1. Michelle Aldous
CEO
Constructing Better Health
3rd November 2011

2. The Problem………….
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!

3. Health - Tip of the Iceberg?
4,500 Deaths a Year +
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. 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

5. 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”

6. Construction Clients

7. CBH Model
KNOWLEDGE PLATFORM Industry Standards
Dedicated helpline
Website
Training & Education
Service Delivery Network Industry Knowledge
Accredited OHSP‟s
REFERRAL
Risk Management System &
REHABILITATION
Data Management
DATA PLATFORM
CHATV2 – online OHM system
National Database
CBH/CSCS Card Data Distribution

8. Industry Standards

9. How CBH Works
• Construction Industry Employers
• Occupational Health Service Providers
• Workforce

10. CBH Applications
CBH Web Site
CHAT
• Provides access to the ‘check a
• CBH Web Site support for
Provides OH CHAT
card’ function
employer management of
• Access to CBH resources e.g.
employee
standards, forms, OHSPs
• Based on Industry Health
• Dedicated areas for
Standards
Contractors, Employees,
• Employee & Co. Action Plans
OHSPs, Clients and Affiliates
• Supports site OH risk
• Shop
assessments
• Toolbox talk presentations
CBH Interface
CBH Interface Card
Check a to National Database
• Provides support for OHSPs to Check a Card
record workers health check data • Enables Site Managers to
• Captures Fitness For Work check a worker’s fitness to work
outcomes for display on Check a
Card
• Captures Clinical data for research

11. Data Management

12. Example Data Display for Principal
Contractors (Site)

13. 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

14. What do CBH Offer?
• Online occupational health management system (CHATv2)
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15. Skin Cancer Awareness Campaign 2011/12

16. 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