I am new to list and studying OH masters at Loughborough.
I would appreciate assistance with information on BMI and health
surveillance and, in particular, if increased BMI can distort any
surveillance and, if so, which types of measurements. Also how do those
of you involved with employees working at heights, confined spaces manage
> BMI employees in safety critical work.
Thanks for your time.
Cait
> Thanks for your replies,
>
> The main difference here is that a severe allergy is a bar to service in
> the Armed Forces because there is always the chance that a soldier will
> be expected to serve somewhere without easy access to medical services
> or records. A soldier who develops a severe allergy during service will
> have to be appropriately graded to protect him/her and prevent him/her
> from being expected to deploy to a high risk area. These gradings
> necessarily impose restrictions and limitations on a career and are
> extremely unpopular with the soldiers. I wondered if there was a way to
> establish whether he had a true allergy in order to avoid such a
> scenario.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Jo
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