Industry Services

Introduction

Securing IDC services is a guarantee that any work force will have their work related health status assessed to the very highest standard by our team of Audiologists, Cardio-respiratory physiologists, Occupational health nurses, Physiotherapists and Occupational physicians. Education is a key part of our business philosophy and surveillance will also ensure that all employees are aware of their work related health risks and that they are given a full understanding of their own duties towards their own health and that of their colleagues.

IDC on-site specialists’ interests are in the fields of noise induced hearing loss, occupational lung disease and hand arm vibration exposure, whilst on-site nursing staff are highly competent in such areas as vehicle-based medicals, manual handling surveillance, night worker medicals and dermatology surveillance. Following surveillance, and if necessary, IDC are able to refer to the countries leading experts in the fields of hearing loss, respiratory disease, vascular medicine and occupational injury.

IDC have offered competency to industry for over a decade and the fact that we have never lost a client is testimony the quality of service delivered. IDC is fortunate in its customer portfolio which mainly comprises multi-site PLC’s which gives the opportunity of assessing many thousands of comparatively risk exposed individuals on a yearly basis. This allows IDC to provide huge amounts of valuable research data to science in order that industrial disease can be more fully understood.

If you are considering providing health surveillance to your employees or indeed if you are seeking to advise industry on this subject you should be aware of the fact that the higher quality the surveillance offered the greater the opportunity this presents in the management of the associated risk. Securing the services of IDC ensures health surveillance of the very highest quality along with astute, realistic and achievable risk management advice.

Benefits of Health Surveillance

Health surveillance offers many benefits both to the employer and the employee.

Employee benefits include:
  • Identification of any work related problems as quickly as possible so that the cause of the problem can be assessed and managed
  • Ensuring that employees are aware of the correct use and care of personal protective equipment such as ear muffs
  • Ensuring that any personal protective equipment suits the employee and that it is not causing any problems such as sore ears
  • Identification of non work related problems which are promptly referred to the employee's GP
  • Full information as to the status of various aspects of their health, such as hearing
  • Offering an appropriate and confidential forum where employees can discuss any health related concerns they may have
  • Referral to a specialist Occupational Doctor for diagnosis and advice. Such a doctor will have a high understanding of the employee's work duties
Employer benefits include:
  • Alerts employers to health risks promptly and appropriately
  • Advises employers as to how to manage and control health risks
  • Allows prompt medical treatment of any work related condition via a specialist Occupational Physician
  • Sickness absence reduction
  • Minimises compensation claims
  • Reduced insurance premiums
  • Enhanced employer reputation
  • Enhanced employee moral