When Is Health Surveillance Necessary?
Employers have a duty to carry out health surveillance when any employee is at risk from hazardous substances covered by Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations 2002.
These include:
- Substances known to cause dermatitis and occupational asthma
- A wide variety of solvents, chemicals, fumes, dusts and biological agents hazardous to health
- Asbestos and lead
- Compressed air
- Ionizing radiation
- Noisy environment
- Vibrating tools or equipment
- Diving
- Nightshift work
While having a general duty to carry out health surveillance under Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, employers must undertake specific health checks where workers are exposed to the hazards.
HSE Leaflet for Employers INDG 250 Introducing Health Surveillance [PDF]
Key services
- Sickness Absence Medicals/Management Referrals
- Pre-employment Questionnaires / Medicals
- Health Surveillance / Statutory Medicals (Nurse On Site)
- Lung Function (Spirometry) & Hearing (Audiometry) Tests
- LGV/PSV/Licensing/Fork-lift Truck Driver Medicals
- Night Worker Assessment
- Hand and Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)
- Food Handler Medicals
- Skin Surveillance
- Lone Worker And Confined Space Medicals
- Working At Heights Medicals
- Personal Track Safety Or Other Industry Standards
- HSE Approved Medicals
- Executive Health Screening
- Ill Health Retirement Medicals
- Drug and Alcohol Testing (Pre-employment)
- Workplace Risk Assessment
- Pregnancy And Workstation (DSE) Risk Assessment
- Flu And Travel Vaccinations
- Stress Management, Counselling and Auditing
- Physiotherapy
Client testimonials
By working with Occupational Medicals, we have reduced both short-term and long-term sickness levels among our employees. They provided a fantastic service, with lots of helpful information and advice.
- Elaine Allen, personnel officer at Manchester Working