Industries
Manufacturing Occupational Health
Key risks
Manufacturing workers are often exposed to a combination of physical, chemical, and environmental hazards.
Solutions
We focus on prevention, early detection, and compliance to help manufacturers protect their workforce, reduce accidents, and maintain productivity through services that include:
- Health surveillance
- Noise exposure
- Respiratory health
- Fit for Role (also known as safety critical) medicals
- Ergonomic assessments
- Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training
- Wellbeing assessments
- Training and education
Contruction Occupational Health
Key risks
Workers in the construction environment face a range of risks, including exposure to noise and dust, manual handling, and working at heights.
Solutions
We support businesses in the construction industry by addressing the sector’s unique and often high-risk health and safety challenges through services that include:
- Fit-to-work medicals
- Drug and alcohol screening
- Health surveillance
- Noise exposure
- Respiratory health
- Vibration monitoring
- Ergonomic assessments
- Injury rehabilitation
Energy Occupational Health
Key risks
The energy sector often involves working in isolated, confined, or hazardous environments. Energy workers are exposed to hazards such as noise, vibration, chemicals, and other hazardous substances.
Solutions
Whether it’s traditional oil and gas or renewable energy like wind and solar, our focus is on mitigating risk, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining a healthy, fit-to-work workforce in demanding environments.
Our services for this sector include:
- Offshore medicals
- Fit-to-work assessments
- Confined space medicals
- Safety critical medicals
- Health surveillance
- Substance exposure management
- Stress and Mental
- Health Support
- Fatigue management
Transport and Logistics Occupational Health
Key risks
This sector’s unique health and safety challenges are often related to long hours, physical strain, and road safety.
Solutions
By focusing on fitness for work, risk management, and employee well-being, our Occupational Health services help transport and logistics businesses ensure their operations are safe, compliant, and efficient.
Our services for this sector include:
- Driver medicals
- Drug and alcohol screening
- Fatigue management
- Manual handling assessments
- Ergonomic assessments
- Mental health support
- General health promotion
Healthcare and Social Care Occupational Health
Key risks
The healthcare and social care sector presents unique risks associated with patient contact, demanding work, and high-stress environments.
Solutions
By focusing on infection control, employee well-being, and injury prevention, our Occupational Health services help your health or social care organisation protect staff and ensure a safe environment for both employees and service users.
Our services for this sector include:
- Employee occupational health referrals
- Exposure management
- Infection control advice
- Manual handling assessments
- Fit-to-work assessments
- Stress and burnout management
- Absence management
Retail and Hospitality Occupational Health
Key risks
Unique health and safety risks within the retail and hospitality sectors include challenges associated with customer-facing roles, long working hours, and physically demanding work.
Solutions
By focusing on injury prevention, stress management, and employee wellbeing, our Occupational Health services help your business to reduce costs, improve staff morale, and boost productivity.
Our OH services for retail and hospitality include:
- Ergonomic assessments
- Manual handling training
- Stress management programs
- Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training
- Absence management
- Slips, trips, and falls prevention
- Violence and aggression training
Public Sector Occupational Health
Key risks
The risks within the public sector will vary greatly, depending on the type of organisation:
- Musculoskeletal injuries: A leading cause of sickness absence for those in manual handling roles in social care and waste management, prolonged sitting in office jobs, or repetitive tasks in administrative roles
- Slips, trips, and falls: A risk faced by all public sector environments, from schools and libraries to hospitals and government buildings
- Verbal and physical assault: Frontline workers, such as those in healthcare, emergency services, and local authority roles, can be exposed to violence
- Stress and burnout: Many public sector roles are high-stress due to heavy workloads, emotional demands, and understaffing
- Trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and other mental health conditions: First responders, social workers, and other frontline staff are exposed to traumatic events and their consequences
- Infectious diseases: For those working in healthcare, social care, or education
- Exposure to hazardous substances: Roles in maintenance or waste management face exposure to hazardous materials, chemicals, or biological agents that can cause long-term health problems
Solutions
By focusing on cost-effective absence management, physical and mental health support, mitigating risk, and legal compliance, our Occupational Health services are designed to help public sector bodies deliver their services efficiently and responsibly.
Our OH services for the public sector include:
- Reducing high absence rates
- Fit-to-work assessments
- Stress and burnout management
- Post-incident support
- Musculoskeletal injury prevention
- Physical assessments for high-risk roles
Make an enquiry
Call 0800 193 6222 or email ohteam@hawkeshealth.com to speak directly with one of our Occupational Health experts. No call centres, no long wait times, and no delayed responses. Just good service, no matter which industry you’re part of.