Health surveillance and occupational health - HSE
Health surveillance is a scheme of repeated health checks which are used to identify ill health caused by work.
Health surveillance - Overview
Health surveillance is a scheme of repeated health checks which are used to identify ill health caused by work. Health and safety law requires health surveillance when your workers remain exposed to health risks even after you have put controls in place.
Health surveillance - Understand what type your business needs
As defined in certain regulations, you must use medical surveillance where there could be exposure to certain high hazard substances or agents. A doctor appointed by HSE must do the medical surveillance, except for some lower risk asbestos work.
Health surveillance - Consult workers
Health surveillance allows for early identification of ill health and helps identify any corrective action needed.
COSHH health surveillance - COSHH
What is health surveillance? Health surveillance is any activity which involves obtaining information about employees' health and which helps protect employees from health risks at work. The objectives for health surveillance are: Protecting the health of employees by early detection of adverse changes or disease; Collecting data for detecting ...
Health surveillance - Manage the risk
Your findings from health surveillance must contribute to your risk assessment and implementation of effective controls. Health surveillance can detect ill health effects early and show whether you need to review and revise your risk assessment and control measures.
Health surveillance - HSE
The table below lists laboratories that have made their performance in the UK National External Quality Assessment Scheme (UK NEQAS) known to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). These laboratories are available to perform blood lead analyses.
Managing construction health risks: Health surveillance - HSE
Health surveillance is a means of detecting any harmful changes to someone's health, and importantly at an early stage to help identify if further corrective action is needed. This page gives an overview of what you must do, when and how.
Health surveillance - Record keeping
Medical records must be kept in medical confidence by the occupational health professional responsible for the health surveillance scheme. They may include confidential clinical notes, test results and more general information about workers’ health.
Health surveillance at work - HSG61
Mar 14, 2013 · How employers can fulfil their legal duty to provide health surveillance and is addressed to those responsible for managing workplace risks.