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the heart of health and safety Dr Karen McDonnell CFIOSH, Chartered FCIPD, CBiol MSB, AIEMA, MSP President Society Trade and service

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You are here ! Public entertainment park Outdoor area Sea, lake, Wet area After Svanstrom 1987

Being an IOSH Member Personal Organisational Influential Belonging Making the connection Getting more from your membership Those who can do, those who can do more volunteer.

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New magazine IOSH Networks Newsletter Meeting with Forum Moderators 45001 Culture programme Next phase of NTTL, silica and dust IOSH 2016 conference planning Promoting mental health at work Managing Stress Train 2015 Challenge IOSH and Healthy Working Lives

Launched October 2014 Aims to reduce the burden of stress and mental ill health in Scottish workplaces Mental health problems at work cost Scottish employers over 2 billion year. Average work related stress absence 24 days

Free training initiative aims to help employers train over 2015 employees during 2015 to identify and manage stress and mental health issues in the workplace. Aims of course

Develop managers to support a mentally healthy workplace. Interactive activities to enable participants to: Identify the key factors that contribute to a mentally healthy workplace Increase awareness of mental health issues in the workplace and their impact on performance and staff engagement Improve their confidence in recognising and dealing with poor mental health and well being in the workplace, including possible reasonable

adjustments Be introduced to tools which can be used to support their team to identify and manage stress at work. Theory into practice - case studies What worked? Where were the barriers?

What would you do differently? Communication - getting the OSH professional voice heard Making functional alliances

Make contact with those who can make things happen Be clear about your vision Simplify complex messages Being realistic about the level of engagement achievable Our strength Being a catalyst Encouraging others to think out with traditional boundaries

RoSPAs mission is to save lives and reduce injuries Thank you