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Building Awareness of

Occupational Hygiene

Mike Slater

BOHS President 2014/15

Approximately 13,000deaths each year due to occupational diseases

An estimated 1.2 million people who worked in 2012/13 were suffering from a work-related illness

“Develop and deploy clear and simple communication messages about the purpose and value of occupational hygiene”

“Engage with employer associations, large companies and regulators to promote the value of hygiene and occupational hygienists”

HOW ?

HOW ?We decided to launch an Awareness Campaign to increase understanding of the scale of occupational ill-health in the UK

Lessons learned

This presentation considers some of the key lessons we’ve learned

Plan

PlanEnsure that you have a clear plan setting out

clear objectives, desirable outcomes and actions to achieve them

Identify issues

Identify audience

Engage with stakeholders

Develop messages

Focus

FocusYou can’t do everything!

Set ambitious, but realistic, objectives

• Respiratory disease

• Target the Construction industry

Why Construction?

About 5 500 new occupational cancer cases in construction every year

over 500 workers believed to die from exposure to silica dust every year

76 000 cases of work-related ill health

Convert the need for preventative ill-health solutions into demand

Employers have the key role to play in minimising health risks at work.

Clients

Principle Contractor

Large Sub-contractors

Small Sub-contractors

Workers

Clients

Principle Contractor

Large Sub-contractors

Small Sub-contractors

Workers

Engage

EngageIdentify and talk to stakeholders to find out

about their concerns and what they believe is needed

BOHS

Media partners

Construction companies

Trade Unions

Trades associations

Construction clients

Other professional

bodies

HSE

Relevant charities

Politicians

Commercial providers

What’s needed?

What’s needed?

Evidence that OH is good

for business

What’s needed?

Evidence that OH is good

for business

What does ‘good’ look

like?

What’s needed?

Evidence that OH is good

for business

What does ‘good’ look

like?

Who’s doing this well?

What’s needed?

Evidence that OH is good

for business

What does ‘good’ look

like?

Who’s doing this well?

Centre of excellence for information

Provide Solutions

Occupational Hygienists have the knowledge and skills to help employers find solutions

What’s needed?

Evidence that OH is good

for business

What does ‘good’ look

like?

Who’s doing this well?

Centre of excellence for information

What’s needed?

Good Business Case

What does ‘good’ look

like?

Who’s doing this well?

Centre of excellence for information

What’s needed?

Good Business Case

Management Standard

Who’s doing this well?

Centre of excellence for information

What’s needed?

Good Business Case

Management Standard

Case Studies &

Good Practice

Centre of excellence for information

What’s needed?

Good Business Case

Management Standard

Case Studies &

Good Practice

Information Hub

Mobilise

Get the membership engaged and involved

Collaborate

CollaborateWork with stakeholders

and get them involved

BOHS

Media partners

Construction companies

Trade Unions

Trades associations

Construction clients

Other professional

bodies

HSE

Relevant charities

Politicians

Commercial providers

Supporters Partners Sponsors

Working in Partnership

Join us and be part of the solution

www.breathefreely.org.uk

Partners

Supporters

Birmingham – One day

Conference 10th November 2015

Regional meetings

• Glasgow

• London

• Northwest

Construction Managers Toolkit

1.Plan2.Focus3.Engage4.Provide Solutions5.Mobilise6.Collaborate

Controlling Exposures to

prevent occupational lung disease

in the construction industry

www.breathefreely.org.uk