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<p>The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) provides a range of general and construction-specific
guidance on work-related health risk assessments, health surveillance, and medical
surveillance required under health and safety law. This can be found on HSE’s website
<a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/index.htm</a>
and</p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/index.htm</a></p><p>
</p><p>Work in construction can involve exposure to a range of health hazards such
as noise, vibration, chemicals and dusts. Employers are legally required to assess
these risks to properly manage and control them.</p><p> </p><p>Control measures can
include a health assessment before work starts to confirm a worker’s fitness for the
work and establish a baseline for future health surveillance assessments. Some specific
work activities, such as tunnelling in compressed air, require a medical assessment
by an HSE Appointed Doctor.</p>
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