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Everyone should make an effort to stay healthy\u2026 When it comes to construction and the health of your workers, you are likely often working in loud or dusty environments, with airborne contaminants (e.g. silica or asbestos dust). In these instances, there is a legal responsibility to monitor your worker’s health. You need to complete specific health checks to monitor the impacts on your workers health while working in these conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why should you monitor health?<\/h2>\n

As an employer, health monitoring is something you should provide for your workers. It is a proactive way of ensuring your workers aren\u2019t at risk in the workplace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It is not an alternative to effective hazard control measures, rather, it helps you understand the effectiveness of your controls being used on-site.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If a worker\u2019s health is being affected by exposure to construction-related health risks, it\u2019s best to find out as early as possible to prevent any further harm from occurring. It\u2019s intended to detect the early signs of ill health or disease (e.g. silicosis, asbestosis, mesothelioma, noise-induced hearing loss) and helps you monitor and protect your workers from exposure to construction-related health risks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How to monitor employee health<\/h2>\n

Health monitoring does not include general wellbeing checks or programmes, since things like cholesterol checks and healthy living programs aren\u2019t specific to construction work.<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll need a registered medical practitioner with experience in health monitoring to perform, or supervise the medical tests. To assist your health monitoring efforts, HazardCo has partnered with Habit Health<\/a> who provide medical checks nationwide. They\u2019re experienced in health monitoring for the construction industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Remember, like all on-site health and safety, prevention is key. To ensure you\u2019re meeting your legal requirements when it comes to health monitoring, get on-site with the HazardCo App, and complete an updated Site Review today. This will help you identify your hazards and put effective controls in place alongside health monitoring. Your HazardCo Advisory Team<\/a> is available throughout the day to guide you through this \u2013 call 0800 555 339<\/strong> to talk it over.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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