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EROS - East Rand Occupational Health Surveillances

The company was created to act as a privatization vehicle to render occupational health surveillances to companies, EROS is currently situated in 52b Boundry Road, Brakpan from where it mainly operates.

Our Services

Approved

Approved Occupational Medical Surveillance for certificates of fitness to work and also for drivers.

qualified

Our staff is qualified Occupational health practitioners.

facilities

Medical surveillances offer service to numerous companies, factories, mines, onsite and at Brakpan centre.

specialists

We make use of contracted specialists in their field and also have a number of Occupational qualified, permanent employees.

Programme of Medical Surveillance

4.4.1 The following steps should be included in any programme: (a) Risk assessment to determine the potential exposure to and routes of absorption of any HCS, as required by regulation 5. (b) Identification of target organ toxicity, so as to direct medical screening. (g) Determination of employee’s fitness to remain in that job. (i) Record keeping. This includes both medical records and exposure information for every employee.

Definition from the OHSA

Occupational Health Includes occupational hygiene, occupational medicine and biological monitoring. Occupational Health Practitioner means an Occupational Medicine Practitioner or a person who holds a qualification in Occupational Health recognized as such by the HPCSA or the South African Nursing Council. “Occupational Medicine Practitioner” means a Medical Practitioner as defined in the Medical, Dental and Supplementary Health Services Professions Act, 1974 (Act No 56 of 1974) who holds a qualification in Occupational Medicine or equivalent qualification which qualification or equivalent is recognized as such by the HPCSA. “Medical Surveillance” means a planned program of periodic (which may include medical examinations, biological monitoring or medical tests) of employees by an Occupational Health Practitioner or, in prescribed cases, by an Occupational Medicine Practitioner.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH VERSUS PHC Primary Function:
• Occupational Health
• Medical Occupational Surveillances
• Emergency Care
• Effective IOD Management

Secondary Function:
• To take care of employees regarding minor ailments, meaning conditions not justifying taking time off and to visit their own Doctor.
• Monitoring chronic diseases