§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answer of 5 December,Official Report, column 32, if he will list separately for each agency in his Department and for the Central Transport Group, all the programmes and initiatives which fall within the approaches set out in the occupational health service notice 93/3.
§ Mr. Norris[holding answer 16 December 1994]: A number of common initiatives exist throughout the Department of Transport. The Department is committed to the "Look After Your Heart" programme; has, or is currently, offering health screening to staff; has 882W announced its intention to provide a non-smoking working environment with facilities for those who wish to smoke; is currently reviewing areas of work activity; operates staff suggestions schemes; and gives advances of salary for purchase of bicycles for home to office travel;
In addition, agencies pursue local initiatives. These are:
Agency Programme/Initiative Coastguard Agency Health awareness seminars stress awareness seminars workstation reviews Training Needs Analysis Coastal Staffing Review Driving Standards Agency Risk Assessments with steps taken to re-organise work Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency Fitness centre annual workplace cervical screening smoking cessation classes on-site occupational health service Health education courses bicycle hire Working Carers Support Group health eating options in staff restaurant recent winners of award for health promotion activities Highways Agency Survey of workstations at HQ Marine Safety Agency Risk analysis surveys Transport Research laboratory Stress survey Vehicle Certification Agency Self assessment in stress management staff participation in achieving business goals ideas boards work improvement teams Vehicle Inspectorate Total Quality Initiative staff participation in Correction Action Teams and Continuous Improvement Teams