Maximising your potential

Health surveillance is a proactive measure to protect the protect the health of your employees. It's often required when employees are exposed to hazards like noise, dust, chemicals, and vibration, to name a few.

Health surveillance involves:

Whether a start-up, an SME or a multinational company, identifying goals and maximising your potential can be a challenge – but this is where Visiativ comes in.

Introducing new technology can seem daunting to many companies regular health assessments specific to workplace hazards.

• Monitoring employee health to detect work-related ill health early.

It’s easy to push it down the priority list and risk falling behind more tech-savvy competitors.

• Regular health assessments specific to workplace hazards.

• Comparing results over time to identify health trends.

To maintain pace, you should consider these three key questions, says Visiativ:

Health surveillance helps ensure your health & safety control measures are effective in mitigating risk to worker’s health and provides evidence to protect your business in the case of legal claims.

Health surveillance helps ensure your health & safety control measures are effective in mitigating risk to worker’s health and provides evidence to protect your business in the case of legal claims.

When is Health Surveillance Needed?

Exit strategy? Attracting funding?

Health surveillance is usually necessary when workrelated health risks can’t be completely eliminated. Common hazards include:

• Noise • Dust • Chemicals • Vibration • Fumes

• What are the goals of my innovation and how do I maximise the benefits?

• How will this innovation create the required outcomes?

• Biological agents • Solvents • Compressed air

Visiativ aims to help companies accelerate innovation through three focal points, which it breaks down as follows:

• Biological agents • Solvents • Compressed air

• Ionising radiation • Asbestos • Lead

• Manual handling • Extreme climates

Innovate without limits

It becomes a legal requirement when work falls under key regulations such as the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH), or other regulations related to these hazards.

It becomes a legal requirement when work falls under key regulations such as the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH), or other regulations related to these hazards.

When health surveillance isn’t required by law, look at industry best practices to ensure you meet the expectations of your peers, clients, employees, and suppliers.

When health surveillance isn’t required by law, look at industry best practices to ensure you meet the expectations of your peers, clients, employees, and suppliers.

Health surveillance benefits employers by:

• Ensuring health and safety measures are effective.

• Identifying health trends early and protecting employee health.

• Preventing work-related injury claims and providing evidence for legal protection.

Implementing Health Surveillance

Risk Assessment: Identify workplace hazards through a detailed health & safety risk assessment.

Tailored Surveillance Programme: Develop a programme based on identified risks occupational health specialists can advise on legal and best practices for your industry.

Tailored Surveillance Programme: Develop a programme based on identified risks – occupational health specialists can advise on legal and best practices for your industry.

Professional Support: engage qualified occupational health professionals to ensure appropriate standards are met.

Regular Monitoring: Arrange routine health assessments to monitor employee health.

For advice on setting up an effective health surveillance programme, contact All Health Matters. www.allhealthmatters.co.uk