Significance of Regular Health Monitoring Practices

General health monitoring involves regular self-assessments, screenings, and check-ups to track overall well-being and detect health issues early for timely intervention.
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Prepared by Shruti Sahoo, reviewed by Dr. Eugene Smith

General Health Monitoring FAQ


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What is health monitoring?

Health monitoring is the monitoring of a worker by doctors to identify changes in their health status because of exposure to certain substances. If you are a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), you must provide health monitoring to workers if there is a significant risk to workers health because of exposure to a hazardous chemical.

What is a Health Monitoring Guide?

Health monitoring guides for hazardous chemicals − Health monitoring guide for workers − Health monitoring guide for persons conducting business or undertakings (PCBUs). In certain circumstances, the model WHS Regulations place duties on a PCBU to provide health monitoring to workers.

Why is health monitoring important?

It lets the PCBU know if control measures are not effective or if a worker’s health is being affected by exposure to hazardous chemicals, so that action can be taken. Health monitoring is carried out by or supervised by a registered medical practitioner (a doctor) with experience in health monitoring.

Who is responsible for health monitoring?

Health monitoring is carried out by or supervised by a registered medical practitioner (a doctor) with experience in health monitoring. For hazardous chemicals, a PCBU must provide health monitoring to workers if there is a significant risk: to worker’s health because of exposure to a hazardous chemical listed in table 14.1 of Schedule 14, or

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