Health & Safety / Occupational Health

The HSE estimate that 1.3 million working people suffer from a work-related illness, and 31.2 million working days are lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury.

Within the paper industry, statistically musculoskeletal disorder and work-related stress have been identified as the main cause or work-related illness.

The paper industry, through PABIAC have set objectives to reduce the numbers of work-related ill health in both categories.

In this section there are information sheets, industry guidance, occupational health audit questions and PABIAC Research Reports.

General Guidance

• Occupational Health – Getting started
• CPI – Choosing a competent occupational health professional
• Example policy and advice for registering with a practitioner
• Example company policy and advice on infectious diseases
• CPI example occupational health policy
• Managing Occupational Health Information
• Manual Handling assessment for sorting materials
• Blood Bourne diseases Example Policy

Occupational Health Reports

• HSL Report – Occupational exposure to paper tissue dust in the UK
• PABIAC Occupational Health Report