Health Surveillance
Key Points

Key Points

Manager's responsibility to assess the health and safety risks under their control,
Risk assessment will identify hazards of the work, and control measures to reduce the risk.
Most likely situations where health surveillance will be necessary within the BBC are Noise, respiratory / Occupational, Asthma, Hand Arm Vibration, Skin etc.
Agree with their BBC Safety Advisor and local BBC Occupational Health Provider whether there is a need for health surveillance.
Managers must identify all those persons at risk.
Managers must explain the reasons for the health surveillance programme to their staff.
Managers must review the risk assessment where the health surveillance programme results show adverse effects are occurring in the group.
Health surveillance records must be kept, and kept up to date (for up to 40 years).