Hi Ellie,
At Oxford we make it quite clear that health surveillance is
required by legislation (usually COSHH), and is therefore mandatory. They are
clearly told that failure to attend appointments will automatically lead to
exclusion from the area of risk, even if this exclusion means interrupting their
research or other activity. Consent forms are therefore not required by us.
Regards, Bob
Robert Dunn TD
RGN OHNC SPCHN(OH) MSc
Senior Occupational Health Adviser
University of Oxford Occupational Health Service
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Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Consent / decline Forms for health surveillance
Dear LIst
Does anyone have such a thing as a consent / decline form for health
surveillance.
Our health surveillance forms have the consent on the bottom, but we do not
have a form that empoyees sign to state that they DO NOT consent to particiapte
in health surveillance. We have always relied on the approach that telling them
if they do not undertake health surveillance we are unable to assess and report
them as fit for duties, and this has mostly worked with reassurance on confidentiality
etc.
However we have taken on a contract where the employees are extremely
suspicious and several have refused to attend OH for health surveillance. One
chap attended and refused to complete the questionnairres or undergo spirometry
despite all the above and so HR were informed that we could not pass judgement
on his fitness as he declined to undergo health surveillance. This was all
noted in his OH notes. HR removed him from his role and into a non-exposure
line of duties and he then stated that the OH nurse was lying.
any help greatfully received
Ellie
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