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Mobile Chest
X-Ray
On-site Mobile Chest X-Ray service
The UK’s only Occupational Health provider
with a mobile chest x-ray machine
Guidance from the Health and Safety
Executive (HSE) recommends that all
workers exposed to respirable
crystalline silica (dust containing
small particles of sand) should be
included in a Health Surveillance
program.
It is the responsibility of the employer
to discuss the need for chest X-rays as
part of a Health Surveillance program, in
order to effectively screen workers for a
lung condition called silicosis.
Silicosis can be a serious medical condition
and can relate to both current and historical exposure.
Many workers remain exposed to respirable crystalline
silica (RCS) at a level where Health Surveillance is still
required (in broad terms employees may still be at risk at
or above 50% of the WEL for RCS).
Service Description
Required for
these
industries?
Construction
Foundry work
Brick and Tile
work
Ceramics
Slate
Manufacturing
Quarries
Stonework
Factory work
A technician will attend site in a Mobile Health Unit
The chest X-ray examination is completed in 10 minutes
Employees can resume work immediately afterwards
Up to 30 workers can be screened for silicosis in a single day
State of the art Digital Radiography (DR) equipment is used
The equipment is fully portable, allowing it to be used in any room
Employees can be allocated specific appointment times for convenience
An outcome letter will be sent to the employee and employer
enquiries@latusgroup.co.uk
