Health Surveillance

Health surveillance provides information which helps to protect employees from illness caused by being exposed to certain health risks at work. It enables risks to be effectively managed by acting as a check on how control measures are working, and helps to pinpoint where further interventions are needed.

It is only undertaken when:

There is an identifiable disease or adverse health effect related to the exposure
There is a reasonable likelihood that the effect will occur under the particular conditions of the work
There are valid techniques for detecting indications of the disease, or effect.
Early intervention will be beneficial to the health of the employee

Health surveillance must not be used as a substitute for suitable measures to control the health risk.

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