Michelle Aldous

CEO

Constructing Better Health

3rd November 2011

There were 171 workers fatally injured in 2010/11, of which 50 were construction workers.

Approximately 1 worker per week – killed on a construction site!

The Problem………….

Health - Tip of the Iceberg?

Construction workers are the ‘SILENT VICTIMS’

Over 70 times more deaths in construction are health related and NOT due to a

workplace accident or injury

4 times more working days lost are workplace health and NOT safety related

4,500 Deaths a Year +

Industry Perception of OH

• Confusion• Interpretation of

requirements• Lack of knowledge• Lack of ‘enforcement’• Inconsistency of approach• Supply chain complexity• Make-up of Industry

Sector

Construction Industry Solution

“Constructing Better Health –

The construction industry

scheme for raising standards

of workplace health

management

to improve the long-term

health

of our workforce”

Construction Clients

CBH Model

Industry Standards

Industry Knowledge

Data Management

Data Distribution

REFERRAL&

REHABILITATION

KNOWLEDGE PLATFORMDedicated helplineWebsiteTraining & EducationService Delivery Network

Accredited OHSP’sRisk Management System

DATA PLATFORMCHATV2 – online OHM system

National DatabaseCBH/CSCS Card

Industry Standards

How CBH Works

• Construction Industry Employers •Corporate Membership – annual subscription

• Occupational Health Service Providers•CBH accredited to:

– Provide services to industry standards– Input clinical data to national database

• Workforce– Receive CBH urn (or use CSCS or equivalent

card)– Give consent for clinical data to be held– Present card on site to enable site

management to manage workers health aspects of the job

CHATCBH Web Site

CBH Applications

Check a CardCBH Interface

CHAT• Provides OH support for

employer management of employee

• Based on Industry Health Standards

• Employee & Co. Action Plans

• Supports site OH risk assessments

• Toolbox talk presentations

Check a Card• Enables Site Managers to

check a worker’s fitness to work

CBH Interface to National Database• Provides support for OHSPs to

record workers health check data• Captures Fitness For Work

outcomes for display on Check a Card

• Captures Clinical data for research

CBH Web Site• Provides access to the

‘check a card’ function• Access to CBH resources

e.g. standards, forms, OHSPs

• Dedicated areas for Contractors, Employees, OHSPs, Clients and Affiliates

• Shop

Data Management

Example Data Display for Principal Contractors (Site)

Employer Benefits of CBH

• Dedicated on-line help line, advice and guidance

• Dedicated phone-line for employers and employees

• On site roadshow events (currently skin cancer awareness)

• Offset OH costs against tax• Support for tendering with OH provision

• Demonstrates compliance with current UK legislation

• Access to accredited OH providers

• Legal advice to support OH civil claims

• Support in case management, referrals and rehabilitation

• Support for insurance premium reductions

• Benchmarking and statistics for management information

What do CBH Offer?

• Online occupational health management system (CHATv2)• Produces individual and company action plans• Enables on site OH risk assessments• Based on industry standards – health assessment matrix – job

roles• Linked to online TBT’s• Individual health records (required under UK legislation – 40

years)• Licensed to employer• Links with accredited OH service providers• Capability to capture Responsible Person checks• Cuts duplication of health checks for new employees• Links to any construction industry card scheme• Gives site managers access to OH information

Skin Cancer Awareness Campaign 2011/12

Summary

• Demonstrates management of OH at site level• On-line OH management system with fully supported advice

lines for site managers and employees• Web based solution for access to ‘real time’ ‘fitness for task’

data at SITE level for site managers via established industry competency card schemes

• Key to managing safety critical workers

• Efficient and cost effective monitoring of an individuals health

• OHSP access to previous clinical data for comparison/monitoring

• Reduces need for unnecessary and costly repeat HS/FFT checks• Improves retention of experienced workforce• Healthy workforce = improved productivity

• Education and awareness raising