- ASSIGNMENT 2: CASE STUDY (OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING PRACTICE)
The International Labour Organisation define the role of occupational health services as
‘multidisciplinary services having essentially preventive and advisory functions and being responsible for assisting employers, workers and their representatives in establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy working environment…’
With this in mind you are required to submit a 2500 word essay detailingan appropriate in-house occupational health provision for a company which collects and recycles commercial waste from local businesses.
The company has approximately 150 members of staff which include, senior management staff, office based administration staff, refuse collection drivers and manual staff. The manual staffempty bins into the lorries, help sort the waste and move the waste around the site in front loaders.
The company currently has no occupational health provision.
GENERAL REQUIRMENTS
Briefly outline the potential health and wellbeing issues which need to be addressed as part of the occupational health and wellbeing provision within the company;
With reference to the health and wellbeing issues and relevant supporting literature develop an appropriate occupational health and wellbeing provision for the company which includes preventive, monitoring and advisory functions;
