Description
Manchester – Safety Critical Medicals
Where to find us
You can find us with the following address – The Pines Hospital, 192 Altrincham Rd, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 4RZ
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)
- Tunneling worker
- Slinger/Signaller/Banksman/Traffic Marshall
- Steel Erector Structural / Fabricator
- Steeplejack
- Confined Space
- Tunneling
- 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).
