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Health Working Group

This draft position paper aims to provide guidance to industries on complying with legislation regarding occupational health. It addresses the need for better understanding of health surveillance, increased recognition of health symptoms and diseases, improved guidance for procuring appropriate occupational health services, and the consolidation of existing guidance. The paper also highlights ongoing projects and initiatives related to competency, communication, and health surveillance. The working party plans to transition towards a risk assessment-based approach and develop health control guides.

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Health Working Group

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  1. Health Working Group Caroline Haslam CMIOSH

  2. Health Working Group • Occupational Health ‘Position Paper’ – What is Occupational Health? A draft type document which would try to show industry what they must do to comply with legislation. • Issues raised:- • Industry requires further guidance in understanding health surveillance. • Dispel the myth that health should be looked after just by doctors or nurses. • Better recognition of ill health symptoms/disease and their ability to affect work. • Still suspicion when using occupational health. • Duty holders need better guidance on how to purchase OH services which are appropriate and competent. • Bring together all guidance ACOPS etc. under one umbrella

  3. Health Working Group • Revising (HSG61) • Competency • Communication • Health Surveillance in practice • Revising (HSG65)

  4. Health Working Group • Project – Principal Occupational Health Inspector – Julie Wood • Interviewing duty holders and their Occupational health service provider. • Interpretation of requirements • Nature of service asked for and provided. • Four sets of interviews completed. • Four different delivery models identified.

  5. Health Working Group • Occupational Health Inspectors • Tool being developed in regards to competency. • Assessments of Occupational Health Services Providers based on :- • Faculty of Occupational Medicine standards • Constructing Better Health • EEF and NHS plus

  6. Health Working Group • HSE along with HSL are developing a research proposal on Hazardous Substances and exposure to construction workers • Looking at what out there how accurate information is and were there could be any gaps. • This is a long term project.

  7. Health Working Party • Risk Assessments should:- • Reference to relevant guidance • Consider using a traffic light system approach

  8. Health Working Party • Red – Must do health surveillance • Based on legal requirement based on RISK • Examples given • Skin checks for dermatitis • Respiratory questionnaire • Lung Function Test • X-Ray • Audiometry • HAVS checks • Biological Monitoring

  9. Health Working Party • Amber – • Good Practice • Health monitoring for musculoskeletal problems • Health monitoring for COPD • Pre-placement health checks • Vision tests • Exit medicals • Drug and alcohol testing

  10. Health Working Party • Green – Not legally required and not work or risk related- • Height • Weight • Blood pressure • Cholesterol • Vision Screening • Urine Screening

  11. Health Working Party • Multidisciplinary Approach • Nursing • Occupational Hygiene • Ergonomics • Toxicology

  12. Health Working Party • Meeting on 1st February 2011 • Change of direction by the working party • Move away from Occupational Health Surveillance • Move towards Risk assessment based on facts • Develop health control guides

  13. Health Working Party • Working Party going forward discussion points:- • Risk assessment – How • Should occupational health be called something else e.g. workplace health • Can the group put together good practice guides on controls • Should the work be split - health issues / health surveillances

  14. Health Working Party • The next step:- • Sub group to write a position paper setting out what the working party aims and objectives are:- • Guidance for employers • Guidance for employees • Guidance for suppliers • Guidance for designers • Identification of NEW Occupational disease

  15. Health Working Party • HBF • Please forward any health risk areas you would like the working party to include in the review process to Dave Hickman

  16. Any questions?

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