Critical safety medicals are required to demonstrate a certain level of medical standards to ensure that you are safe enough to undertake safety critical tasks. Under the Health and Safety Work Act 1974, employers have a duty of care towards their employees or workers to prevent injury. 

The following workers may require a critical safety medical:-

✅ Dumper

✅ Digger

✅ Slinger/Signaller/Banksman

✅ Roller

✅ Plant Operator (General, Crane Operator and Mobile Machine Driver)

✅ Steeple Jack

✅ Tunnel boring gang

✅ Maritime Operative 

✅ Pre-health questionnaire

✅ Examination of vitals (Blood pressure, Heart Rate, Oxygen Saturation, Temperature, Respiratory rate)

✅ Musculoskeletal assessment

✅ Cardiovascular examination (+/- ECG depending on requirement).

✅ Respiratory examination including lung spirometry and peak flow assessment.

✅ Audiology assessment

✅ Urinalysis and urine drug screening check

✅ Skin Survey which is optional (depending on nature of job)

Given the vast majority of assessments that would need to be covered, your appointment can last up to 1 hour.

✅ Photo ID (Work ID, drivers license or passport)

✅ A list of current medications.

✅  Details of any ongoing conditions. 

✅ Prescription glasses.

✅ Age 54 and under:- 3 years.

✅ Aged 55 – 65:- 2 years.

✅ Aged 65 and over: 1 year.