Links

The organisations listed in this section provide information and advice on occupational health, safety and return to work. Links are provided to organisations' own websites where these have been identified.

Access to Work
Access to Work is available to help overcome the problems resulting from disability. If offers practical advice and help in a flexible way that can be tailored to suit the needs of an individual in a particular job.

Access to Work Business Centre
4th Floor, Companies House
Crown Way
Maindy
Cardiff
C14 3UW
Tel: 02920 380 997
Fax: 02920 804 071
Minicom: 02920 220 276
Textphone: 02920 380 995
Web: www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk

Asbestos Control And Abatement Division (ACAD)
TICA House
Yarm Road Business Park
Darlington
Co Durham
DL1 4QB
Tel: 01325 466704
Fax: 01325 487691

Asbestos Removal Contractors Association (ARCA)
237 Branston Road
Burton Upon Trent
DE14 3BT
Tel: 01283 531126
Fax: 01283 568228
Web: www.arca.org.uk

Asthma UK
Summit House 70 Wilson Street
London
EC2A 2DB
Asthma UK Adviceline: 08457 01 02 03
Tel: 020 7786 4900
Fax: 020 7256 6075
Email: info@asthma.org.uk
Web: www.asthma.org.uk

BackCare
16 Elmtree Road
Teddington
Middlesex
TW11 8ST
Tel: 020 8977 5474
Fax: 020 8943 5318
Email: info@backcare.org.uk
Web: www.backcare.org.uk

British Occupational Hygiene Society
Suite 2
Georgian House
Great Northern Road
Derby
DE1 1LT
Tel: 01332 298101
Fax: 01322 298099
Email: admin@bohs.org
Web: www.bohs.org

The British Safety Council
70 Chancellor's Road
London
W6 9RS
Tel: 0208 741 1231
Fax: 0208 741 4555
Email: bscl@mail.britishsafetycouncil.co.uk
Web: www.britishsafetycouncil.co.uk

Business Eye
Tel: 08457 96 97 98
Web: www.businesseye.org.uk

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Wales
Tel/Fax: 01766 810081
Email: ciehcymruwales@cieh.net
Web: www.cieh-cymruwales.org

Corporate Health Standard
For advice and support to improve health and well being in your workplace, and to get more information about the Corporate Health Standard and Small Workplace Award - please contact:

Carol Tunnah – North Wales
Tel: 01352 803611
Email: carol.tunnah@nphs.wales.nhs.uk

Wendy Bowler – Mid & West Wales
Tel: 01685 358575
Email: wendy.bowler@nphs.wales.nhs.uk

Sion Lingard – South & East Wales
Tel: 01443 824196
Email: sion.lingard@nphs.wales.nhs.uk

Ergonomics Society
Devonshire House
Devonshire Square
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 3DW
Tel: 01509 234904
Web: www.ergonomics.org.uk

Healthy Minds at Work
Tel: 0800 28 1415
Web: www.healthymindsatwork.org.uk

HSE Books
PO Box 1999
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 2WA
Tel: 01787 881165Fax: 01787 313995
Email: hsebooks@prolog.uk.com
Web: www.hsebooks.co.uk

HSE Infoline
Caerphilly Business ParkCaerphilly
CF83 3GG
Tel: 0845 345 0055
Web: www.hse.gov.uk/contact

Institute of Occupational Health and Safety Wales
Web: www.ioshwales.co.uk

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA)
ROSPA
Edgbaston Park
353 Bristol Road
Birmingham
B5 7ST
Tel: 0121 248 2000
Fax: 0121 248 2001
Email: help@rospa.co.uk
Web: www.rospa.co.uk

Smoking Ban Wales
Smokers Helpline Wales: 0800 169 0 169
Stop Smoking Wales: 0800 085 2219
Web: www.smokingbanwales.co.uk
www.stopsmokingwales.com

Society of Occupational Health Nursing
The Royal College of Nursing
20 Cavendish Square
London
W1M 0AB
Tel: 0207 409 3333

The Society of Occupational Medicine
6 St Andrews Place
Regents Park
London
NW1 4LB
Tel: 020 7486 2641
Fax: 020 7486 0028
Email: admin@som.org.uk
Web: www.som.org.uk

Sports Council for Wales
For advice and possible funding to reduce sickness absence and increase productivity by getting staff more physically active.

Web: www.sports-council-wales.org.uk

Wales Manufacturing Health and Safety Forum
Wales Manufacturing Health and Safety Forum is a free to use best practice website which gives examples of MSD practice, resources and events.

Web: http://webcommunities.hse.gov.uk/inovem/inovem.ti/wmhsf/

Wales Trades Union Congress (Wales TUC)
Transport House1 Cathedral Road
Cardiff
CF11 9SD
Tel: 029 2034 7010
Fax: 029 2022 1940
Web: www.tuc.org.uk

Welsh Backs
For advice on how to prevent back pain in the workplace and how to support employees who are suffering from back pain.

Web: www.welshbacks.com

Please note that the organisations listed are suggestions only. Workboost Wales cannot be held responsible for these organisations or the content of their websites.

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