Health surveillance is a scheme of repeated health checks which are used to identify ill health caused by work.

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 …

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 objectives for health surveillance are: Protecting the health of employees by early detection of adverse changes or disease; Collecting data for detecting or evaluating health hazards;

Health surveillance allows for early identification of ill health and helps identify any corrective action needed.

Health surveillance can detect ill health effects early and show whether you need to review and revise your risk assessment and control measures. Control measures may not always be …

take advice from an occupational health professional; identify who will lead and manage your health surveillance scheme; agree roles, responsibilities and communication arrangements; …

Providing health surveillance. You must provide health surveillance for all your employees who, despite your action to control the risk, are likely to be regularly exposed above the Exposure …

Health surveillance. Overview; Manage the risk; Consult workers about health surveillance; Understand what type of health surveillance your business needs; Setting up a health …

An important part of occupational health is concerned with how work and the work environment can impact on workers’ health, both physical and mental. It also includes how workers’ health …