Medical assessments are carried out to ensure an individual is fit to work in a specific environment, travel to a specific country, ensure the environment is not harming an individual and for health promotional reasons.

As well as carrying out the full range of statutory medicals, Abermed can create individually tailored medicals.

Medical assessments can be carried out at our own medical centres or onsite. Abermed offers standardisation across the UK and has the capacity to carry out large numbers of medicals with easy availability, including online booking.

Our extensive network of third party medical providers gives coverage across the whole of the UK. Abermed also carries out medicals for international health care providers who do not have medical centres in Scotland.

Communicating results quickly and accurately is of course a key part of the service and we now offer online certificates, faxed certificates and telephone confirmation of failed medicals, alcohol tests or non‐negative drug screens.

Medical assessments offered include:

• Crane Operators Medicals
• Climbers Medicals
• Confined Space Medicals
• IR Medicals
• Asbestos medical
• Lead Medical

If the Medical Assessment you require is not included in the above list, please contact us at Abermed and we will be pleased to advise you of availability.

Abermed provides medicals when and where you need them and ensures the results of those medicals are communicated back to you in line with your expectations.

Crane Operators Medicals

People whose employment entails working in confined spaces may require a Medical which involves screening (with particular reference to eyes), audiogram (hearing test) and a consultation with a doctor. Crane operators working offshore must hold an OGUK Offshore Certificate. For more information regarding ‘Safety Critical Workers’ please see the HSE website www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/workers.htm

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Climbers Medicals

People whose work entails climbing such as Industrial Abseilers may require a Medical to check their fitness for the specific work. The Abermed Climbers Medical involves screening, a grip strength test, a fitness test (Chester Step) and a consultation with a doctor.

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Confined Space Medicals

People whose employment entails working in confined spaces may require a Medical to check their fitness for the specific work. The Abermed Confined Space Medical involves screening, spirometry (lung function test), audiogram (hearing test) and a consultation with a doctor.

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Ionising Radiation Medicals

Working with Radiation

Personnel who have had significant exposure to Ionising Radiation due to work activities in the nuclear industry; medical and dental practice; manufacturing; construction; engineering; paper; offshore drilling; education (colleges, schools) and non-destructive testing must have an initial IR Medical Assessment followed annually by either a Medical Assessment or a Paper Review.

For more information about Working with Radiation please see HSE (Health and Safety Executive) www.hse.gov.uk/radiation/ionising/index.htm

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Asbestos Medicals

Working with Asbestos

An initial asbestos medical must be carried out by an appointed doctor who will assess the patient’s health before they begin working with asbestos.

For more information regarding Asbestos please see the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) website www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/information.htm

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Lead Medicals

Exposure to lead can lead to kidney problems and/or brain and nerve damage. A Lead Medical will involve the taking of blood to test for lead levels and a consultation with a doctor. For information regarding working safely with lead please see the HSE website at www.hse.gov.uk/lead/index.htm

The outcome of such an assessment could advise managers on the needs of individuals with physical and mental impairments, in keeping with the Disability Discrimination Act.

Abermed provides a wide range of tailored pre-employment assessments. These assessments can vary from questionnaires to full medicals (may include drug and alcohol screenings) which provide health surveillance baselines, pre-employment certificates and other industry specific certificates.

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