The Road Haulage Association (RHA) takes the health, safety and well-being of our members seriously. That is why we are providing members with access to the One Less posters for free (download below) and access free online diabetes safety training (sign up below).
Diabetes is one of the fastest growing epidemics in the UK today, where 1 in 12 people of working age have diabetes, and a quarter of those with diabetes do not know they have the condition.
Diabetes creates significant safety risks in the workplace – extreme blood glucose levels can cause someone to lose coordination, concentration, become dizzy and in worst cases, lose consciousness. This can cause accidents, falls and vehicle collisions, and on a construction site, such accidents can be fatal.
The online training course takes approximately 15-20 minutes and covers:
• Signs and symptoms of diabetes
• impact of diabetes in the workplace
• what is a hypo
• how to treat a hypo
• driving and diabetes
If you would like to access a course, please fill in your details below:
The impact of diabetes and ill health is well known, but we also know how hard it can be to be healthy. What about just having ‘one less’, it really will make a difference over a month and year.
Download the poster pack today for free and share with your work colleagues the impact of adopting a ‘one less’ approach.
The Tackling Diabetes Safety Charter has been developed to support companies to protect their staff from diabetes risk.
By signing up to the Charter your company can make a commitment to increase its staff’s understanding of diabetes, the associated risks and help remove the stigma.
It also helps you understand what your company needs with regards to DVLA regulations and diabetes specific policies and risk assessments.
