A health check is a perfect opportunity to get to know the facts about your body and discuss any health and wellbeing enquiries with a qualified Occupational Health Advisor.
It includes general lifestyle and cardiovascular questions and a measurement of:
Signposting opportunities are also available on attending a health check for example stop smoking service, exercise of referral and much more.
Please email occupationalhealth@lbbd.gov.uk to book or call us on 0208 227 2350.
Everyone attending a Health Check will also receive one month free leisure membership!
Drug, Alcohol, or Substance misuse can endanger health and render employee’s incapable of safe working. This may make affected employees a danger to both themselves and others.
Alcohol and Drugs alter your mind and body and can hugely impair safe working-which is why we run regular drug & alcohol testing programmes for employees who have been identified as working in safety critical roles. As well as the regular programmes, managers can also request a “for cause” drug or alcohol test if an employee is suspected as being under the influence whilst at work.
The council recognises that the provision of a quality service is dependent on all of its employees, and the Drug and Alcohol Policy reflects the council’s desire to promote and maintain the safety, good health, and wellbeing of its workforce.
Managers must undertake a risk assessment to identify and justify safety critical roles within their service. Please use this latest simplified Risk assessment template to assist you. Simply work through it, turning the grey text black where it applies and add any other specific information that justifies the role as safety critical.
For full details on how the drug & alcohol tests are carried out please read the testing process document
Ensure you know how to manage drug and alcohol misuse at work
As an employer, you have a legal duty to protect workers health, safety and welfare. Understanding the signs of drug and alcohol misuse (or abuse) will help you manage health and safety risk in your workplace.
Our website has step-by-step guidance to help you manage drug and alcohol misuse at work.
If you have an issue with drug or alcohol misuse, there is support available.
Please speak to Occupational Health or your manager and we can help you, you do not have to face it alone.
You can alsouse the below online services:
It is the council’s policy to protect its employees from second-hand smoke and to have a total smoking ban on or in all council premises including vehicles used by employees on council business but excluding parts of care homes for clients, sheltered housing units, council premises leased by others and council dwellings.
For help with quitting smoking visit The NHS “Smoke Free” public health campaign that provides a wide range of resources to help you stop smoking. The good news is there’s lots of free support still available to help you keep going and stop smoking for good.
Including:
Contact the National NHS free smoking helpline on telephone 0800 022 4332.
Work can have a positive impact on our health and wellbeing. Healthy and well-motivated employees can have an equally positive impact on the productivity and effectiveness of the Council.
We have selected a range of useful external resources that you may find helpful.
