It may be microscopic in size, but dust can pose a big risk to our health. Hear from Steve Perkins, who aims to improve our understanding of how we can control health risks through occupational hygiene – especially the challenge of dust.
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The health of colleagues will always be a key priority of the rail industry. This session on occupational hygiene discusses long-term worker health protection and the focus for future projects and initiatives.
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Wendy McCristal and Rupert Lown discuss the importance of good mental health, especially for those in lone working roles. They talk about the health challenges especially faced by shift workers and how they can take control of their wellbeing while working long and irregular hours.
Achieving health on a par with safety
We often use the term ‘health and safety’ but really, we only mean ‘safety’. We keep dropping our ‘H’s. And health is so integral to safety, sustainability and satisfaction! We want to get health on a par with safety – where it should be, and this session looks at how we plan to achieve this and provide examples of some specific work being undertaken at East Midlands Railway.