TUC unveils occupational health guidance

28/04/2008

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has published detailed guidance aimed at improving occupational health conditions for at-risk employees.

Some two million employees work in industries that could affect their wellbeing, such as construction, and as part of Workers' Memorial Day, the organisation will issue the publication to around 15,000 of its safety reps.

Brendan Barber, the general secretary of the TUC, claimed that the new publication, Occupational Health: Dealing with the Issues, would lead to improved employee health-related support.

"Using this workbook, union reps can learn about all the aspects of occupational health," he said.

"Then they can use it to encourage their employers to do much more to make employees feel they are getting a decent level of support from work when they are ill and again when they are on the road towards a full recovery," Mr Barber added.

According to the TUC, 175 million working days were lost in 2006 due to worker sickness absence at a cost of £615 per employee.

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