For companies or sites without in house health and safety expertise Corporate health provides a health and safety advisory service to ensure that you receive the advice and information that you require.

Details
The subjects covered by the Health and Safety Advisory Service are as follows:

Legislation
Interpretation of directives relating to Health & Safety and advice regarding the implementation of legislation into specific work places.

Occupational Health
Advice regarding criteria and approach to pre-employment, crisis management, sickness absence, ill health retirement, health promotion in the workforce, health surveillance and implementation of Occupational Health policies such as no smoking or drugs and alcohol.

Training
Advice on training in the following areas and requirements under legislation:- First Aid, VDU (visual display unit), Manual Handling, Stress Management, Health & Safety, Risk Assessment, Noise, C.O.S.H.H. (control of substances hazardous to health), Skin Inspection, Smoking.

Safety
Advice on Health & Safety recommendations, specific industry statistics for example mortality rates. Information on weights and measures applied to certain areas of industrial procedures such as manual handling. Personal and environmental monitoring, workplace advice, risk assessment, C.O.S.H.H. assessment, use of personal protective equipment, etc.

Travel Health
Advice regarding vaccination requirements and programmes for both U.K. and worldwide, for executive travel on business or holiday.

Catering and Hygiene
This area covers all aspects of food legislation, requirements under the Act for Employers, requirements under the Act of Employees. Safe working procedures, equipment required for the processing of food, screening programmes required as per the Health & Safety Executive guidelines and the Food Act legislation.