Product category:
Industrialsafetytalk: Health and Safety Strategy and Risk Assessment
News Release from: HSE Health and Safety Executive
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 24 May 2006
Lancashire Constabulary wins HSE award
Bill Callaghan has announced Lancashire Constabulary as the winner of the HSE-sponsored 'improving workings lives - putting people first' public servant of the year award.
Bill Callaghan, Chair of the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) announced Lancashire Constabulary as the winner of the HSE sponsored 'improving workings lives - putting people first' public servant of the year award The award recognises and rewards those who have achieved significant success in their role as public servants, and have demonstrated commitment, endeavour and innovation in a crucial role serving their local community
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 1 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
SMEs need better occupational health support
The work of occupational health physicians is highly rated by organisations, but small and medium-sized businesses have little or no access to their support, according to a new HSE report.
New initiative to improve safety in waste industry
The Environmental Services Association (ESA) is launching its Accident Reduction Charter as a major new initiative to improve the health and safety performance in the waste management industry.
The safety and welfare at Lancashire Constabulary team created a healthy police plan including reviews of sickness absence, this established the need for early intervention by line managers to secure effective medical support.
The results of their efforts was that by September last year sickness rates were down 17% on the year before, putting 25 more officers on the streets each day.
Sickness rates for the support staff fell by 20% and long-term sickness absence cases more than halved.
Congratulating the finalists Mr Callaghan said, "The HSC was impressed with the calibre of the work undertaken by safety and welfare team at Lancashire Constabulary to reduce reducing sickness absence for both front line and support staff.
The runners up, Causeway Health and Social Services Trust Northern Ireland, the Occupational health and the Voice care team, Stevenson College Edinburgh, through their work have benefited their local community immensely.
The work they and their organisations do to promote better health and safety through improved literacy and IT skills, health screening and early intervention to provide medical support has been exemplary" "This shows that the public sector can lead by example in tackling workplace health issues.
If more organisations follow this lead we will have a healthier and more productive public sector.
Too often, public sector performance is compared unfavourably with that of the private sector.
These awards show what can be done with efficiency and productivity gain from relatively modest investment." More than 35 million working days are lost each year to occupational ill health and injury.
Health and safety has a crucial role to play in reducing this enormous burden, preventing work-related illness and injury and improving rehabilitation and return to work support.".
• HSE Health and Safety Executive: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Engineeringtalk email newsletter
• Engineeringtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
