KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Revise the Occupational Health Programme annually with the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) team and management
• Attend Safety, Health, Environment ( SHE) committee meetings as the Occupational Health advisor
• Maintain accurate, complete, updated and confidential health records for each employee
• Plan time for workplace visits, risk assessments, audits and consultation with worker
• Ensure legal compliance with company Occupational Health policies, OHS and related Acts
• Follow up on all staff-related injuries on duty (IOD’s), including needle-stick injuries (investigate incident, submit IMS documentation and conduct remedial counselling)
• Co-ordinate supplies of Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE)
• Conduct health assessment, diagnosis and referral by  interview in employees with minor ailments in order to counsel them or refer them and by following up to ensure recovery and/or arrange temporary adjustments in work processes until full recovery
• Recognise chronic disease early and manage these conditions to ensure productivity by screening; early referral; health education and encouragement of compliance with treatment and lifestyle charges
• Immunization of employees as indicated
• Co-ordinate measures to enable placement of able workers in jobs to which they are suited:

1. Educate employee about inherent job requirements and how to protect his/her health in each particular job category
2. Conduct or co-ordinate screening:  e.g. vision, audiometry, TB questionnaire, food handlers questionnaire, lung function test (peak flow), back questionnaire, radiation medicals
3. Generate an Occupational Risk Exposure Profile for each employee or group of employees doing the same job.  Ensure that the profile is updated as necessary, at least annually

• Episodic  monitoring:

1. Conduct TB questionnaire for staff working with vulnerable patient groups and for staff regularly exposed to possible TB cases for example  accident and emergency department staff, ICU and Medical ward staff
2. Interview staff on return from prolonged absence due to illness or injury and assess fitness to work or refer for such assessment
3. Conduct Exit  questionnaire and/ or examination
4. Conduct Back questionnaire for  nursing, porters and paramedics
5. Conduct annual audiometry (maintenance crew) and vision testing for drivers, including Netcare 911 employees
6. Conduct vision screening for staff working with computers and seamstresses
7. Co-ordinate post radiation exposure medicals and monthly examinations of dosimeter records 
8. Manage Dosimeter with SABS
9. Co-ordinate post chemical exposure examinations for pharmacy and cleaners

• Ensure that the Biennial Waste management plan is submitted to the relevant authority
• Conduct clinical risk waste management, chemical waste, batteries, oil and radiological waste audits and training
• Auditing of Occupational Health section of controlled self-assessment (CSA) for OHS
• Comply with Group Occupational Health policies