Medical Consultancy

Frontier Medical's doctors liaise closely with the client in the production and preparation of health management documentation. This can be produced at a corporate level or on an individual project basis.

Occupational Health

Occupational Health is an issue that every organisation is obliged to address. It is especially important for companies working in isolated and hazardous regions. The role of Frontier Medical is to deal with occupational health issues and to help identify and facilitate our client's awareness of occupational health concerns. Our aim is to work together with our clients to prevent work-related accidents and poor health amongst their staff.

Frontier Medical covers a broad spectrum of issues related to occupational health. We can provide a dedicated team who manage and supervise various aspects associated with occupational heath including:

	•	Medicals - Pre-employment medical examinations are undertaken before staff are deployed to their workstations.
	•	Monitoring - Post illness and accident fitness assessments are also undertaken before an employee can return to work following a work related health incident.
	•	Compliance - Supervision of on-site living arrangements including food hygiene, living accommodation, waste disposal and water testing.
	•	Workstation assessments.
	•	Ergonomic workplace design.
	•	Travel advice - It is important to keep employees informed of any health issues before deployment and while they are on the job. For instance, vaccinations should be reviewed and health concerns such as SARS should be brought to the attention of any employee travelling to infected regions. Furthermore, advice is given on how climate and the local environment can affect the health and well being of employees.

Providing general and occupational health education to employees is also an important way to contribute to occupational health awareness and prevention.

Through awareness, prevention and management of occupational disease and injury, our aim is to optimise the health, efficiency and well-being of our client's employees and to help them gain a positive experience of their time abroad.

Audits and Health Risk Assessments

Audits of local facilities and infrastructure are conducted to determine the incidence of disease, medical evacuation procedures, the distance to the nearest hospital and standard of emergency medical care available.

Health Risk Assessments are arranged to ascertain any potential health risk to field staff. Detailed information is gathered to evaluate possible impact on health including:

	•	Geographical location: Temperature and climate, altitude, humidity, exposure to daylight, transportation and communication infrastructure, availability of local health services and facilities, potential for natural catastrophes.
	•	Physical: Noise, vibration, pressure, ionising and non-ionising radiation, thermal work environment, display screen equipment, ergonomics/manual handling, machinery, sharp objects, transportation.
	•	Chemical: Toxic chemicals, dust and fumes, sensitisers, carcinogens.
	•	Biological: wildlife, sexually transmitted diseases, endemic/epidemic diseases, occupational illness from viruses/bacteria/parasites, food and drink, general hygiene.
	•	Psycho-social: Isolation, communication problems, cultural, job design and organisation, leisure and recreation, prostitution, stress, substance abuse, smoking.