7.
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE OF POTENTIALLY AT RISK POPULATIONS
Examples
include:
· Network Rail PTS (personal track safety) medical assessments
· Many chemical workers.
· People working in potentially hazardous environments e.g.
o
Isocyanates.
o Toxic metals.
o Irritant gasses, dusts vapours and fumes.
o Microbiological agents.
o Ionising radiations.
o Noisy environments.
o People working with increased risk of WRULD (Work Related Upper
Limb Disorder).
o Substances, which may cause dermatitis, e.g. cement.
