Leaflets | Occupational Health Service

Occupational Health Service

Leaflet name	Description
Able Futures	Access to Work Mental Health Support Service
Be Mindful	Online Mindfulness Course
Controlling health risks from rosin (colophony)-based solder flux fume	How to protect your employees from the risk of ill health caused by rosin (colophony)-based solder flux fume at work
Hand-arm vibration, a guide for employees	This pocket card is aimed at people who use handheld powered work equipment or workpieces which vibrate while being processed by powered machinery, such as pedestal grinders
Breathe freely, a workers’ information card on occupational asthma	This card gives you practical information about occupational asthma
Preventing contact dermatitis and urticaria at work	This leaflet explains how you, as an employer, can protect your employees from skin problems known as contact dermatitis and urticaria. It will also be useful to employees and their representatives
Selecting protective gloves for work with chemicals	This leaflet provides practical advice employers and self-employed people on how to select the best chemical protective gloves to withstand exposure to chemical agents and so meet the prime requirement of PPE, which is to protect the wearer
Solder fume and you, an employee’s guide	This guidance is aimed at people who solder using rosin, specifically colophony-based solder flux, which can cause asthma and dermatitis
Occupational Health Travel Leaflet	This leaflet provides practical advice for travellers about medical precautions to take before traveling abroad