Posted By Lee Ray Now i have a little more time.... I need to compile these assessment so that they can be sent off to an occ. health doc. He can then make a decision on which duties the person should be able to cary out without increasing the risk of worsening his existing disabilities. Also so that it doesn't cause him any discomfort whilst carrying out his duties. I have also included on the assessment sheet: PPE/special precautions Haz. Prob. Freq. Risk score. A comments box In addition to what i mentioned above. The company as a whole hasn't really got a standard template to work from, so they will be implementing mine as the template to start with. I could do with making a good impression. I was considering entering torque forces used and obtaining these measurements, where possible, by using either manufacturers recommendation or by using a torque wrench on the existing fittings to see what they are torqued up to. Any other help, advice, ideas would be most welcome. I shall be using the template in an excel format

Posted By GeoffB4 Why not work with them and show them the job. They are the ones who know which aspects are important.

Posted By Lee Ray Thanks guys, all good stuff. Keep it coming.

Posted By Lee Ray We have occ. health nurse that comes in once a week, it is her who is requesting this. She isn't qualified enough to make decisions on what long term tasks he can do. That is why i need to carry out this assessment which will be sent off to a occ. health doctor. He will them make a decision on which activities will be suitable for this person to do.

Posted By Bill Parkinson I have looked at a few and used the REBA (Rapid Entire Body Assessment) and RULA (Rapid Upper Limb Assessment)tools (depending on what they are doing) as you analysis the way they do things and the postural aspects which may give rise to risks. Bill

Posted By SNS Hi Lee, If you go to the IOSH homepage there is an 'Occupational Health Toolkit box, the link takes you to http://www.ohtoolkit.co.uk/ which has further links to good info and some free to use assessment tools. Bill, thanks for the keywords. Regads, S

Posted By Ron Hunter You need to provide to the Occ.Health Doctor brief details of the tasks the individual is likely to carry out, along with all and any appropriate Risk Assessments. Where physical capacity is affected, the checklist from the old style Manual Handling Assessments might be a useful tool. The employee needs to give consent for the Occ. Health Doctor to be able to contact the GP. The real key to the process will be the dialogue between the Occ.Health Doctor and the individual employee. What is "reasonable" must thereafter be determined by the employer. There is some risk involved in attempting to systematically address all of this this in anticipation of medical advice. Be wary of conducting any sort of "assessment", but do provide as much meaningful information (in your domain) as possible. At the end of the day, a 'phone conversation with the Occ.Health Doctor (after he has had the opportunity to assess the employee) will usually resolve any issues arising.

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