Health case studies

Other helpful information on managing workplace health during major construction projects such as the Olympic Park has been published on the Learning Legacy website. The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has a 'Li£e Savings' campaign to encourage better health and safety management. This includes a range of case studies.

Further help and information can be found on HSE's website. If you know of other examples, please contact us.

Case studies

Health management

• Enabling local ownership of occupational health management through insight and guidance
  Network Rail
• Implementation of a health surveillance programme
  Alstom
• Prevention of coronary heart disease
  Network Rail
• Providing a flexible approach to assessing employee health in a 24/7 organisation
  Network Rail
• The Heart on Track Challenge
  Merseyrail

Health and wellbeing

• Fatigue Management
  Morgan Sindall
• Best practice in occupational health and wellbeing
  Balfour Beatty
• Improving employee health - occupational health at work week
  Volker Rail
• Kings Cross station project occupational health provision
  Network Rail
• Reducing sickness absence and promoting a healthy workforce
  First ScotRail
• Wellbeing study
  London Overground

Noise and vibration

• Northern Line refurbishment -Hand Arm Vibration and lifting reduction
  Alstom
• Preventing Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome
  London Underground
• Prevention of noise induced hearing loss - Hearing protection – Personal moulded ear plugs ProtectHear
  At Source QX

Musculoskeletal disorders

• Driver-centred safety device
  Southern
• Identifying and managing the risk of Musculoskeletal Discomfort (MSD) in train driving
  Northern Rail
• Musculoskeletal disorder risk in train cabs and use of RSSB MAT tool
  Arriva Trains Wales
• Occupational health physiotherapy
  Transport for London
• Physiotherapy Pilot
  Network Rail
• The rail grip (preventing musculoskeletal and hand injury)
  Cleshar
• Use of RSSB MAT tool in train cabs
  South West Trains

Stress

• A new approach to improving mental health and wellbeing. Alstom
• Learning to be resilient to stress
  Transport for London
• New approach to addressing stress disorders caused by traumatic incidents
  Arriva Trains Wales (ATW)
• Taking a strategic approach to improving mental health and wellbeing
  Network Rail

Dust, bugs, gases and fumes

• Designing out exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions (DEEE)
  Eurotunnel
• Exposure to silica and other respirable inhalants from rail ballast materials
  Hydrex (now NDS-Plant)
• Protecting workers from diesel engine exhaust emissions (DEEE) in tunnel working J Murphy and Sons Ltd
• Reducing exposure to Radon gas below harmful levels
  Northern Rail
• Risk management of legionella
  First ScotRail
• Management of asbestos containing materials
  Transport for London