What is Health Surveillance

Health surveillance is the monitoring of workers by approved
medical practitioners to identify changes in their health status
because of exposure to certain substances

If you are a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU)
, you must provide health monitoring to workers if there is a
significant risk to worker’s health because of exposure to a
hazardous substance. It involves the examination of the worker as
well as necessary investigations to monitor and protect the
worker’s health because of exposure to hazardous chemicals

Risk based health assessment or biological monitoring is
required where a worker may be exposed to hazardous agents ,
chemicals that can lead to ill health or disease

Occufam Medical provides health surveillance for a number of
hazardous agents such as;
Lead
Silica

Asbestos

Chromium
isocyanates

Arsenic

The process of health Surveillance includes;

• Taking an occupational and medical history
• Physical examination
• Records of exposure
• Health advice to the worker on the potential effects of the
  hazardous substance
• Respiratory function test
• Biological monitoring

Results given to the worker, employer and Worksafe