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Any person who knowingly or recklessly interferes with the process of providing a safe and healthy place of work, shall be guilty of an offence. SCHEDULE I

Practical recommendations for the clinical assessment of workers, as referred to in regulation 14(1)

Current knowledge indicates that exposure to free asbestos fibres can give following diseases:

asbestosis, mesothelioma, bronchial carcinoma, gastro-intestinal carcinoma. doctor responsible for the medical surveillance of workers exposed to be familiar with the exposure conditions or circumstances of each examination of workers should be carried out in accordance with the practices of occupational medicine. It should include at least the measures: keeping records of a worker’s medical and occupational history, personal interview, general clinical examination, with particular reference to the chest, lung function tests (respiratory flow volumes and rates).

should decide on further examinations, such as sputum cytology tests X-ray or other suitable radiological tests as appropriate, in the light of the occupational health knowledge available.