Schedule 14 Requirements for health monitoring

Schedule 14 Requirements for health monitoring

sections 368, 370 and 406

Table 14.1 Hazardous chemicals, other than lead, requiring health monitoring

| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | | Item | Hazardous chemical | Type of health monitoring | | 1 | Acrylonitrile | Demographic, medical and occupational historyRecords of personal exposurePhysical examination | | 2 | Arsenic (inorganic) | Demographic, medical and occupational historyRecords of personal exposurePhysical examination with emphasis on the peripheral nervous system and skinUrinary inorganic arsenic | | 3 | Benzene | Demographic, medical and occupational historyRecords of personal exposurePhysical examinationBaseline blood sample for haematological profile | | 4 | Cadmium | Demographic, medical and occupational historyRecords of personal exposurePhysical examination with emphasis on the respiratory systemStandard respiratory questionnaire to be completedStandardised respiratory function tests including for example, FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVCUrinary cadmium and β2-microglobulinHealth advice, including counselling on the effect of smoking on cadmium exposure | | 5 | Chromium (inorganic) | Demographic, medical and occupational historyPhysical examination with emphasis on the respiratory system and skinWeekly skin inspection of hands and forearms by a competent person | | 6 | Creosote | Demographic, medical and occupational historyHealth advice, including recognition of photosensitivity and skin changesPhysical examination with emphasis on the neurological system and skin, noting abnormal lesions and evidence of skin sensitisationRecords of personal exposure, including photosensitivity | | 7 | Crystalline silica | Demographic, medical and occupational historyRecords of personal exposureStandardised respiratory questionnaire to be completedStandardised respiratory function test, for example, FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVCChest X-ray full size PA view | | 8 | Isocyanates | Demographic, medical and occupational historyCompletion of a standardised respiratory questionnairePhysical examination of the respiratory system and skinStandardised respiratory function tests, for example, FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC | | 9 | Mercury (inorganic) | Demographic, medical and occupational historyPhysical examination with emphasis on dermatological, gastrointestinal, neurological and renal systemsUrinary inorganic mercury | | 10 | 4,4’-Methylene bis (2-chloroaniline) (MOCA) | Demographic, medical and occupational historyPhysical examinationUrinary total MOCADipstick analysis of urine for haematuriaUrine cytology | | 11 | Organophosphate pesticides | Demographic, medical and occupational history including pattern of usePhysical examinationBaseline estimation of red cell and plasma cholinesterase activity levels by the Ellman or equivalent methodEstimation of red cell and plasma cholinesterase activity towards the end of the working day on which organophosphate pesticides have been used | | 12 | Pentachlorophenol (PCP) | Demographic, medical and occupational historyRecords of personal exposurePhysical examination with emphasis on the skin, noting abnormal lesions or effects of irritancyUrinary total pentachlorophenolDipstick urinalysis for haematuria and proteinuria | | 13 | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) | Demographic, medical and occupational historyPhysical examinationRecords of personal exposure, including photosensitivityHealth advice, including recognition of photosensitivity and skin changes | | 14 | Thallium | Demographic, medical and occupational historyPhysical examinationUrinary thallium | | 15 | Vinyl chloride | Demographic, medical and occupational historyPhysical examinationRecords of personal exposure |