Covid-19: Looking after the mental and physical health and wellbeing of the remote worker
In the global effort to protect people from the deadly virus, the safety and health profession is now faced with another challenge – how to protect the health and wellbeing of people now working remotely.
The threat of Covid-19 has emptied many places of work and created a work-from-home workforce that presents difficulties of its own. How is the safety and health profession rising to the challenge?
What’s in it for you? - If before the Covid-19 outbreak, the issue of worker wellbeing and mental health was a priority for employers, the pandemic has now magnified the issue. Find out how two employers are tackling it head on
- Receive the latest advice from IOSH on how to look after remote workers during the Covid-19 crisis
- Take the opportunity to put your questions to the panel and share your stories on how you and your organisation are managing the crisis
Who should attend?
OSH professionals and others with responsibility for people’s health and safety at work.
This session, the second in a weekly series of webinars by IOSH, focuses on how safety and health professionals are adapting to the fast-moving situation and are advising their organisations on safeguarding the mental and physical health and wellbeing of a distributed workforce.
The session will be hosted by IOSH Vice-President Dr David Gold and feature presentations from Royal Sun Alliance Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing and IOSH Vice-Chair of Trustees Tony Bough and IOSH Head of Health and Safety Ruth Wilkinson.