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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - SCHEDULE 14

SCHEDULE 14 – Requirements for health monitoring

Table 14.1 Hazardous chemicals (other than lead) requiring health monitoring

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Item Hazardous chemical Type of health monitoring
1 Acrylonitrile Demographic, medical and occupational history
Records of personal exposure
Physical examination
2 Arsenic (inorganic) Demographic, medical and occupational history
Records of personal exposure
Physical examination with emphasis on the peripheral nervous system and skin
Urinary inorganic arsenic
3 Benzene Demographic, medical and occupational history
Records of personal exposure
Physical examination
Baseline blood sample for haematological profile
4 Cadmium Demographic, medical and occupational history
Records of personal exposure
Physical examination with emphasis on the respiratory system
Standard respiratory questionnaire to be completed
Standardised respiratory function tests including for example, FEV 1, FVC and FEV 1 /FVC
Urinary cadmium and β2-microglobulin
Health advice, including counselling on the effect of smoking on cadmium exposure
5 Chromium (inorganic) Demographic, medical and occupational history
Physical examination with emphasis on the respiratory system and skin
Weekly skin inspection of hands and forearms by a competent person
6 Creosote Demographic, medical and occupational history
Health advice, including recognition of photosensitivity and skin changes
Physical examination with emphasis on the neurological system and skin, noting any abnormal lesions and evidence of skin sensitisation
Records of personal exposure, including photosensitivity
7 Crystalline silica Demographic, medical and occupational history
Records of personal exposure
Standardised respiratory questionnaire to be completed
Standardised respiratory function test, for example, FEV 1, FVC and FEV 1 /FVC
Chest X-ray full size PA view
8 Isocyanates Demographic, medical and occupational history
Completion of a standardised respiratory questionnaire
Physical examination of the respiratory system and skin
Standardised respiratory function tests, for example, FEV 1, FVC and FEV 1 /FVC
9 Mercury (inorganic) Demographic, medical and occupational history
Physical examination with emphasis on dermatological, gastrointestinal, neurological and renal systems
Urinary inorganic mercury
10 4,4' methylene bis (2-chloroaniline) (MOCA) Demographic, medical and occupational history
Physical examination
Urinary total MOCA
Dipstick analysis of urine for haematuria
Urine cytology
11 Organophosphate pesticides Demographic, medical and occupational history including pattern of use
Physical examination
Baseline estimation of red cell and plasma cholinesterase activity levels by the Ellman or equivalent method
Estimation of red cell and plasma cholinesterase activity towards the end of the working day on which organophosphate pesticides have been used
12 Pentachlorophenol (PCP) Demographic, medical and occupational history
Records of personal exposure
Physical examination with emphasis on the skin, noting any abnormal lesions or effects of irritancy
Urinary total pentachlorophenol
Dipstick urinalysis for haematuria and proteinuria
13 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) Demographic, medical and occupational history
Physical examination
Records of personal exposure, including photosensitivity
Health advice, including recognition of photosensitivity and skin changes
14 Thallium Demographic, medical and occupational history
Physical examination
Urinary thallium
15 Vinyl chloride Demographic, medical and occupational history
Physical examination
Records of personal exposure

Table 14.2 Lead requiring health monitoring

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Item Hazardous chemical Type of health monitoring
1 Lead (inorganic) Demographic, medical and occupational history
Physical examination
Biological monitoring



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