Your Health at Work

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Serves as your indispensable guide to dealing with and understanding physical and mental health problems at work in the UK.
Your Health at Work is your fully researched and up-to-date guide to the most common health risks at work in the UK and how you can tackle them. The TUC expertly explains your legal rights, how to avoid injury and illness and what support is available to you. Covering the full range of industries, Your Health at Work provides guidance for everyone. Both physical health (e.g. aches and strains, hazardous substances, accidents) and mental health (anxiety, depression, bullying) are comprehensively discussed to provide you with reliable help and advice on the full range of potential health problems at work. The stories of real workers who have encountered health issues at work are included to make sure that this book is fully representative of real life and gives practical, and sometimes inspirational, insights to support you and your health every day at work.
Helps the reader protect themselves from physical harm at work through guidance on chemicals at work, aches and strains, manual handling, repetitive strain injury, violence and road risk
Supports the reader by giving guidance on mental health in the workplace including depression, anxiety, stress and bullying
Includes full details on workers' legal rights to keep well at work and what resources are available to support them in the wider world
Uses examples of real people's experiences to illustrate the risks and solutions to wellness in the workplace
Includes modern wellness hazards such as cyber and social media bullying, the potential negative effects of zero hours contracts and being self-employed
Contains all the recent regulatory and legal changes to health and safety at work announced by the UK government in 2017

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Trades Union Congress TUC
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) exists to make the working world a better place for everyone. They bring together more than 5.5 million working people who make up their 48 member unions. The TUC support unions to grow and thrive, and they stand up for everyone who works for a living.

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