Joan,
You may find the following publications helpful if you haven't already got
them:
A guide to audiometric testing programmes, HSE Guidance Note MS26;
Medical aspects of occupational asthma, HSE Guidance Note MS25 (2nd
edition);
both available from HSE Books: tel 01787 881165.
also:
Understanding health surveillance at work, an introduction for employers,
free at: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg304.pdf
Regards,
Linda
Linda Shelmerdine
Occupational Health Inspector
EMAS, HSE, Manchester
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Advise please on best practise I have spoken to HSE who tell me that time
scale for any health surveillence is down to me based on risk assesment .
Audiomerty has been carried out for past 3 years annualy where no change is
apparent I want to go to 3 yearly testing all employees are wearing
protection following noise level recording.
Lung function tests are done following same pattern on all people wearing
respirators I want to do the same there.
I need to sell this to the business so would appreciate some key points.
Thanks in anticipation
Regards
Joan Twigger
Occupational Health Advisor
3M Healthcare Limited
Tel: 01509 613720
Fax: 01509 613065
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