Welcome to the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives

We are here to help employers, employees and all our partner agencies come together to create a much healthier and more motivated workforce.

To do this, we offer free, confidential Workplace Visits, practical information and advice, and a structured Award Programme.

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Encouraging healthy eating helps keep staff healthy.

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Healthy Working Lives Awards

Our Award Programme supports employers and employees to develop health promotion and safety themes in the workplace in a practical, logical way that's beneficial to all. Find out more about our Award Programme.

Request a Workplace Visit

Workplace Visits are free and confidential, and are designed to give you the best possible advice on making your workplace healthier and safer.

Free National Adviceline

Work 0800 019 2211

Confidential advice and information on a wide range of workplace health issues.

9am-5pm Mon-Thur
9am-4.30pm Fri

Email a Query

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Find out about some of the employers we work with, and how Healthy Working Lives has benefited their businesses.

Workplace Hazards

Information on common hazards from asbestos to vibration.

Minimising Risks

Information and advice on controlling risk and safety procedures that can help to eliminate or control risks to staff and the public.

Personnel and Staffing Issues

Information on a wide range of staff issues including disability, working with contractors, and working with young people.

Work Equipment and Safe Working Methods

Information and advice on safe use of common items of work equipment and safe working methods for everyday activities.

Managing Work-related Ill Health and Injuries

Information on work-related ill health and management practices that support staff through injuries and ill health at work.

Promoting Health at Work

Employers and employees benefit from promoting health in the workplace. Having healthy and motivated staff can reduce sickness absences, improve productivity and help create a safer working environment. Read about health issues that can be addressed in the workplace here.

Vocational Rehabilitation

Find out how organisations can benefit from supporting people with disabilities or illnesses to stay in employment or go back to work and how to find help to do so.

Employability

Assisting people into (or back to) work benefits businesses, individuals and consumers. Read what organisations can do to help and what assistance is available.

The Healthy Working Lives Adviceline

The Adviceline offers immediate, free and confidential help and information on any matter concerning health and wellbeing in the workplace, including health and safety, occupational health and health promotion. Our service has recently been expanded to allow us to offer small businesses more specialised advice on occupational health matters.

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Last reviewed on 08 August 2011

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