Occupational Health Flashcards

Question

When is a fitness to work assessment required

Answer 1

Pre employment - occupational health advisor After sickness - OH advisor or GP Interval assessment dependent on job requirements. After an incident at work Possible retirement on grounds of ill health Job change GP rarely involved up to employer to hire an OH advisors

Answer 2

Gp assessment. ``` Does the patient want to return to work Does the patient need to be 100% before returning to work ? Aim of assessment Effects of health on work Effects of work on health Workplace adjustments/adaptations required for employee to work safely Communicate outcome and recommendations Equality act ```

Answer 3

Self referral Management referral HR

Answer 4

Likely date of RTW Residual disability on RTW Will it be permanent or temporary Will employee be able to work regularly and efficiently What duties can to patient do and for how long before normal work Will they require continued treatment or medication upon RTW

Answer 5

S stamina - can you work full time and meet the demands of the job M mobility - walking bending stooping is that possible A agility - dexterity posture coordination R rational - mental state mood T treatment - side effects duration I intellectual - cognitive abilities E essentials for job - food handlers, driving S sensory aspects - safety self and others

Answer 6

Advise individual on the impact iPod their medical condition for safe driving Advise on legal requirements to notify the DVLA Notify the DVLA when fitness to drive requires notification when indivisible cannot or will not notify them themselves - driver is legally responsible for notifying them

Answer 7

``` Demands of the job Environment Temporal Travel Organisational Layout ```

Answer 8

Nature - temporary/ permanent. Progressive relapsing, treatment available? Appropriate clinical guidelines for management of the condition Work factors which may aggravate it Complications Patients needs and expectations at work

Answer 9

Fit Unfit Fit with restrictions/ adjustments Cannot make assessment without further info

Answer 10

``` Written recommendations to manger/ HR Discuss content with employee Offer to show employee content before sent to employer Copy to employer Copy to GP Arrange a follow up assessment ```

Answer 11

Can be difficult to ascertain - depends on patients condition, willingness to rehabilitate, employer to provide options If you don't know it's better to say so

Answer 12

``` Encourage patients to keep in touch with work Reduce hours Change pattern of work - shifts Change tasks or work content Adapt work place - alter layouts Reduce pace of work ``` Adapt equipment Provide training Provide mobility and transport Redeployment - temporary or permanent

Answer 13

4 days absence - SC2 form 7 days absence - employer may ask fit medical certificate Fit note - emphasis on positives of work Advise employee on tasks they can and can't do

Answer 14

Key clinical outcomes | Success measurement

Answer 15

Fitness for work Job requirements Health status and influencing factors Restrictions

Answer 16

Hazard types, exposure assessment, risk management Risk communication Prevention and control

Answer 17

``` Ill health Work related Early retirement Compensation Reporting Latency ```

Answer 18

Step 1 identify the hazards Step 2 decide who might be harmed and how Step 3 evaluate the risks and decide on the precautions Step 4 record your findings and implement them Step 5 review your assessment and update if necessary

Occupational Health Flashcards

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