Occupational health services for the transport industry

Everyone relies on transport to get around and the health of those who drive our buses, trains and taxis is just as vital as using roadworthy vehicles.

With our years of experience providing industrial and occupational health services to industry, Abermed understands the challenges each sector faces and has the expertise to care for your employees.

Our comprehensive occupational health service covers the complete range of work‐related health issues, from prevention and control measures to maintain health in the workplace through to recommendations on treatment and legal issues.

We specialise in carrying out medical assessments to ensure an individual is fit to work in a specific environment, including LGV medicals, taxi driver medicals and other drivers medicals.

Abermed is Link-Up approved to carry out the following medical services for Contractors working on the railway infrastructure for Network Rail:

• Competence Specific Medical Fitness medical examinations: Levels 1 to 6
• Drug and Alcohol Screening for Pre-Employment, Pre-Appointment, and Random

Drug and alcohol testing for employers is a critical service that helps improve health and safety at work - particularly in the transport industry, where a test result could have a significant impact on an individual’s career as well as putting other transport users at risk.

As well as carrying out the tests at our centres at any time of day or night, we can also offer advice on policy development.

Our team of experienced occupational health professionals can also help with:

• Managing sickness absence and phased return to work
• Alleviation and management of stress
• Advising companies on Health and Safety policies
• Tests to identify and control potential health hazards

Abermed’s flexible approach allows us to tailor our services to the needs of our clients.

For short term, long term, emergency or planned industrial and occupational medicine, there is only one name – Abermed.