The 2010 update  of existing guidelines and another 14 new ones  have been drawn up by occupational medical practitioners who specialise in the specific areas addressed.

The full set is available on a compact disc and includes the following topics in alphabetical order :

• Audiometry
• Accommodation of workers
• Alcohol and drug abuse in the workplace
• Contact with blood and other body fluid
• Design, equipment and staffing of OH centres and mobile units
• Diabetes and Employment
• Drivers of vehicles
• Epilepsy and Employment
• Food handling in industry
• HIV / AIDS in the work place
• Hypertension
• Injuries on Duty and Occupational Diseases
• Management of Absenteeism due to illness or injury
• Management of medically incapacitated workers
• Management of Tuberculosis in industry
• Medical records in industry
• Medical Surveillance, Initial Health Evaluation, Biological Monitoring and Exit Health Evaluation
• Medicine in Occupational Health
• Occupational Health and Safety Policy
• Occupational Health Audit
• Occupational Health Ethics
• Occupational Health for Health Care Workers
• Occupational Medicine Practice
• Occupational Risk Profiling, Worker Job Specification,  Personal Protective Equipment, legally required Training and Health Information
• Pregnant workers
• Radiation: Ionising and non-ionising (sun) and heat
• Refrigerated cold environment work
• Shift work
• Spirometry in industry
• Vision in industry

The SASOM team welcomes comments and invites criticism and advice from occupational health practitioners in the practical situation.

For more information about the guidelines and to order a set contact  Jenny Acutt in the SASOM National office by email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
or  Tel/Fax: 012 803 7418   or go to our downloads section (under other SASOM documents) to download the order form.