MSDS Reviews
Material Safety Data Sheets MSDS tell the informed doctor what substances (at what levels) may be a risk in the workplace. From this vantage our specialized industrial doctors can work out a prevention-based philosophy specific for your business risks and budget.

Apart from maintaining your compliance requirements this will demonstrate to your employees that the regular testing schedule will be adequate. Give us a call if you would like a review of the materials you use in your business.

Policy Design
Many of the common workplace injuries and diseases can be avoided – certainly minimised. How? Simply by creating and enforcing safe work policies. For assistance in policy design please call us now.

Health Surveillance
Health Surveillance is simple to understand and hard to organize and that is where Worksafe Medics comes into our own. We have 15 years experience designing schedules of health monitoring, on-site at various industrial locations. This service ensures compliance and reduces down-time whilst improving your image as a good employer.

It is important when using hazardous materials in the workplace they are properly controlled if they are:

Toxic Harmful Corrosive Irritant Sensitising Carcinogenic (causing cancer) Mutagenic (causing genetic damage) Teratogenic (causing abnormalities of the foetus)

 

Some of the health effects of exposure to hazardous materials

Skin Irritation Occupational Asthma Systemic Chemical Poisoning Chemical burns from Corrosives Cancer

These health effects can be acute, resulting from short-term (usually high) exposure, or chronic, resulting from long term (often low level) exposure over a period of time.