What are some of the health and safety professions consultants represent?
Some consultants have specific areas of expertise while others have skills in a range of areas. No single health and safety professional will have the answer to all the problems. It may be necessary to use more than one consultant, or a group of consultants to examine a workplace health and safety problem. Occupational Physicians Occupational medicine looks at the influence of work on people’s health, as well as the effect of a person’s health on work. Occupational physicians need to know about the diagnosis, management and prevention of occupational diseases and injuries. Occupational Hygienists Occupational hygiene is the scientific and technical approach to the identification, assessment and control of chemical, physical and biological factors that may adversely affect the health of people at work. Risk Managers/Risk Engineers Risk Managers/Risk Engineers apply the physical and social sciences to research, design and development of health and safety prevention programs. The Risk Man
