Unless you have an MRI scanner or other high power magnets in your workplace I wouldn't be concerned about any sort of R/A.

Not sure I fully agree with Ron Hunter. We were informed that certain precautions had to be taken because we used a lot of electrical equipment, such as high frequency welders. It was also a requirment that a sign was placed in our reception area to warn those with pace makers that HF equipment was in use.

We covered this through communication and signage, and where required, an extended duty of care to the individual which required his input and that of 'experts' such as his surgeon, doctor, etc.

Cooper

It’s very likely that the person involved will be told by his/her doctors about the types of locations/equipment, including ones mentioned by ron hunter, which could interfere with the pacemaker after it is fitted. Also, the access doors for such locations, e.g. in hospitals and research establishments, tend to have clear warning signs. Furthermore, if there is a likelihood that anything at your workplace could affect the person’s pacemaker, he/she may well mention it after being suitably informed by the doctors involved.

At this stage, I guess you are just mentioning this matter on the forum to get some background information about the possible implications of workplaces for people with pacemakers. If it transpires that the person at your workplace could be affected somehow, then it would be highly appropriate for one or more appropriate persons, e.g. the person’s supervisor, to have an informal word with him/her. This would help to avoid your organisation from making incorrect “does s/he take sugar” style assumptions.

It’s likely that a fair number of forum users will look at your thread out of sheer curiosity after seeing its title. Therefore, as an aside, it may be pertinent to mention that if a body being cremated contains a pacemaker, the sudden and intense heating involved will cause its battery to explode. For those interested to learn more (even if only for a new topic to include in conversation) have a look at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih....pmc/articles/PMC1279940/ and
http://www.guardian.co.u...aker-exploding-cremation

You are supposed to locate the defibrillator pads so that they do not go over the pacemaker. Otherwise the defibrillator is used in exactly the same way.

I was trained to rotate the pads around the centre so that the current goes through the heart while avoiding the pacemaker.

My gut instinct would be to speak with an OCH professional to gain some basic information about how this might effect your organisation. If the information they provide suggests that you may have issues which would need to be addressed, I would speak to your employee, explain your concerns and ask their permission to contact their consultant to gain specific information about this individuals health conditionas each and ever case where an individual is fitted with a pace maker is likely to be different

:)

However if you don't walk away the worst you are going to do is burn their nipple - burnt nipple or death?