Skin Surveillance
Occupational skin disease is important and a common health problem. Repeated skin irritation or skin sensitisation can lead to dermatitis. If detected early enough and worker’s exposure to the trigger substances are reduced, dermatitis may be cured or less severe. Left untreated it may become irreversible and even a small exposure may trigger a bad reaction.
Substances causing skin disease:
- Epoxy resins
- Latex
- Rubber chemicals
- Soaps and cleaners
- Metalworking fluids
- Cement
- Wet work
- Enzymes
- Wood
Solvents on the skin can also make other chemicals more likely to cause skin damage
At Risk Occupations:
- Construction work
- Health service work
- Rubber making
- Printing
- Paint spraying
- Agriculture
- Horticulture
- Electroplating
- Cleaning
- Catering
- Hairdressing
- Floristry
Health Surveillance is required under the COSHH regulations 2002 though it is never an alternative to proper control of exposure. Occupational Medicals is happy to help you with your skin surveillance programme.
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
The service provision has been extremely helpful, and resulted in our sickness absence rates decreasing by 50 per cent. I feel that both the organisation and our employees benefit from their proactive service provision.
- Marie Kelly, HR officer, Cheshire Peaks and Plains Housing Trust