Exit medicals for employees leaving exposed roles.
Exit medicals provide employers with a final record of an employee’s health when they leave a role involving occupational exposure. Without an exit assessment, the medical surveillance record may not reflect the employee’s health status when employment or exposure ended.
These assessments provide an opportunity to review relevant health information and record findings at the end of the employment cycle, connecting the employee’s baseline and periodic results with a final occupational health assessment.
Completing the medical surveillance record.
The examination should be based on the employee’s work history, exposure profile and previous medical surveillance. It may include a review of health changes since the last assessment, followed by a physical examination and selected tests.
Depending on the employee’s work, an exit medical may include:
- Audiometric testing
- Spirometry
- Vision screening
- Occupational chest X-rays
- Biological monitoring
- Review of previous medical results
The examination may identify a change that requires follow-up or referral. It also provides documentation of the employee’s health when their work or occupational exposure ends.
Exit Medicals for employees.
Exit requirements depend on the industry and legislation that applies. Under the Mine Health and Safety Act, employers must arrange an exit medical examination when the employment of a mine employee who underwent, or was required to undergo, medical surveillance is terminated.
Including the assessment in the offboarding process can help prevent avoidable delays in completing occupational health documentation. Employers can arrange individual assessments at our clinics or coordinate on-site examinations for employees leaving a project or exposed role, ensuring that required exit medicals are completed as part of the process.