Medical Assessments

Workplace medicals are health assessments that determine if an employee is fit for their role. They play a crucial role in safeguarding the health and safety of employees, ensuring regulatory compliance and promoting a productive and healthy work environment. At MOHS we offer a range of different medicals that are delivered by our experienced clinical team.

Types of medicals

Some medicals are mandatory due regulatory requirements, they are known at statutory medicals. Other medicals are optional but recommended for creating safer workplaces. Pre-employment medicals take place before a worker begins their role, with the aim to find out if they are fit to carry out their duties. These medicals tend to be role-specific and can be repeated periodically at any time throughout a worker’s employment

Statutory medicals 

Asbestos

Employers have a legal duty to ensure that workers exposed to asbestos products are placed under medical surveillance by a HSE appointed doctor. Asbestos Medicals can be either licenced or non-licenced. The HSE collects information annually for licensed medicals, but do not collect information for non-licenced medicals. Our qualified specialists can guide you through the process and provide you with medical surveillance for your workers.

Blood lead

Blood lead testing measures the amount of lead in the bloodstream due to industrial exposure. Our tests are defined by CLAW Regulations 2002 and repeated based on HSE guidelines. Blood tests are carried out by Occupational Health Physicians and HSE approved laboratories. The HSE collects information for these medicals annually.

Radiation/Ionising review

All classified ionising radiation workers (Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017) should have an appointed Occupational Health Physician to conduct health surveillance. This should be carried out before an employee is designated as a classified person and their health should be reviewed periodically following this. The HSE also collects information for these medicals annually.

Recommended medicals

Executive medicals

Executive medicals provide individuals with a detailed picture of their physical health. The assessment includes an executive health questionnaire, full clinical examination and personal health assessment, resting ECG, urinalysis, height, weight, body mass index, audiometry, keystone vision screen, spirometry, blood tests, Prostate Specific Antigen and TSH (thyroid test). Whilst this information is not shared with employers, employers organise these medicals for their key personnel. A full written report is e-mailed, together with a copy of the blood results, for them to pass on to their GP if required.

Food handler

Food handler medicals assess an employee’s fitness to handle food. New starters are reassessed annually, as well as following absence for infection, illness or return from visits abroad. Some clients may have their own assessment forms.

General medical

General medical assessments are useful for identifying health issues at an early stage for prompt intervention. They are particularly useful for businesses with an ageing workforce.

HGV/LGV/PCV driver medicals

Driver medicals are assessed according to the DVLA guidelines for different classes of drivers including drivers with passengers (buses and coaches). We also provide driver medicals for schools. Medicals are conducted by an Occupational Health Physician. Recalls are decided by the guidelines, although employers sometimes ask for more regular reviews/recalls.

Forklift truck/overhead crane operator medical

A tailored assessment evaluates an employee’s fitness to operate lift trucks and cranes in accordance with DVLA category B licencing guidelines. Clients can either have 5 yearly assessments or 3 yearly until age 65, where assessments are then yearly.

New starter

Pre-employment medicals are tailored to the employee’s job description. The new starter is followed up every three years, or as dictated by industry best practices.

Night worker/shift worker

A night/shift worker medical is a paper based assessment that determines fitness to work, in line with Working Time Regulations 1998. New starters are followed up annually.

Oil and Gas

UK Oil and Gas medicals are performed by an approved doctor. The medicals ensure it is safe to work in an offshore installation/environment.

Safety Critical Medicals

Some workers have jobs that pose a significant risk to the safety of themselves and those around them, where one lapse in judgement could lead to catastrophic consequences. Safety Critical Medicals assess the physical and mental capability of these workers to ensure they can perform their tasks safely and effectively.

Some assessments are completed annually, such as respiratory health, skin, hearing and HAVS. Whereas others take place every 3 years (sometimes more often): blood pressure, visual acuity (sight), colour perception, psychological and mental health, urinalysis (urine test), mobility and coordination (musculoskeletal) checks.

Working at height

Where employees are working at height, we suggest a medical to ensure they do not present a risk to themselves or others. Some examples of these kinds of workers include telecommunication tower workers, electricians, construction workers and window cleaners.

Working in confined spaces

For employees who work within confined spaces, we recommend a medical to ensure they are unlikely to suffer sudden illness or be vulnerable to their work conditions. In particular we focus on employees who could work in any of the following: chamber, tank, vat, silo, pit, trench, pipe, sewer, flue or well.

How to book a medical

Contact us today at info@mohs.co.uk or call us on 01216014041 to find out more and book a medical.

 

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