Description

Maidstone – Safety Critical Medicals

Where to find us

You can find us with the following address – 3 & 4 Tolherst Ct, Maidstone ME14 5SF

Who Needs A Safety Critical Worker Medical?

‘Safety critical’ means work that is reliant on the continuing good health of its workers – any compromise in this regard is highly likely to put the safety of both employees and others at critical risk. Key examples of safety-critical work include:

• Asbestos Licensed Worker
• Construction Worker (non-railway)
• Diver
• Geotechnical
• LGV / HGV Driver
• Maritime Operative Specialist
• Driver and Mechanical Handling Equipment Operator
• Plant Operator (general, crane drive / mobile machine driver)
• Scaffolder/Rigger
• Roadside (high speed)
• Tunnelling worker
• Slinger/Signaller/Banksman/Traffic Marshall
• Steel Erector Structural / Fabricator
• Steeplejack
• Confined Space
• Tunnelling
• Working at Height
• Electrician

What happens in the Medical?

The exact tests for a safety-critical medical can vary dependent on the job that the employee or prospective employee is due to undertake. However, there are a standard set of tests in the medical which will need to be undertaken regardless:

• A baseline health questionnaire to establish any current or previous medical/psychological health history
• General Health (Weight, Height, BMI, BP, Pulse, Urinalysis for Blood & Proteins, Finger Prick test for Glucose & Cholesterol)
• Audiometry (Hearing Test)
• Respiratory (Lung function)
• Visual Acuity, colour vision and peripheral vision screen
• Dermatology (Skin check)
• Musculoskeletal / Mobility assessment
• Drug & Alcohol test (optional)
• Working at Height (optional)
• Confined Space (optional)

Additions can include, night worker assessment and HAVs (Hand-arm vibration assessment).