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Our core health surveillance services are covered in the table below. Please click on the tabs to find out about each one, and for more information, call 01793 852951 or use the contact form on the right or at the bottom of the page. If the service isn’t listed, just ask.
Health Surveillance Medicals
Health surveillance medicals are a system of ongoing health checks. Some health checks are required by law for employees who are exposed to certain risks such as noise or vibration, ionising radiation, solvents, fumes, dusts, biological agents and other substances hazardous to health, or working in high-risk areas such as confined spaces. The results of health surveillance can contribute to a company demonstrating health and safety risks are not affecting employee’s health, or that more needs to be done to achieve compliance… more about Health Surveillance Medicals
Skin Surveillance
What is Skin Surveillance
Skin surveillance is typically required for employees exposed to and handling sensitising agents and skin irritants including machine oils, solvents, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. These chemicals and irritants slowly degrade the skin causing dryness, cracking and itching which can become very unpleasant for the employee… more about Skin Surveillance
Audiometry
Audiometry is hearing checks. The Noise at Work Regulations require employers to ensure that their business activities do not damage their employees’ hearing… more about Audiometry
Hand-arm Vibration
If your employees use handheld power tools, drive high mileage or drive work vehicles over rough and uneven surfaces as a main part of their job, they could be at risk of vibration-related ill-health… more about Hand Arm Vibration (HAVS)
Respiratory Screening / Lung Function
Respiratory screening or lung function testing is just that, checking the function of the lungs to make sure nothing at work has reduced their function. It can also be known as spirometry… more about Respiratory Screening / Lung Function Testing
Face Fit Testing
Under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH), employees who wear tight-fitting facepieces (masks to protect them from dusts, solvents etc.) are required to have a face fit test to ensure the facepiece/mask matches the employee’s facial features and will provide an adequate seal to protect the wearer… more about Face Fit Testing
Drug and Alcohol Testing
Alcohol and substance abuse at work costs employers millions of pounds each year, through the loss of productivity, increased sickness absence and increased accidents… more about Drug and Alcohol Testing
New Employee Health Assessments
Employment health assessments (or Fitness for Work Assessments) are undertaken to ensure that an applicant is fit to perform the tasks for which they are being employed without risk to their own or to others’ health and safety. The assessments/medicals must be undertaken after offer of employment to comply with the Equality Act… more about New Employee Health Assessments
Blood and Urinalysis Testing
Exposure to certain workplace hazards and chemicals can only be detected through urinalysis (urine testing) and blood screening… more about Blood and Urinalysis Testing
