On 04/07/2011 10:57, "Vicky Wells" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hi Tracy
> What method did you use to test him? It doesn't matter whether or not
> he sees colour in the same way as a non colour blind person. What
> matters is that he can distinguish the colours he need to. I would
> advise you to use a wire test on him. If he can match the wires then he
> is safe to work as an electrician. From an employment point of view it
> would be very difficult to terminate his employment unless there is a
> capability issue with his work and as it was not a condition of
> employment that he should have normal colour vision. This is the
> problem in routinely testing after employment. What do you do with the
> ones who fail? It is always a good idea when testing routinely for
> something that was not in the original contract of employment to ask
> that question. If there is no answer then maybe not a good idea to
> carry out the test. Whether or not it comes under the Disability
> provisions of the Equality Act is reliant on the effect it has on his
> daily life.
> Hope this is useful.
>
> Regards
> Vicky Wells
> OH Nurse Adviser
> Hinchingbrooke NHS Trust
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Tracy Turner
> Sent: 04 July 2011 10:46
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Colour blind electrician
>
> Good Morning - your help is required once again please. I have been
> doing routine health assessments on electicians and have found one
> gentleman to be severly colour blind. He advised me that he noticed this
> as a child seeing hair as green and grass as brown to be the norm. I
> have been advised he is employed as a multiskilled electrician. He has
> completed all exams required and has not been advised he cannot be an
> electrician previously.His manager has advised that although he has not
> been doing the full remit of electrical work he is employed as a multi
> skilled electrician and that he does not see how he can continued to be
> employed.I have advised the business that they should undertake a risk
> assessment and to assess his actual capabilities. Am I right in
> thinking this should also come under the DDA.Also he has worked for the
> firm since 2001. So I really need to know what else I should be doing
> please.
>
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