Occupational Health Services in Singapore

Our practices have comprehensive facilities to run fitness to work evaluation, health screenings, occupational and occupational medical examinations.

We also help companies on their wellness education and training applications and we can offer ideas to assist you to abide by the statutory requirements required from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) or other occupational health standards.

As the health of your staff is paramount to Acumed, workplace health promotion efforts and occupational health companies make up the foundation of our care.

AcuMed provides one-stop answers for various occupational health and safety services needed in the workplace.

After 45 decades of looking after corporate clients in the various industries, we strive to provide comprehensive, high-quality healthcare and greater advantage for you and your team.

Pre-employment/ Re-engagement medical examination

These pre-employment medical examinations and re-engagement medical assessments are essential tools to ascertain whether an employee is fit to do his job without any danger to others or himself. Whatever the market, the health and security of your staff is vital and is key to optimizing the company’s productivity.

Typically, such medical exams will involve assessing the individual’s medical background, as well as check for any chronic conditions, and infectious diseases. The specifics of the pre-employment / re-engagement checks will depend on the industry, nature of job, and age of the worker.

AcuMed can provide these medical examinations that are customized to your company’s needs and requirements.

Fitness to come back to work evaluation

Employees returning to work following a critical illness or trauma may pose a hazard to others or themselves. Fitness to get back to function is a medical assessment done when an employer wishes to make sure an employee can safely perform a specific job or job.

Our Designated Workplace Doctor will assess the individual and consider the job range, industry, and patient medical condition. Thereafter, we will provide recommendations on the business. Such recommendations include the suitability of this person to go back to work, as well as any changes or alterations to the job scope necessary.

Statutory Medical examination

Under the Workplace Safety and Health (Statutory Medical Examinations) Guideline, workers exposed to certain health dangers during their work are expected to undergo regular medical examinations. This enables early detection of occupational disorders and prevents excessive exposure of your employees to workplace hazards, thereby protecting from the damaging effects of the workplace hazards. These medical assessments can only be performed by Designated Workplace Physicians (DWDs) registered with the Ministry of Manpower. AcuMed has undergone DWDs to conduct the evaluations and assess the employees.

The hazards requiring Statutory Medical Tests include:

• Arsenic and its compounds
• Cadmium and its compounds
• Compressed air environments
• Lead and its compounds
• Mercury and its compounds
• Organophosphates
• Free Silica
• Tar, Pitch, Bitumen, and Creosote

If your employees are exposed to any of the aforementioned hazards, you are required to carry out a pre-placement examination, in addition to periodic screenings to monitor the health condition of your workers. More info on each one of the hazards can be found here.

Additionally, here’s the listing of other notifiable Occupational diseases in Singapore. If some of your employees possess the following diseases, you’ll have to inform the Ministry of Manpower.

• Aniline poisoning
• Barotrauma
• Byssinosis
• Carbamate poisoning
• Cyanide poisoning
• Diseases Brought on by ionizing radiation
• Diseases Brought on by excessive heat
• Hydrogen Sulphide poisoning
• Liver angiosarcoma
• Legislation
• Occupational asthma
• Occupational skin cancers
• Occupational skin diseases
• Phosphorus poisoning
• Poisoning by carbon monoxide gas
• Poisoning by carbon disulfide
• Poisoning by oxides of nitrogen
• Poisoning from halogen derivatives of hydrocarbon chemicals
• Musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb
• Silicosis
• Toxic anemia
• Toxic hepatitis

Hearing Conservation Programmed

Hearing conservation program (HCP) assists businesses to handle the noise hazard in order to prevent Noise- Induced Deafness (NID) which is irreversible.

The Elements of the program include:

• Noise surveys to identify noisy places or actions
• Implementation of sound control measures where feasible
• Putting up signage on hearing shield usage in noisy regions
• Conducting statutory medical examinations for all employees exposed to excess Sound
• Providing suitable hearing protectors to all exposed employees
• Educating and training all employees on the importance of sufficient hearing protector usage, correct fit, and appropriate maintenance

Workers exposed to noise exceeding the permissible exposure limit and duration, as stated from the Workplace Safety and Health (Noise) Regulations 2011 are required to undergo periodic audiometric examinations.

Acumed Medical Group of practices are equipped with abilities to perform an audiometric examination by licensed audiometricians.

Respiratory Protection Programme

Hazardous or damaging substances within dust, fogs, fumes or smokes may enter the workers’ bodies during inhalation. A respiratory protection program is important to prevent the exposure of employees to these airborne hazards.

This program entails:

• regular ecological monitoring of this hazard
• engineering control to Decrease the hazard where practicable
• selection and supply of appropriate respirators
• oversight to ensure proper fit and consistent usage
• proper maintenance of respirators
• training in the use and care of respirators
• clinical examinations for fitness to use respirators.

Acumed Medical Group of practices have the capability to perform spirometry for the evaluation for fitness to use respirators.

Accredited Designated Medical Examiners for Pilots

Underneath the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) medical conditions, to use for any of those CAAS flight crew permits or air traffic controllers, the person has to have a valid Medical Assessment of the appropriate course. A Licensing Medical Examination (LME) can only be run by a Designated Medical Examiners (DMEs) appointed by CAAS. AcuMed has doctors who are CAAS Designated Medical Examiners and we provide the following services:

• Licensing Medical Examination (LME) renewal for pilots and Air Traffic Controllers
• Aeromedical Review

Occupational Consultancy Services

As a trusted occupational health care provider, we attempt to provide up-to-date and relevant occupational advice to companies and their workers to help them prevent any incidence of occupational diseases and create a safe workplace.

Our occupational consultancy services include:

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Protective types of gear such as helmets, gloves, and goggles are used to protect workers from work accidents or threats. Depending on the working environment and project extent, different businesses may call for a different kind of PPE. Our DWDs are going to have the ability to advise about the PPE needed to secure your workers.

Ergonomics

Ergonomics and musculoskeletal issues are often found in the office due to factors like poor workplace layout, incorrect lifting posture or repetitive motions. We would have the ability to provide advice on the avoidance and management of such work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

Occupational and Health Promotion Health Talks

We provide a vast selection of health talks and workshops, including Diabetes Mellitus and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss. Apart from our regular programs, we could personalize talks to fit your purpose.

Below are some of the common workplace-related health issues we supply for our corporate customers:

• Diabetes Mellitus
• Ergonomics
• Hypertension
• Noise-induced Hearing Loss
• Physical Action
• Pressure Control
• Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Workplace Injury (Hand)

Who Are You?

AcuMed is a primary healthcare provider with 12 clinics in Singapore. We provide services such as

Acute and Chronic Care

Kids and Baby Care

Health Screenings and Examinations

Corporate Healthcare Management

Workplace Health and Safety

Occupational Medicine

Allied Health Services

SME Health+ and Workplace Alliance for Health Funding

CHAS, Merdeka and Pioneer Generation Subsidies

Retail Supplements

We take a holistic approach to health, caring for all aspects of health for the community, your nearest and dearest and yourself.

At AcuMedwe come to work every day because we feel that healthcare is of utmost significance. We recognize that health care is not only about the supply of healthcare services; it is all about being there and caring for every aspect of your health so you may have a healthy and joyful life.

We’re the health companions for life.