Hi Terri
I have a textile manufacturing factory under my jurisdiction , where looms are used. I have yet to observe them in action being comparatively new to the organisation, and I must say I haven't seen a weaver yet in clinic, so have not been made aware of any issues apart from noise hazard - but I am sure there will be some. I will investigate further next time I am on that site.
Kind regards
Ginny Kirk
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1. Request for Skin assessment advise (4)
2. textile manufacturing- working with looms!
3. TB
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Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 10:47:08 +0000
From: Norleen Chipo <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Request for Skin assessment advise
Could someone please help: Just seen an employee as a reviw from previous OH Consultation with skin problems. He works with chemicals and oils as a mechanical engineer and reviously his hands were inflammed with small patches of scaly lesions scattered on the back of both hands. The scaliness has gone down but the redness is still visible. He uses Blue Nitrile gloves for all his other mechanical duties and Neoprene gloves when stripping down hot generators (both types of gloves are disposable). What advise could l give to the employee as well as to the employer.
Regards
Norleen
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Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 11:50:12 +0100
From: Chris Packham <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Request for Skin assessment advise
Norleen
Give me a call on the number below and I will see if I can help you on this
one.
Chris
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Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 10:50:23 +0000
From: Terri Goodyear <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: textile manufacturing- working with looms!
Hi,
I am wondering whether any fellow JISCers are working in the material/textile manufacturing business that I could link with and come and observe a work practice.
At my place of work, we manually thread thin wires through headels and then through the reeds and then use a knitting machine/loom to knit a large piece of gauze like material.
I am looking to observe this practice in the textile/material manufacturing environment to find out whether there are alternative ways of completing this task which are more ergonomically friendly. We have looked at automation but it doesn't work very well with the wire threads.
I am based in Hertfordshire and prepared to travel. There more than likely would be 2 of us that would like to observe.
Thank-you.
Terri
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Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 11:53:32 +0100
From: Margaret Murray <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Request for Skin assessment advise
Chris is best placed to help here but I have suggested cotton liners with
great effect too.
Regards
Margaret
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Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Request for Skin assessment advise
Could someone please help: Just seen an employee as a reviw from previous OH
Consultation with skin problems. He works with chemicals and oils as a
mechanical engineer and reviously his hands were inflammed with small
patches of scaly lesions scattered on the back of both hands. The scaliness
has gone down but the redness is still visible. He uses Blue Nitrile gloves
for all his other mechanical duties and Neoprene gloves when stripping down
hot generators (both types of gloves are disposable). What advise could l
give to the employee as well as to the employer.
Regards
Norleen
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Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 10:55:43 +0000
From: Norleen Chipo <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Request for Skin assessment advise
He is currently using Atrixo cream in the night prior to wearing the cotton gloves.
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Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Request for Skin assessment advise
Chris is best placed to help here but I have suggested cotton liners with great effect too.
Regards
Margaret
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Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] Request for Skin assessment advise
Could someone please help: Just seen an employee as a reviw from previous OH Consultation with skin problems. He works with chemicals and oils as a mechanical engineer and reviously his hands were inflammed with small patches of scaly lesions scattered on the back of both hands. The scaliness has gone down but the redness is still visible. He uses Blue Nitrile gloves for all his other mechanical duties and Neoprene gloves when stripping down hot generators (both types of gloves are disposable). What advise could l give to the employee as well as to the employer.
Regards
Norleen
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Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 21:29:10 +0100
From: Jackie Thomas <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: TB
Have posted this on the OH forum but still just in case anybody else knows the answer:
I know this was discussed earlier on this year but has anyone made any sense of it or am I dim?
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidan…/ng33/chapter/recommendations
Offer a Mantoux test to new NHS employees who are not new entrants from high-incidence countries and
have not had BCG vaccination (for example, they are without a BCG scar, other
documentation or a reliable history).
If the Mantoux test is positive, offer an interferon-gamma release assay. If this is positive,
assess them for active TB if this
assessment is negative, offer them treatment for latent TB.
(SO AM I RIGHT EITHER WAY IF THE MANTOUX IS POSITIVE AND THE IGRA IS POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE WE HAVE TO REFER THEM ON TO THE TB PEOPLE?)
Offer a Mantoux test to new NHS employees who are from a high-incidence country.
If the Mantoux test is positive (5 mm or larger, regardless of BCG history), assess for active
TB if this assessment is negative, offer them
treatment for latent TB infection
If Mantoux testing is unavailable, offer an interferon-gamma release assay.
If the interferon-gamma release assay is positive, assess for active TB and
If this assessment is negative, offer them treatment for latent TB infection .
(AGAIN WE HAVE TO REFER THEM ONTO THE TB PEOPLE).
Please correct me if i am wrong or have interpreted it incorrectly, if anyone has a dummies guide to the new guidence i would greatly appreciate it.
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