Isocyanates - Guidelines for the Health Surveillance of
These guidelines set out the minimum requirements for health surveillance for isocyanates to achieve compliance with sections 10(2)(d) and (e) of the Health and Safety in Employment Act. They form part of a series of documents supporting the Approved Code of Practice for the Management of Substances Hazardous to Health in the Place of Work. The contents of this pamphlet should be read with the supporting publication An Introduction to the Guidelines for Workplace Health Surveillance.
Table of Contents
1. Health surveillance for isocyanate
Work activities that may represent a high risk exposure
Who should carry out the health surveillance?
Baseline health surveillance at the time of employment in an isocyanate process
Health surveillance during exposure to an isocyanate process
Storage of health surveillance results
2. Appendices
Appendix A: Health surveillance questionnaire
Appendix B: Potential health effects following exposure to isocyanates
Appendix C: Further reading
