After being provided with bright orange coats and hairnets, the group was given an informative tour of the Heinz industrial site.  Machinery was very noisy and ear protectors were definitely a must.  It was interesting to note how the Heinz employees were lip-reading and holding conversations!  It was an uncomfortable, hot, tough working environment.  There were also some very strong smells – cooking beans in large vats…need I say more? 

At the end of the tour our tangoed group were given information about the Well@Work at Heinz, examples being a cycle to work scheme, health checks provided by Healthworks, men’s health events, caffeine awareness event, and teams entering Run For Life and the Manchester to Blackpool cycle ride.

Then onward into the fresh air and sunshine to reflect on workplace health and thinking that office-based jobs are not so bad after all…but if we could just wear those orange hairnets!!

For information on the Well@Work programme at Heinz or Hindley, or for services provided by Healthworks, contact Mark Haig at mark@haigassociatesltd.co.uk or on 07967 107446