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Occupational health strategy
Tarmac Group > Wolverhampton, West Midlands > 01902 382855
occupational health: 67
Tarmac Group’s occupational health strategy is part of a long-term goal to eliminate occupational disease
and health impairment due to workplace health hazards.
The strategy incorporates the Anglo American Occupational Health Guidelines, the Quarries National Joint
Advisory Committee’s document, Occupational Health Management in the Quarry Industry (which can be
accessed at http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/meetings/qnjac/qnjac-ohg.pdf), and elements of the Tarmac
safety strategy.
A key element is to ensure that occupational hygiene; occupational
health and risk assessment are fully integrated. Activities include:
• public reporting of SHE performance in the annual SHE and Social
report
• publishing guidance documents, such as A Guide to Good Health 1
• educational campaign to raise awareness amongst the workforce of
both occupational and general health issues
• development of policy on the management of stress in the workplace.
• health surveillance using mobile screening units
• development of a baseline of occupational hygiene data (eg workplace
noise, dust and vibration levels)
• assessment of each worker exposed to occupational health hazards.
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Managing occupational health
Tarmac Northern > Uddingston, Glasgow > 01698 804900
Good housekeeping to improve health and hygiene standards is given due prominence at this ready-mix
plant in Uddingston. It has installed reverse jet filters, fan assisted reverse jet filters, and a central vacuum
system to significantly reduce dust.
On a company-wide scale, Tarmac has produced Environmental Good Housekeeping Best Practice Guide,
which covers areas such as site entrance; offices and welfare facilities; and fuel, oil and chemical storage
areas. The company’s SHE policies and guidance, accessible from the intranet system, includes guidance on
first aid; the risks of drug and alcohol misuse; and how to manage stress.
Induction programmes and risk assessments also target occupational health issues. Risk assessments are
broken down into four parts:
1 possible hazards associated with the task
2 measures to reduce or remove the hazard
3 persons most at risk from this activity
4 personal protective equipment (PPE) to be used.
The severity of the risk and the likelihood of harm occurring are calculated using a scale from one (severity:
nil; probability: improbable) to five (severity: high; probability: likely). If the score falls into low risk then
work can then be carried out. If the score falls into medium or high risk, further measures must be taken.