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maybe the manger requires some basic info re colour blindness - a lot of people assume that colur blindness means that affected people view the world like a 1930`s newsreel (black and white) I know there have been challenges for people who have to give evidence as part of their jobs (eg police, customs) as in "how can you be sure that it was green car that rammed the supermarket?" but generally people adapt and many dont even know they have a "problem" until they are screened > Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 21:32:03 +0100 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Colour blind electrician > To: [log in to unmask] > > Hi Tracy > > I have come across 2 electrical mechanical engineers who were both very > colour blind only got 2 of the ishiharacolour plates in the book correct, > 1st and last, but got all the wire test correct. They also passed their > drivers tests. > I don't see the problem if they are proficeint in their role and can pass a > wire test specific to thier role. > I think it would be difficult to terminate their employment unless there is > a capability issue. > > hope this is helpful > > Catherine > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tracy Turner" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Monday, July 04, 2011 10:46 AM > 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. > > ******************************** > Please remove this footer before replying. > > OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html > > CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH > > ******************************** > Please remove this footer before replying. > > OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html > > CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH