Corporate Health Ireland - Occupational Health Consultants

Proactive Health Management:

Introduction
Corporate Health Ireland

can provide advice at an early stage on the control of hazards in the workplace which may adversely affect health. For example;

Noise from machinery can cause deafness:
	An effective hearing conservation programme protects the employee from deafness while ensuring the company operates within legislative requirements.

Work-related stress can give rise to anxiety or mental illness:
	Proactive programmes aimed at recognising and managing the symptoms of stress encourage early intervention and reduce ill-health effects.

Manual handling contributes to back pain:
	Manual handling training and ergonomic assessment of work practices will reduce the risk of injuries and fulfill statutory requirements.

Chemicals may cause long or short-term illness e.g. skin irritants and allergens, carcinogens:
	Risk assessment reduces the risk of illness while health surveillance allows early intervention and reduces long-term problems.

Repetitive Strain Injury is an occupational health hazard in many industries:
	Ergonomic assessment and relevant health checks are necessary to minimise injuries and reduce lost time.

Occupational Asthma can be caused by several common industrial agents eg Isocyanates, gluteraldehyde, flour, wood dusts, colophony fumes
	Pre-placement health assessment identifies those most at risk and allows safety precautions to be put in place.

Safety

works with management to identify hazards at work which pose a risk to the health and safety of employees. Controlling these hazards reduces the risk of serious accidents and illness. Minimising accidents and illness also minimises civil litigation which is an increasing concern for employers in the current environment.

Productivity

Good health management in the workplace makes sound business sense. A healthy workforce is more productive and has less sickness absence. Our service combines preventive services (Risk Assessment, Screening, Health Surveillance and Health Promotion) with active clinical and safety management of work related health and safety problems. Our aim is to optimise the health and welfare of the workforce and to maximise organisational effectiveness.

Legal responsibility

Employers have a responsibility to ‘ensure as far as is reasonably practicable the health, safety and welfare of the employee’ as enshrined in the 1989 & 2005 Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Acts and subsequent Directives. Corporate Health Ireland

has vast experience in working with employers to implement practical approaches to meet these responsibilities.

Quality

Corporate Health Ireland has expertise and experience working with companies from the full range of sectors including manufacturing, chemical, food processing, financial, retailing and IT services.

proactively protects the health of employees, thereby contributing to quality of service. Quality of product can be protected by environmental health and hygiene advice.

People

People are a key resource in today’s working environment. Experience has shown us that an occupational health service can contribute to improved morale and loyalty among the workforce by demonstrating an employer’s commitment to the health and welfare of the employees.

Corporate Health Ireland, 10 /11 Exchange Place, International Financial Services Centre, Dublin 1, Ireland
Phone: +353 1 670 1820 Fax: +353 1 670 0617

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