Posted By Descarte Does the work the employee do involve driving or using heavy machinery. I beleive that after a epileptic fit (however infrequent) they will be required by law to tell the DMV and will be banned from driving 6months to 1year. Not 100% clear on the heavy machinery part, but would certainly want to consider that as well.

Posted By RoseR Hi We have a couple of people on site who have epilepsy, both work in an office environment. I spoke to the people involved and with their consent ran a session for their colleagues regarding first aid treatment for seizures (I'm a first aid instructor) covering what to do during a seizure, and after care - although this differs from person to person. One person recovers almost immediately after a seizure, but the other had a 30 minute period of confusion and extreme fatigue. Therefore the risk assessment highlighted a need for somewhere for them to rest afterwards, however the nurses room is in another building (down 2 flights of steps and across a road) so a blanket, pillow and comfy chair/recliner was purchased for their office, and they are looked after and monitored by their colleagues - thankfully everyone wanted to have the training to be able to assist, and everyone is happy with this. Ask the person whether they have any warning signs prior to a seizure ie. seeing flashing lights etc, this may give them time to move into a safe area and also warn their colleagues that they may have a seizure.

Posted By Descarte As mentioned above, Absence seizures could have been occuring in the past and gone un-noticed. Would agree with the training preferably with the permission of the person/s in volved. Know of a scenario in an office a year or two back, person though the other was just ignoring them, upon further investigation and repeat of incident turned out the person in question was having an absence and obviously didnt even know what had happened.