S.L. 646.22 Art. 8Health surveillance.

(1) With the objectives of the prevention and timely detection of any adverse health effects, as well as the prevention of any long-term health risks and any risk of chronic diseases, resulting from exposure to optical radiation, an employer shall make arrangements for carrying out appropriate health surveillance of workers who are exposed to artificial optical radiation and such health records shall be made available to the Authority.

(2) An employer shall ensure that health surveillance is carried out by a doctor or other person which is deemed by the Health Authorities to be competent to carry out health surveillance in accordance with this regulation.

(3) An employer shall ensure that for each worker who undergoes health surveillance in accordance with sub-regulation (1), individual health records are made and kept up-to-date.

(4) (a) Health records shall contain a summary of the results of the health surveillance carried out, and shall be kept in a suitable form so as to permit any consultation in a confidential manner at a later date.

(b) Copies of the appropriate records shall be supplied to the Authority on request; individual workers shall, at their request, have access to their own personal health records.

(c) The employer shall take appropriate measures to ensure that the doctor or the competent person as is referred to in sub-regulation (2) has access to the results of the risk assessment referred to in regulation 4 where such results may be relevant to the health surveillance.

(5) In any event, where exposure above the limit values is detected, a medical examination shall be made available by the employer to any worker concerned. This medical examination shall also be carried out where, as a result of health surveillance, a worker is found to have an identifiable disease or adverse health effect which is considered by a doctor or competent person to be the result of exposure to artificial optical radiation at work. In both cases, when limit values are exceeded or adverse health effects, including diseases, are identified:

(a) the worker shall be informed by the doctor or other suitably competent person of the result which relates to him personally, and shall, in particular, receive information and advice regarding any health surveillance which he should undergo following the end of exposure;

(b) the employer shall be informed of any significant findings from the health surveillance, taking into account any medical confidentiality; FROM EXPOSURE TO ARTIFICIAL OPTICAL RADIATION)

(c) the employer shall:

(i) review the risk assessment carried out pursuant to regulation 4,

(ii) review the measures provided for to eliminate or reduce risks pursuant to regulation 5,

(iii) take into account the advice of the competent person or the Authority in implementing any measure required to eliminate or reduce risk in accordance with regulation 5, and

(iv) arrange continued health surveillance and provide for a review of the health status of any other worker who has been similarly exposed. In such cases, the doctor or competent person or the Authority may propose that exposed persons undergo an adequate medical examination.