupational safety, health, and hygiene professionals is fundamental for delivering a professional service with the aim of ensuring long-term health of employees.
Occupational safety, health, and hygiene professionals should receive training specific to their role. These roles are key in maintaining a healthy workforce, and their skills and competencies need to reflect their duties.
Health risk assessment training
This training provides a structured approach to identifying and assessing workplace hazards and risks. To effectively protect employee health and ensure regulatory compliance, participants will learn how to:
- determine appropriate fitness for work criteria
- establish suitable and sufficient control measures
- identify necessary health surveillance requirements
Case management
Equips occupational health professionals with the skills to effectively manage employee health cases. Including:
- comprehensive assessment
- clear and concise report writing
- making informed fitness for work recommendations
To support timely rehabilitation and promote sustainable workforce health, it also covers:
- best practices in communication
- multidisciplinary collaboration
- return-to-work planning
Skin investigation
This specialised training equips professionals with the skills to investigate and manage reports of work-aggravated and work-related skin conditions.
To protect employee health and ensure effective workplace interventions, using Mathias criteria, participants will learn to:
- systematically assess skin problems
- determine their work-relatedness
- support evidence-based decision-making
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome management and health surveillance
Provides participants with the knowledge to identify, assess and control risks associated with hand-transmitted vibration. Including it’s links to musculoskeletal disorders. It covers:
- the causes and early signs of Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)
- effective use of risk assessment tools
The training also covers practical strategies to reduce combined vibration and musculoskeletal risks through:
- task design
- equipment choice
- exposure control
- early intervention
As well as supporting the identification of those requiring health surveillance under the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations.
Controlling noise exposure
This training equips occupational safety and health professionals wi the knowledge and practical skills to assess, manage and reduce workplace noise risks. All in compliance with legal requirements, such as the Control of Noise at Work Regulations.
To protect workers’ hearing health, it focuses on:
- understanding noise hazards
- conducting effective risk assessments
- implementing control measures
Controlling respiratory risks
This training equips occupational safety and health professionals wi the knowledge to assess risks. As well as designing effective health surveillance programmes focused on respiratory conditions.
To protect work health participants will learn how to:
- identify and evaluate workplace respiratory hazards
- detect early signs of work-related respiratory diseases
- investigate potential causes
- interpet surveillance data
- support timely interventions