Crystalline Silica Health Monitoring & Medicals
“We help employers meet their worker health-monitoring obligations by providing medical assessments for employees exposed to respirable crystalline silica.”
What is silica health monitoring?
Silica health monitoring is medical monitoring for workers who may be exposed to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) in the workplace.
It is designed to identify changes in a worker’s health that may be related to silica exposure and help determine whether further investigation or action is required.
This is different from workplace air monitoring, which measures silica dust levels in the work environment. Key Health Works focuses on worker health monitoring and medical assessments.
What does silica health monitoring include?
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Medical and occupational history
Silica exposure history
Respiratory health questionnaire
Lung function testing / spirometry
Medical examination
Chest imaging referral where required
Baseline health monitoring
Periodic or ongoing health monitoring
Health monitoring reports
Who needs silica health monitoring?
Workers may require health monitoring when their work involves ongoing exposure to respirable crystalline silica and there is a significant risk to their health.
Common industries and occupations may include:
Construction
Demolition
Tunnelling
Quarrying and mining
Concrete cutting and grinding
Stonemasonry
Manufacturing
Excavation and earthworks
Workers involved in high-risk crystalline silica processes