02 — Capability · BC-810.50
Occupational Health
Protect people from the slow harms of work — noise, dust, chemicals, repetitive strain, fatigue — and confirm they are fit for the work they are assigned.
- Industrial Hygiene
- Workplace Health
- Wellbeing (Safety)
In scope
- Exposure monitoring for noise and airborne hazards
- Health surveillance and fitness-for-duty
- Ergonomics assessment
- Fatigue and hours-of-work limits
Out of scope
- Health benefits and insurance (see BC-350)
- General employee wellbeing programs (see BC-360)
Decomposes into · 4
- BC-810.50.10Exposure MonitoringMeasure what people are breathing, hearing and touching at work against the limits, and act when a reading says the limit is near.
- BC-810.50.20Health SurveillanceRun the periodic medical checks a role's exposures call for and spot a trend in the results before it becomes a diagnosis.
- BC-810.50.30Ergonomics AssessmentFit the workstation, tool and task to the person so repetitive work does not cost them a shoulder or a wrist.
- BC-810.50.40Fatigue ManagementSet and enforce hours and rest limits for roles where a tired person is a dangerous one.