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Hi, One thought may be to introduce a paper screen, based on the HSE guidelines for fork lift truck drivers, (which is based on the DVLA standards - "At a glance") so you at least have a standard to use and hopefully if you come across any problems from the paper screen, you can then see them if appropriate. Having done this previously, at least I was aware of those with declared medical conditions and was able to advise accordingly. I also provided drivers with a form, listing many of these conditions and advising them to contact me, if they developed them in the future, which surprisingly many did. Good luck Suzanne On 09/01/2008, Andy Heslop <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Dear list, > > Happy New Year to you all. > > I've been asked to look into the possibility of providing some sort of > paper screening tool for new drivers within our business. These would be > lone drivers driving supermarket delivery vans on either a full-time or > regular basis and may be directly employed into the position or moved from > other areas of the business into the position. It would also > encompass "occasional" drivers - managers who may perform the task half a > dozen times a year. > > We have never had an issue before, relying on the standard pre-employment > screening process. The request was raised after a diabetic employee was > transferred into the position, missed a few meal breaks and ran into > significant problems. Due to the very heavy physical demands of the job, > we have also experienced several issues with employees presenting with > MSDs, having thought they were going into a cushy little driving job - > soon realising what a mistake they'd made! > > I am aware that, due to the size of the vehicles in question, there is no > statutory requirement for any form of "medical", but was wonddering if > anyone else had set up any sort of screening for this type of driver? Any > advice or opinions would be appreciated. > > Would such a service be of benefit or, am I creating work for the sake of > being seen to be doing something? Due to the peripatetic nature of our > service I would be reluctant to offer anything other than a paper > screening service at this stage. > > Regards, > > Andy. > > PS. I too am getting two copies of each email posted to the site. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Please remove this footer before replying. > > OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html > > FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH > > OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS > http://OHJobs.drmaze.net > > OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION > http://www.aohne.org.uk > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS http://OHJobs.drmaze.net OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION http://www.aohne.org.uk