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Occupational Health Audit
It is frequently necessary when becoming involved with a new
client to conduct a full review of all existing aspects of the occupational health services
in place in terms of policies, procedures, etc. as well as a review of current statistics
concerning duration of disabilities, injury trends, etc. in order to understand the status
and effectiveness of the overall program and to suggest prioritised areas for action.
It may also be necessary that a site survey (walkabout) be
conducted by a Health-Hazard Evaluation Team. Such a team usually includes the occupational
physician, the occupational nurse and the occupational health and safety officer together
with a management or supervisory person from each department. The purpose of such a survey
is to effect appropriate health hazard identification, recognition and control. It may be
necessary to involve the discipline of industrial hygiene so as to appropriately
define the required health surveillance programs to ensure optimal employee health. If
there are sites/areas with high numbers of musculo-skeletal injuries, then an OT/Ergonomist
will need to be included in the team. Our Occupational Medical Consultant works closely
with committees to produce working recommendations for consideration by management
which will include specific policies and programs for occupational health and safety as
well as suggestions on how to centralize and consolidate components of the OH&S
program as it exists today. Such an audit will focus on:
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