The Health at Work Guide

The practical guide to managing health at work for managers, employees, Human Resources, Safety Advisers and anyone with a job

The Health at Work Guide is a practical and easy to read guide that covers all you need to know about health at work including managing absence, health surveillance, stress, mental ill health and wellness. It de-mystifies the term “occupational health” and common perceptions about ill health and absence. Although written primarily for the UK, the principles and behaviours discussed within it are universal so regardless of whether you have no access to occupational health care at all or work for one of the best employers in the world. it will have something for you. It provides simple guidance on relevant legislation and has plenty of links to other information sources for the reader who wants to know more.

Lindsey Hall has been an Occupational Health Adviser for over 25 years. In 1998 he was appointed National Occupational Health Manager for the Environment Agency and from 2004 – 2006, was Head of Nursing Services for AXA PPP, one of the leading UK providers of outsourced occupational health services. In 2006 he set up Split Dimension Ltd to provide his own brand of occupational health to business. He has advised organisations of 13 employees and others with over 60,000. He has had experience of all sectors of business and commerce in the public and private sectors including manufacturing engineering, councils, finance, Media and IT.