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7. Health Surveillance and
    Exposure Monitoring
The purpose of the Health Surveillance and exposure monitoring is to detect at an early stage, any adverse
health effects of employees identified conducting ‘High Risk’ activities, or areas of work which have certain
significant hazards.
This program aims to:
    •    Contribute to the detection of hazards and assessment of risk.
    •    Raise the general awareness of the adverse effects of exposure to hazardous materials and harmful
         work processes.
    •    Prevent and detect at an early stage any adverse health effect on employees.
    •    Assist in the evaluation of risk control measures and
    •    Provide necessary resourcing.
Prior to works commencing on a project Woollam Constructions will conduct a Project Hazard/Risk Assessment
which will be conducted by the Regional HSE co-ordinator who holds a formal OHS qualification cert 4 or
above. In circumstances where a high or extreme risk is identified an occupation hygienist with formal training
will be engaged to provide exposure monitoring.
Woollam Constructions conducts a range of activities / tasks that may potentially expose employees to sources
of harm (hazards).
Any employee identified as using or exposed to substances listed in the WHS Regulations Schedule 14 is
required to participate in the Health Monitoring Program. Concerns may be discussed with the Site Manager,
Site Health and Safety Adviser or the Regional Health and Safety Coordinator.
In accordance with Australian Safety and Compensation Council’s guidelines, Medical Practitioners or formally
qualified Occupational Hygienist will be appointed by Woollam Constructions, to assist with the Health
Monitoring program and any associated medical monitoring.
All Woollam Constructions’ employees who are frequently required to use personal protective equipment to
protect the worker from the risk of hearing loss associated with noise that exceeds the exposure standard for
noise will be provided with audiometric testing within three months of commencing with Woollam
Constructions and at two yearly intervals thereafter. This will managed by a registered health professional
which specialises in this testing.
Woollam Constructions shall ensure all workers carrying out asbestos and other works which risk exposure to
chemicals contained in Schedule 14 of the WHS Reg 2011 related workers will be provided with Health
Monitoring prior to undertaking the said work. The Health Monitoring will cover substances listed under
Schedule 14 of the WHS Reg 2011 and will consider the worker’s demographic, medical and occupational
history, records of the worker’s personal exposure and include a physical examination of the worker. Woollam
Constructions will ensure that this Health Monitoring will be carried out by or under the supervision of a
registered medical practitioner with experience in health monitoring or a formally trained Occupational
Hygienist.
Exposure to RCS will be monitored onsite using the RPE / PPE usage record found on Procore. Exposure levels
included and exceeding 30 exposure instances in 365 days will trigger Health Monitoring.



7.1 Supporting Documents

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