Safety-Critical Medicals
A medical assessment to determine whether an employee is fit to carry out safety-critical tasks and whether their health may pose a risk to themselves or others.
A safety critical role is where the ill health of an individual may compromise their ability to undertake a task defined as safety critical and thereby pose a significant risk to the health and safety of others. We recommend that a Safety Critical Medical should be undertaken before a new employee starts working in their new role.
We suggest that the medical should be repeated every 3 years or earlier if the employee develops a new medical problem which may affect their ability to perform all duties of their role or following long term sickness absence.
A Safety Critical Medical can include any of the following tests depending on your risk assessments:
- A screening questionnaire to include hearing, vision, lung function, vibration, medication review, skin, substance exposure
- A medical examination by a nurse or doctor
- Urinalysis
- Height/Weight BMI
- Blood pressure
- ECG
- Audiometry
- Visual testing
- Spirometry
- HAVS Examination
- Mobility assessment
- Fitness test – Chester Step test
- Blood or urine tests to detect exposure levels if required.
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