Occupational health is an increasingly big issue on platforms, vessels and FPSOs, and Sypol's consultants have had 10 years' experience in carrying out both qualitative and quantitative monitoring for the industry. All site visits are reported, providing a detailed account of the environment at the time of the survey and simple solutions to any issues that arise. Verification monitoring is also undertaken to ensure that the necessary actions have been completed and compliance is achieved.
All Sypol's Occupational Hygienists are fully qualified professional hygienists specialising in all aspects of occupational health. They have completed Offshore Survival Training, enabling them to work anywhere offshore in both North Sea and foreign waters.
Sypol provides a complete management and operational approach to occupational health to ensure the offshore industry continues to meet it's legal obligations.
Factors affecting offshore installations include:
- Musculoskeletal disorders including respective strain injuries caused by work
- Ill health caused by excessive and\or inappropriate pressure at work
- Noise induced hearing loss and tinnitus
- Harm caused by exposure to Hand Arm Vibration (HAVS) and Whole Body Vibration at work (WBV)
- Respiratory ill health including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and occupational asthma
- Occupational dermatitis
- Occupational cancer
- Liver, kidney, circulatory system and nervous system damage caused by exposure to agents encountered at work
- Assistance in the provision of susceptible worker risk assessments and recommendations for reasonable adjustments to facilitate safe and timely return to work
- In addition to the requirements out-turned from the initial review, the following services can be provided:
COSHH services
COSHH audits and training, subscription to CMS Online for COSHH assessments hazard ratings, safer substitutes and associated risk management requirements for all hazardous materials
Helpdesk
Access to experts in the fields of health risk management, ill health prevention and occupational hygiene
Attendance at meetings
Access to senior staff to attend relevant meetings to ensure that health hazard elimination and health risk control is suitably addressed
Document review
To ensure that the opportunity to embed good practice is captured and information on residual risk is provided so that suitable mitigation can be planned and addressed
On site support
Access to occupational hygienists and ergonomists to advise on suitable work methods and control regimes or verify the suitability of existing arrangements