Hi Alana
For what it's worth, I would have thought this a straight forward risk
assessment....Job requires fully functional lugs...candidate needs a
reasonable adjustment to enjoy fully funcional lugs...If candidate refuses
the reasonable adjustment, it's a capability issue.
>From: Becky <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Occupational Health mailing list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Lifeguards
>Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 12:47:36 +0000
>
>Hi Alana
> I was life guard at my local swimming pool (be it years ago) but even
>then full hearing was a must.
> Lets reverse this .......... if you were in the 12ft drowning would you
>want the lifeguard to say "hang on i'm coming just gotta take my hearing
>aids out first tho"? Mmm thought not.
> Does this person hear the three whistles?
> Can she hear folks calling her for help?
> If you let this girl work and a death occur at the pool (and they do)
>whilst she was on duty - how would you feel?
> We could all argue . ...... sorry 'debate' about 'good standard' and
>what qualifies etc etc - but at the end of the day I wouldn't want to be
>swimming where I knew the lifeguard had hearing deficit.
> Becky
>
>
>
>
>Alana Otway <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>Hi Everyone,
>
>Would appreciate your views on a situation that is proving to be a little
>tricky.
>
>A line manager recently noticed that one of his lifeguards was having
>difficulty in hearing things, after a referral and a hearing test, it turns
>out that this lifeguard has a severe hearing deficit and should be wearing
>hearing aids (this was not disclosed on their pre employment).
>The HSE guidelines state that a lifeguard must have a good standard of
>vision and hearing.
>This person does not have hearing aids, mainly because they have not been
>to specialist in some time and because they have not told anyone in work
>about their hearing difficulties. ( this person is very young and I got
>the impression it was an image thing)
>After further discussion with Occ Health Physician it was decided that this
>person was possibly not fit to carry out lifeguard duties. We have looked
>at redeployment and not a possibility. It has since emerged that this
>person is now prepared to wear her hearing aids at the pool side and she
>can remove them quickly in an emergency. (have not been able to find any
>products that will allow them to be kept in when in the pool).
>We are aware that a risk assessment is necessary and that they would come
>under the remit of the DDA, but there are still concerns that we are
>risking the safety of the public, has anyone ever come across this
>situation before and any advice with regards this would be appreciated.
>
>With Thanks in anticipation.
>
>Alana Otway
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