169Health monitoring

169 Health monitoring

(1) An employer must ensure that health monitoring is carried out for an employee if—

(a) the employee is exposed to any hazardous substance—

(i) listed in column 2 of Tables 1 or 2 of Schedule 9; or

(ii) determined by the Authority to be a hazardous substance for which health monitoring is required; and

(b) the exposure of the employee to the hazardous substance is reasonably likely to have an adverse effect on the employee's health under the particular conditions of work at the workplace.

1 Act compliance—section 22 (see regulation 7).

2 The purpose of the health monitoring is to monitor the employee's health for the purpose of identifying changes in the employee's health status due to occupational exposure to a hazardous substance.

(2) The employer must ensure—

(a) that the health monitoring is carried out under the supervision of a registered medical practitioner; and

(b) that a report of the health monitoring is prepared by the registered medical practitioner and a copy of the report is given to the employer; and

(c) that the health monitoring report includes (if relevant)—

(i) any indications of adverse health effects identified by the registered medical practitioner that may be attributed to the hazardous substance; and

(ii) any recommendations relating to the need for the employer to take measures to ensure that the employee is not exposed to the substance for a specified period; and

(iii) an interpretation of the results of the health monitoring, including a statement of the registered medical practitioner's opinion as to whether the employee should continue working with the hazardous substance.