hi

to be honest i would get in touch with the epilepsy and seek advice  
they will work with you given the equality act and you can discuss  
anonymously with them in confidence the issues around symptoms - if  
he is having seizures of this nature and often then control sounds poor

heres the link

http://www.epilepsysociety.org.uk/AboutEpilepsy/Livingwithepilepsy/ 
Employment/Employers

i dont know where your based but in scotland Freddie Westbrook an OHP  
for Serco whom i work with did work with Epilepsy Scotland and what  
he has done is accessible

best regards

Stephanie Nicoll


On 17 Dec 2011, at 09:42, sharon naylor wrote:

> Undoubtedly  disability issue - so reasonable adjustments must be  
> considered.
> However - is he is a role where unprecipitated alterations in  
> behaviour/levels of consciousness cpuld have an impact on the  
> health/safety and security of himself or his peers?
> I can foresee claims of "work related stress" coming from his  
> colleagues any minute
> Is this an OH issue? Is the issue really that is colleagues are not  
> confident in working with him?
> Is this something that HR should be getting a handle on?
> Sorry if this sounds harsh but the opinions of his parents are not  
> really relevant in this - this an employment issue and the employer  
> has a duty of care to ALL its employees, not just him
>
> I would - either get an up to date consultant report and/or refer  
> to OHP for a medical opinion of the liklihood of his seizures  
> continuing in this vein (the bit before is likely to do with "aura"  
> i would imagine
> Needs to be determined whether he is complying with treatment/ 
> whether he needs a medication review
> Irrespective of all this - is it fair to expect his colleagues to  
> work in these circumstances? If they are genuinely fearful then HR  
> may need to consider every option in this - while sympathetic its  
> not just this individual that is being affected
> I dont think you need a risk assessment template - you need HR to  
> get a grip on this and decide the next step
>
> > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:49:24 +0000
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Epilepsy
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > Good Morning
> >
> > I have been asked for some advice from a safety officer in  
> another factory to mine but within the same company and I just  
> would like to know if anyone else has come across anythng like this  
> before. He has an employee who has a very sever form of epilepsy.  
> His seizures are unpredictable and he starts by taking his clothes  
> off and becomming violent prior to the seizure. His colleagues are  
> very frightened and do not wish to work with him. As when this  
> happens they are sometimes pinned into a corner. The saftey officer  
> wanted to know if i had a template of a risk assessment he could  
> use and if there was anything else I could recommend. The employee  
> has been to see and OHP( this was on an ad hock basis ) apparently  
> and the work place do not feel he is fit to be placed at work at  
> this time however the saftey officer is expecting his actions to be  
> srutinised as the parents of the employee feel he could work. In my  
> opinion with a case like this there is also a duty of care to the  
> other employees. I have also not heard of such a situation of  
> violence and nudity associated with epilepsy. Has anyone got a  
> template that could be used in these situations that they are  
> willing to share please.
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