What do we do?  | How do we do this?  | Health Surveillance enables us to…

Who will need health surveillance  | What tests or examinations should be carried out?

What happens if a problem is identified?  |  How often will health surveillance need to be carried out?

What are the benefits to my company?  | What is meant by ‘Case Management’?

Who are we?  | What other services can we offer?



What do we do?
Provide health management services to the construction industry.

How do we do this?
We can help you to develop an integrated health risk management plan which means providing appropriate health surveillance for your employees. We will help you with the set up of the programme in line with guidelines from the Health and Safety Executive and show you how much of this can be undertaken by your managers. The plan will identify how health processes can best be communicated across your company. Our ongoing involvement will focus on the elements of the programme that can only be carried out by a specialist registered occupational health practitioner.

Health Surveillance enables us to:
• Assess the employees fitness to work
• Monitor the health of different groups of employees who do varied jobs
• Assist with the identification of specific health problems related to work before they become serious
• Check the effectiveness of current control measures
• Provide advice to the company on how best to manage the problem
• Identify and protect the health of individuals at increased risk.

Who will need health surveillance
Any employee who is exposed to certain hazards at work which could affect their health. In the construction industry these are likely to relate to noise, vibration, substances which irritate the skin or lungs and damage
to backs from manual handling activities. Health surveillance begins when a person starts employment with you, so pre-employment health assessments are required.

What tests or examinations should be carried out?
This may include hearing tests, assessment for Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), skin assessment or other targeted assessments for identifying those with a back, neck or other injury which may affect their ability to carry out their work or where their work may potentially have an adverse effect on an existing condition.

What happens if a problem is identified?
If we find a problem that requires further assessment, or for example diagnosis of an industrial disease, we would advise on the referral to an appropriately qualified doctor. This will involve only a minority of employees, for the vast majority we would expect to say that they are fit to carry out their job in terms of fitness to work.

How often will health surveillance need to be carried out?
Initially, we like to see all employees to explain the purpose of the healtsurveillance program. Subsequent review or follow up assessments will depend on legislative requirements, professional guidance or your company policy.

What are the benefits to my company?
• Improved management of retained risk
• Compliance with health surveillance requirements underpinned by the Health and Safety Legislation
• Reduced or contained insurance premiums
• Retention of skilled employees and potential reduction in sickness absence.

What is meant by ‘Case Management’?
This is the ongoing process by which we help you to monitor cases of industrial disease or ill health identified by the health surveillance programme and talk to your managers about appropriate control
measures and risk reduction.

Who are we?
A team of skilled specialist registered health practitioners with proven experience in the design, implementation and management of health surveillance programmes in the construction industry.

What other services can we offer?
• Workplace Assessments These consider specific individual health problems and risks associated with work processes
• Rehabilitation and Return to Work Assessments. These are for employees who may be returning to work following ill health. We will advise you on any adjustments you may need to make under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to enable the employee to successfully reintegrate to their job
• Training for Managers in their role in Workplace Health Management Managers will understand the need to
operate safely and implement Health and Safety Legislation but may never have had experience of how to implement health advice from a health professional. We can help you with applying the relevant
legislation to comply with use and storage of health information under the Data Protection Act 1998 and how to get the best out of the health advice available.