Your Health at Work is your fully researched and up-to-date guide to the most common health risks at work in the UK and how you can tackle them. The TUC expertly explains your legal rights, how to avoid injury and illness and what support is available to you. Covering the full range of industries, Your Health at Work provides guidance for everyone. Both physical health (e.g. aches and strains, hazardous substances, accidents) and mental health (anxiety, depression, bullying) are comprehensively discussed to provide you with reliable help and advice on the full range of potential health problems at work. The stories of real workers who have encountered health issues at work are included to make sure that this book is fully representative of real life and gives practical, and sometimes inspirational, insights to support you and your health every day at work.
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Serves as your indispensable guide to dealing with and understanding physical and mental health problems at work in the UK.
    • Chapter - 00: Introduction;
  • Section - ONE: Mental Health and Wellbeing;
    • Chapter - 01: Safeguarding Mental Health;
    • Chapter - 02: Redressing Stress;
    • Chapter - 03: Bullying at the Workplace and Beyond;
    • Chapter - 04: Suicide;
  • Section - TWO: Physical Health;
    • Chapter - 05: Occupational Cancers and Hazardous & Dangerous Substances;
    • Chapter - 06: Musculoskeletal Disorders;
    • Chapter - 07: Disability Discrimination and Reasonable Adjustments;
    • Chapter - 08: Physical Health for an Ageing Workforce;
    • Chapter - 09: Working Time;
    • Chapter - 10: Night and Shift Work;
    • Chapter - 11: Physical Wellbeing and Health Initiatives;
    • Chapter - 12: Access to Occupational Health Advice;
  • Section - THREE: Health and Wellbeing for Specific Groups;
    • Chapter - 13: New Ways of Working;
    • Chapter - 14: Young or Inexperienced workers and apprentices;
    • Chapter - 15: Accommodating Specific Conditions;
    • Chapter - 16: Migrant Workers;
    • Chapter - 17: Violence and Abuse;
    • Chapter - 18: Gender and Transgender Issues;
  • Section - FOUR: Legal Rights and Expectations;
    • Chapter - 19: Realising Your Rights
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Helps the reader protect themselves from physical harm at work through guidance on chemicals at work, aches and strains, manual handling, repetitive strain injury, violence and road risk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780749481506
Publisert
2018-09-03
Utgiver
Kogan Page Ltd
Vekt
355 gr
Høyde
215 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Dybde
15 mm
Aldersnivå
01, U, P, G, 05, 06, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
280

Biografisk notat

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) exists to make the working world a better place for everyone. They bring together more than 5.5 million working people who make up their 48 member unions. The TUC support unions to grow and thrive, and they stand up for everyone who works for a living.