1. Briefing pack:
A new way of talking about your role and what health assessment you need
June 2016

2. Briefing deck will cover:
What is a health hazard and how is this different to a health risk?
What are the new groups and categories of workers
What health assessment will each group need and how often?
Resources available
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3. Your role categorisation June 2016
What is a health hazard?
A health hazard is an agent that can cause harm
These fall into 5 broad categories
Physical : thermal extremes, vibration, noise
Chemical: dusts, fumes, fibre solids (asbestos)
Biological: legionella, blood borne virus
Psychosocial: demands, lone working, control
Mechanical and ergonomic: manual handling, postures
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4. Your role categorisation June 2016
So, what is a health risk?
A health risk is the likelihood of damage or an effect the agent might cause if not controlled
The effect can have an immediate effect or take weeks/months or event years for you to start to have symptoms
It can affect locally (your skin), distant (nerve endings) and/or widespread in the body (cancers)
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5. We have identified 4 groups of workers – each have a different health requirement1 2 3 4
Level of exposure to a health hazard
You are exposed to health hazards most of the day so at risk to health effects
The work activities and/or work environment have an inherent risk which could put you or others at risk.
You are exposed to health hazards intermittently but on a regular basis
You are unlikely or not exposed to any health hazards
Type of health assessment required
You usually need to be in a health surveillance programme to check controls like PPE are working
You will need to have a specific health assessment to ensure you have no underlying health conditions and are fit to do safety critical activities
We will monitor your health via questionnaire
We will encourage you to look at your lifestyle to be as healthy as possible
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6. So, what category of role are you?
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7. tRIIO category profile
There are just 4 categories
tRIIO category profile
Descriptor
Example role
Category 1 ‘on the tools’
A person who is likely to be regularly exposed to risk from health hazards after control measures have been applied
Plumber
Maintenance operative
Category 2
Safety Critical
Where the ill health of an individual may compromise their ability to undertake a task defined as safety critical, thereby posing a significant risk to the health and safety of others
Ganger, crane driver, tunneller
Category 3
‘on site’ but not ‘on the tools’ .
A person who visits sites/projects on a frequent basis not undertaking the work but exposed to the health hazard. Will still require PPE even though less exposure
Site foreman, project manager
Category 4
office/home based or working in a school or office
A person who generally works in an office/home and does not or rarely visits a site/project
Managing director, administrator
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8. Your role categorisation June 2016
What is a category 2 - Safety Critical Worker: “someone engaging in an activity where sudden incapacity would constitute a very real danger to themselves or others.”
We want to understand if you have any medical conditions that could make you….
suddenly lose consciousness (e.g. epilepsy, some heart conditions,
have impaired awareness or concentration;
sudden incapacity;
affect your balance or coordination;
restrict your mobility
impaired vision or hearing
emotional/psychological instability
We base our assessment on Railtrack and DVLA Medical Standards
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9. Your role categorisation June 2016
Frequency of testing
Health surveillance (Category 1)
New hires/preplacement* – within the first 3 months of starting with tRIIO
Then, annual or more frequent dependant upon results
Safety Critical worker (category 2)
Before you start working in tRIIO or at preplacement*
3 yearly thereafter
Health Monitoring (Category 3)
By questionnaire each year
IF you have symptoms you maybe called for testing
NOTE: You may be both a category 1&2 or 2&3 worker – where possible testing will cover both categories.
* Means moving from another role not designated SCW into a safety critical role
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10. Where can I find more information?
Your manager will give you the relevant employee information sheets
What you need to know about your health surveillance and monitoring
What you need to know about your safety critical worker health assessment
Your site H&S team will provide the relevant training and awareness relating to any health hazards & risks you are exposed to
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11. Did that cover everything?
Questions, comments…
Did that cover everything?
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