Pre-employment medical/questionnaire
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ensuring you recruit applicants fit for the tasks in their job
description |
Development of standards of fitness
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for groups of employees |
Sickness absence management
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review long term illness |
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assess employees with frequent sickness and absence |
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identifying the need for redeployment, medical retirement or
return to work |
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expedite return to work
through early assessment and effective rehabilitation |
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monitor absence trends,
identify problems and initiate appropriate intervention
programme |
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provide a proactive
health promotion advisory service that raises awareness of
general lifestyle issues that may lead to ill-health eg:
| Smoking |
| Excessive alcohol consumption |
| Diet |
| Exercise |
| Screening |
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Health and safety legislation
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advice on statutory obligations |
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health and Safety at
Work Act 1974 |
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control of Lead at Work
Regulations 1980 |
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ionising Radiation
Regulations 1985 |
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control of Asbestos at
Work regulations 1987 |
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noise at work
regulations 1989 |
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management of Health and
Safety at work Regulations 1992 |
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manual Handling
Operations Regulations 1992 |
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health & Safety
(Display Screen Equipment Regulations) 1992 |
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personal Protective
Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 |
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control of Substances
Hazardous to Health 1994 |
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working Time Regulations
1998 |
Assessment and advice on work place risks
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manual handling |
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slips and falls |
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machinery hazards |
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chemical hazards |
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operation of computers using a VDU for long
periods |
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identification of hazards in the workplace |
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advice on how to minimise the effect of workplace hazards |
Assistance with claims
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against the organisation on health and safety grounds |
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