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Industry sectors which have used Keenan Research’s specialised skills include:

• Energy
• Government
• Education
• Public Transport

Energy
As a safety-critical sector of industry, energy companies are always at the cutting edge of reducing risk and ensuring their workforce is safe in their employment. The management of alcohol and drugs in the workplace plays a vital part in the achievement of this objective, as does supporting people when they have experienced a serious incident.

The work which Keenan Research has carried out within this sector has been to develop educational and training programmes to enable managers and staff to appreciate the issues involves and to develop appropriate skills to manage these issues to positive effect.

Education
Teaching is fast becoming one of the most stressful areas of employment in the UK. Specifically, the Further Education sector has suffered major changes and upheavals which has led to one in five staff in these establishments reporting that they feel ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ stressed in their jobs.

Keenan Research has worked with further education establishments in conducting stress audits, using the HSE Management Standards. These have pinpointed where the primary causes of organisational stress seem to manifest themselves, making it easier for the establishments to prioritise their strategy for tackling workplace stress. At a secondary level, Keenan Research has also designed and delivered workshops for both managers and staff in relation to informing them more about the effects of stress and offering useful strategies to assist them to cope better.

Public Transport
The interface with the public in any public transport system is an essential element in the provision of the commercial service which supports the wellbeing of the industry. However, levels of unacceptable confrontation can sometimes be experienced by staff because of operational problems which occur in any public transport system. Assisting front-line staff to deal positive and proactively with these incidents is a central part of the duty of care incumbent on all employers.

Keenan Research has been involved in designing and delivering several programme which assist staff to handle violence within the workplace and these programme have be instrumental in reducing both staff injuries and stress levels.
   

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