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SERVICE DELIVERY
Corporate Health and Safety
Corporate Health and Safety Team has developed policies in relation to the control of
legionella, asbestos, hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) and noise.
Routine occupational health surveillance is in place for employees who are exposed to
health risks such as working with asbestos, silica dust and powered hand tools.
Mental health and work-related stress are a key priority for the council. The Corporate
Health and Safety Team promotes the managers’ stress management toolkit and
the team stress assessments. These are proactive measures to identify and then
modify working practices at an organisational level to reduce the likelihood of people
su昀昀ering from work related stress. The Human Resources Team leads on the work with
individuals who are identi昀椀ed as su昀昀ering from work related stress symptoms.
The Corporate Health and Safety Team has worked with individuals to ensure that
individuals have appropriate workstations when working from home because of the
COVID-19 pandemic. This has involved carrying out detailed display screen equipment
assessments, remotely.
Following on from the public health crisis associated with Coronavirus the council has
been dealing with numerous outbreaks of Avian In昀氀uenza. the Corporate Health and
Safety Team has provided advice on the safe handling and disposal of bird carcasses
and the appropriate way to work in areas a昀昀ected by the Avian In昀氀uenza outbreaks.
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