Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
This will consist of an assessment first by the OHA, all findings will be
referred to the OHP who will make the final decision whether Fit, Fit with
some restrictions or Unfit.
Periodic Medical assessment
The following guidelines regarding the interval of assessment will be
suitable for most employees. However, the frequency of assessments in
any individual case is at the discretion of the OHP, but this may not
exceed the following recommendations:
Age under 40 :- Fitness for work will be assessed every 3 years
Age 40 49 :- Fitness for work will be assessed every 2 years
Age 50 + :-Fitness for work will be assessed every year
Tests carried out will include:
Spirometry
Audiometry
Urinalysis
The OHP will then conduct a clinical assessment using these findings and
decide on Fitness to Work using the following criteria:
Age - Employees will generally be in the age range of 18-55 years. This
can be extended if the employee is deemed fit at the discretion of the
OHP.
Height - Generally in the height range of 1.6 1.93 m. This can be
extended at the discretion of the OHP.
Body Mass index - BMI, below 35 but can be extended at discretion of
OHP. An existing confined space worker who exceeds the acceptable BMI
Reference/Bibliography Sources
HSE Approved Code of Practice, Regulations and Guidance L101
Safe work in confined spaces (1997)
Fitness for Work (2nd Ed) Cox R.A.F., Edwards F.C., McCallum R.I. (1997)
Occupational Health (4th Ed.) Harrington J.M., Gill F.S., Aw T.C., Gardiner K.
(1998)
Work and Health, An Introduction to Occupational Health Care. Edited by
Margaret Bamford (1995)
HSE Noise at Work (1989) guidance on Regulations
HSE guidance to audiometric testing programmes. Guidance note MS26
(1995)