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The Employment Medical Advisory Service is a statutory
public service A public service or service of general (economic) interest is any service intended to address the needs of aggregate members of a community, whether provided directly by a public sector agency, via public financing available to private busin ...
in
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operated as part of the Field Operations Directorate of the
Health and Safety Executive The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is a British public body responsible for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare. It has additionally adopted a research role into occupational risks in Great B ...
.


Purpose

The Service was created by the Employment Medical Advisory Service Act 1972 and, as of 2009, is governed by sections Part II of the
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37) (HSWA 1974, HASWA or HASAWA) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that defines the fundamental structure and authority for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of work ...
.Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
ss.55-60
/ref> Section 55 of the 1974 Act defines the Service's purpose as: * Securing that the Secretary of State (as of 2009 the
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions The secretary of state for work and pensions, also referred to as the work and pensions secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for the business of the Department for Work and P ...
), the Health and Safety Executive and others concerned with the
health Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time. In general, it refers to physical and emotional well-being, especially that associated with normal functioning of the human body, absent of disease, p ...
of
employed Employment is a relationship between two parties regulating the provision of paid labour services. Usually based on a contract, one party, the employer, which might be a corporation, a not-for-profit organization, a co-operative, or any other ...
persons or
trainees A trainee is commonly known as an individual taking part in a trainee program within an organization after having graduated from technical and higher courses. A trainee is an official employee of the firm that is being trained to the job they we ...
are informed of and advised about matters relevant to the safeguarding and improvement of the health of employees and trainees; *Giving employees and trainees relevant information and advice on health; and *Other purposes of the Secretary of State's functions relating to employment. The Service is staffed by
doctors Doctor, Doctors, The Doctor or The Doctors may refer to: Titles and occupations * Physician, a medical practitioner * Doctor (title), an academic title for the holder of a doctoral-level degree ** Doctorate ** List of doctoral degrees awarded b ...
and
nurse Nursing is a health care profession that "integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and human functioning; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alle ...
s who are specialists in
occupational health Occupational safety and health (OSH) or occupational health and safety (OHS) is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the safety, health, and welfare of people at work (i.e., while performing duties required by one's occupation). OSH is re ...
and who are specifically able to:Health and Safety Executive (2000) *Assess how individual or group health is affected by work; *Advise on how an individual's capacity for work is affected by his health; *Advise on workplace
first-aid First aid is the first and immediate assistance given to any person with a medical emergency, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, or to promote recovery until medical services arrive. First aid is gener ...
provision; and *Support health promotion programmes. The Service's doctors and nurses enjoy all the statutory powers of other HSE inspectors.


References

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Bibliography

*Health and Safety Executive (2000)
The Employment Medical Advisory Service and You
', HSE5(rev1) 07/00 C200


See also

* Health and Work Service *
occupational health Occupational safety and health (OSH) or occupational health and safety (OHS) is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the safety, health, and welfare of people at work (i.e., while performing duties required by one's occupation). OSH is re ...
Medical and health organisations based in the United Kingdom Occupational safety and health organizations Department for Work and Pensions