1. Transient Workforce; Health Surveillance
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) Conference

2. Problem Statement
Within the labour supply chain – there is currently a health surveillance gap
Capturing and recording daily vibration exposures
Sharing of such information
Whilst HAVS usage is managed on site – it is not fed back to the ‘employer’

3. Industry Involvement
A working group was put together to look into management of HAVS within labour contingent staff.
The WG consisted of various industry parties, including NR, ORR, Contractors and Labour Agencies

4. Why is there a problem ..
Labour Agency supply workers undertake numerous activities for various ‘clients’
They tend to get deployed to the 4 corners of the UK globe, then a different 4 corners following day....
Agency's will deploy workers as and when requests received.
What they actually do on site will depend on clients needs.

5. What a individual did on site yesterday (day before, etc) will not be known by the client they are working for that day.
Therefore - the ‘daily’ client will put them to work as they see fit and manage for that particular day.

6. Currently health surveillance is not conducted on such individuals - as labour agencies don’t have the exposure information needed to identify at risk workers.
Here lies the problem.
No feedback to the supplier in the workers HAVS daily exposure

7. Working Group Remit
Develop a process for individuals HAVS usage to be re-laid back to the labour supplier
What to do about it..
As recognised by the ORR, a Working Group was established to find suitable and workable solution.
To develop and agree a process for Principal Contractors, Contractors, Contingent Labour Suppliers and Clients to follow in the management of HAVS health surveillance and to agree appropriate responsibility and accountability

8. Because... In order that transient workers HAVS health can be managed
Understand their daily exposure
Stop putting such workers at risk

9. The How Rather than ‘just’ request labour...
Clients to provide expected (and actual) HAVS usage
This is then fed back to the labour supplier

10. The Result Labour suppliers will then be able to...
Monitor workers daily usage of HAVs equipment
Identify workers at risk of HAVS
Stop deploying workers constantly using HAVs equipment
5 days week
4 weeks a month
12 months a year
Redeploy workers accordingly
Individuals to attend health surveillance where indicated

11. A Simple Approach A simple process map has been developed.
This will be drafted into a simple ‘road map’, (the what and the how) with accompanying guidance

12. These will be housed on the RSSB portal
Clients – Labour Suppliers will be encouraged to adopt process
ISLG and members will ‘sign up’ to use

13. Responsibility The Client.. The Supplier... The Individual....
all have a part to play in this.

14. Who Does this Benefit Healthier Workforce
Apart from legal and ethically responsibilities, the individual will be the ‘winner’ of this process.
HAVS is a slow and gradual medical condition.
Often when diagnosed - too late
HAVS is preventable, but once damage is done it is a permanent condition
The effects can be permanent and make everyday life and work difficult
Prevention is the key- health surveillance is vital to detect and respond to early signs and symptoms of HAVS
This process will close the gap for non direct employed personnel
Healthier Workforce