HEALTH SURVEILLANCE FOR RESPIRATORY AND SKIN SENSITISING AGENTS

If you have substances on site that are assigned the Risk Phrases R42 or R42/43 (or the GHS equivalents), you must carry out employee health surveillance, even if there is no significant exposure. ParaChem consultants are trained by Occupational Health professionals within the NHS to offer low-cost respiratory and skin surveillance that meets the requirements of the relevant HSE Guidance. For more information on the guidance go to the HSE website and download Guidance Notes G402 and G403.

Sensitisers are used in many industries including;

• Paint spraying
• Baking
• Electronics manufacturing
• Woodworking
• Metal finishing
• Agriculture
• Engineering