Occupational Health Services Valuing People in the Workplace. Our Company Working for a Healthier Future

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1 Occupational Health

2 Why Use IOM? IOM is a leading international provider of health and safety solutions to industry, commerce, public sector and professional bodies. Our aim is to enable you to make informed and objective management decisions that meet your business needs. We work with you to ensure that our services reflect your operational needs whilst ensuring that you remain compliant with current legislation and best practice. Whether your requirement is for strategic advice, expert opinion, on-site measurement and monitoring or multi-disciplinary research, IOM will be delighted to help.

3 Our Company Working for a Healthier Future Occupational Health Services Valuing People in the Workplace At IOM, we deliver a broad range of workplace health services throughout the UK. We have over 140 specialist staff strategically located across four UK locations. We work for thousands of organisations and our clients are reassured that with IOM they can access some of the most experienced, independent health and safety experts in the country. IOM helps employers deliver world class workplace practices: We understand the factors that affect human health in the workplace and the wider environment. We identify and promote practices which can improve the health of workers and the wider population. We support companies in diverse industries in dealing with risks from established workplace hazards such as noise, chemicals, asbestos, heat, dust or vibration. Emerging risks from new technologies such as those involving nanomaterials are also assessed. Our support also extends to Occupational Health and Expert Witness services. Good health means good business. As experienced consultants and scientists we understand what organisations need to do to protect their employees and their businesses. We therefore go beyond workplace compliance and establish true best practice and accurate insight into workplace health issues in your organisation. At IOM, we work for some of the leading companies in the UK who trust us to deliver the very best in Occupational Health services. Our services are physician-led and reflect the ethos of the wider IOM the commitment to a high quality, cost effective and responsive provision. IOM place independence, authority and integrity at the heart of what we do. In our Occupational Health division we reflect these virtues by employing well qualified and highly experienced clinicians, professional management and a skilled and committed administration team. Our approach to clients is open and collaborative. Our aim is to enable you to make informed and objective management decisions that meet your business needs. We work with you to ensure that your occupational health provision reflects your operational needs whilst ensuring that you remain compliant with current legislation and best practice. The services we provide include: Health Surveillance Case Management Health and Wellbeing Consultancy Services Vaccination Services Health Assessments Our clients benefit from some of the foremost experts in their fields. We have an international reputation for excellence in research, services and consulting activities across all industry sectors from high technology to heavy industry. An understanding of workplace health is critical to every business. At IOM we ensure your organisation is at the very forefront of this understanding, as we work together for a healthier future.

4 2. Case Management Reducing the cost of sickness The Centre for Economics and Business Research puts the cost of long term sickness absence in the UK at 3.1billion per annum. The average annual cost of employee absence per employee is Health Surveillance Recognising early signs of work related ill health Health surveillance is used to identify and monitor early signs of work-related ill health in employees exposed to certain hazards at work. An effective health surveillance programme provided by a specialist occupational health provider ensures compliance with regulatory requirements, and demonstrates a responsible employer s commitment to the health and wellbeing of their workforce. Employers will be familiar with the relevant UK workplace legislation, but may also have internal or global standards they would wish to meet in addition to the regulatory requirements. IOM provides a comprehensive range of health surveillance services, delivered peripatetically throughout the UK, underpinned by our Quality Management System and clinically supervised by our Lead Occupational Physician. Our services include: Audiometry (hearing tests) Lung function testing (spirometry) Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) assessments Skin (dermatology) surveillance Asbestos and Lead medicals Radiation medicals under the Ionising Radiation Regulations With UK wide coverage from our offices in London and Scotland and a UK network of regional OH staff, we can support the Occupational Health needs of companies large and small. The combination of sound experience, a physician led approach and a committed service orientated team assures clients of a high quality occupational health provision. Managing and Reducing Sickness There is no doubt that sound and effective absence management is enhanced by robust and business focused occupational health. At IOM we are able to undertake management referrals that reduce time lost by establishing, through triage, a referral pathway that is both expeditious and cost effective, that reflects an understanding of your business and provides comprehensive and realistic advice that enables management and HR to take appropriate action. Ill-Health Retirement IOM is able to provide comprehensive advice and guidance on ill health related retirement. Our Consultant Occupational Physicians have many years experience in dealing with such cases and have particular expertise with the Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers Pensions. Our advice will be well informed, robust and will enable Trustees and Pension Administrators to make appropriate decisions. 3. Health and Wellbeing Promoting and enhancing the health of your people IOM seek to provide health and wellbeing activities that recognise the budgetary, cultural and operational needs of your business. Our approach is to build our response around identified occupational health issues within your organisation. These issues may arise through sickness absence management, as a result of an ageing workforce or a particular function of your operation. Our activities will be designed to raise the profile of health and embed a culture of awareness and understanding of the benefits of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Mini-health checks Lifestyle screening Health presentations (e.g. stress awareness, healthy eating, sleep and rest) Poster and promotion campaigns reflecting Department of Health initiatives

5 4. Consultancy Services Guiding best practice in the workplace IOM has a long history of providing comprehensive and high quality advisory services in all disciplines of occupational health and safety. Our specialist occupational health clinicians can provide the following services: Occupational Health Needs Review including applying our specialist knowledge of health surveillance to your business needs Support for public health issues e.g. pandemic and avian flu, TB Chief Medical Officer role for in-house provision or for advisory, audit and governance purposes Stress and Mental Health in the Workplace In 2011 stress became the number one cause of workplace absence for the first time this trend has continued. The trend has been exacerbated by the rise in presenteeism a result of job insecurity and rising workloads. The CIPD Survey of 2012 suggests workload is the primary cause of work-related stress. IOM can help your business understand the extent and effect of stress and mental ill health in the workplace. We can advise on the outcome of stress risk assessments and design a response, that may be delivered in the form of stress awareness or resilience training, but which reflects the particular stressors, business drivers and culture of your organisation. 6. Health Assessments Ensuring the health and well-being of your workforce Throughout the period of employment, it is important to establish procedures that can alert the company and the employee to any health issues that may impact on the ability of the employee to undertake his or her duties and ensure that such activities will not contribute to the deterioration of any pre-existing condition. Our Screening Services cater for all stages of employment and include:- Pre-placement (On-site; Off-Site) Safety Critical Worker Night Worker Management referrals Vision screening Confined Spaces and Working at Height assessments FLT driving medicals DSE workstation assessments At IOM we can advise on, and provide an appropriate preplacement programme for your business. Questionnaires can be paper-based, or submitted and processed on line. Our questionnaires and subsequent advice will reflect best practice and requirements under the Equality Act. Where indicated, paper screening and online screening can be supported by telephone consultation or physical baseline screening, which can be carried out peripatetically or at one of our clinics. 5. Vaccination Services Occupational and Travel Vaccines IOM can provide a number of vaccination services both on-site and at one of our local centres. Our services include: Hepatitis B vaccination Flu vaccination programmes Business travel vaccination and advice IOM operate a registered Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre at our Luton clinic and can provide a comprehensive advisory service and appropriate vaccinations from our local clinics. All of our vaccination programmes are underpinned by our Quality Management System and meet the highest standards of clinical audit and care.

6 IOM working for a healthier future across a wide range of workplace health needs. Asbestos Services Occupational Hygiene Occupational Health Safety of Nanomaterials Environment and Public Health Expert Witness Services Lab Services Human Factors & Ergonomics Specialist Healthcare Ventilation Research iom@iom-world.org IOM Edinburgh Research Avenue North Riccarton, Edinburgh EH14 4AP Tel: Fax: IOM Chesterfield Tapton Park Innovation Centre Brimington Road, Tapton Chesterfield, S41 0TZ Tel: Fax: IOM Stafford Brookside Business Park Cold Meece, Stone Staffordshire, ST15 0RZ Tel: Fax: IOM London Research House Business Centre, Fraser Road, Perivale Middlesex, UB6 7AQ Tel: Fax: Registered in Scotland No. SC IOM Consulting Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Occupational Medicine, a registered Scottish charity.