Whilst the fundamentals of good health and safety remain crucial for preventing accidents and workrelated diseases, there is growing interest in how workplaces can actively promote health and wellbeing Occupational health has an opportunity to enhance the value of our offer for the 21st century, helping foster happier, healthier human lives, and vibrant, successful organisations.
The description of occupational health formulated by the World Health Organisation and International Labour Organisation places occupational health at the heart of the development of both knowledge and practice to improve the health and wellbeing of working age adults