Risk information
Current noise, vibration and COSHH assessments, plus the tasks and substances involved.
For H&S, HR and operations teams
A programme your people can attend and your managers can act on.
Scope the right exposure groups, coordinate delivery around operations, protect medical confidentiality and keep a clear route for reporting, escalation and recall.
Before you enquire
Four inputs make scoping much clearer.
Exposure groups
Who is exposed, how often, under what conditions and whether baselines already exist.
Workforce logistics
Employee numbers, sites, shifts, induction rules and suitable private assessment space.
Programme history
Previous outcomes, recall dates, existing records and any provider transition requirements.
Single-site and multi-site
Consistency without ignoring local reality.
A multi-site programme needs common clinical and reporting standards, but each site can have different hazards, facilities and shift constraints. Scoping should preserve both.
- Shared exposure-group rules
- Site-ready checklists
- Central outcome tracking
- Local scheduling windows
Onsite readiness
Protect quality as well as production time.
The environment must suit the assessment. Audiometry needs appropriate acoustic conditions; spirometry needs infection-control and space considerations; every clinical discussion needs privacy.
RoomPrivate, accessible and assessment-appropriate
ScheduleEnough time for quality testing and breaks
PeopleAccurate lists, exposure groups and communications
EscalationNamed contacts and a clear clinical pathway
Programme components
Select only what the risk assessment supports.
Noise
Audiometry
Hearing surveillance can help identify early signs of noise-related hearing damage where a workplace noise risk assessment indicates a risk to health.
Explore audiometryDust, fumes and respiratory sensitisers
Spirometry
Spirometry measures lung function and may form part of surveillance for employees exposed to respiratory hazards where the risk-led criteria are met.
Explore spirometryHand-arm vibration
HAVS surveillance
Health surveillance may be required where the vibration risk assessment shows a risk to health, including employees exposed at or above the exposure action value or otherwise considered at risk.
Explore havs surveillanceSkin irritants, sensitisers and wet work
Skin surveillance
Regular skin checks may be appropriate where employees remain exposed to substances or work patterns associated with occupational dermatitis.
Explore skin surveillanceSubstances hazardous to health
COSHH surveillance
COSHH surveillance is required in defined circumstances where exposure can be linked to an identifiable health effect, valid detection techniques exist and workplace conditions make that effect reasonably likely.
Explore coshh surveillanceCoordinated workforce delivery
Onsite programmes
Where onsite delivery is appropriate and available, several risk-led surveillance activities can be coordinated into a structured workplace clinic.
Explore onsite programmesReporting
Useful to the employer. Respectful of the employee.
Reports should answer the work-related question, provide appropriate recommendations and avoid unnecessary clinical detail.
Work-relevant outcome
Fitness in relation to the relevant exposure, restrictions or actions, and programme-level information needed to review controls.
Confidential clinical detail
Symptoms, diagnoses, clinical notes and detailed results remain in medical confidence unless a lawful and consented disclosure is appropriate.
Procurement-ready enquiry
Share the scope. Avoid employee medical data.
Use the enquiry form for organisation, hazard, site and scheduling information only.