Health Surveillance is a programme of regular assessments which monitor the health of employees who may be exposed to specific health risks in the workplace.
A combination of processes and procedures in place will help to ensure that your risk management protocols are effective in detecting work-related ill-health early, to facilitate timely intervention.
Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (The Act) stipulates that employers have a general duty of care to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of their employees.
Implementing a robust and proactive health surveillance programme will support employees, enabling them to maintain optimum productivity whilst at work.
According to the HSE, health surveillance may be required by law if your employees are exposed to noise or vibration, solvents, fumes, dusts, biological agents and other substances hazardous to health, or work with compressed air.
The benefits of a healthy workforce
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Health surveillance is needed to:
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This should not be confused with:
RPS has significant experience supporting clients in developing, managing, and maintaining their health surveillance programmes. We work in partnership with health, safety and risk management teams ensuring legislative and best practice compliance and demonstrating to employees that their health is important to your organisation.
When developing a health surveillance programme, it’s helpful to avoid blanket coverage for all employees as this can provide misleading results and waste money.
RPS provides a full range of health assessments, including:
Including, baseline medicals and night worker screening.
Medicals for employees working in safety critical roles, such as:
For employees in either unique roles or travelling abroad to work
Our fully equipped mobile screening units provide a flexible approach to delivering tailored occupational health surveillance programmes directly to clients’ sites. Managed by our occupational health technicians, and supported by occupational health nurses and physicians, our team are highly trained to carry out all aspects of health surveillance, including audiometry, lung function, eyesight tests, and blood pressure monitoring.
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