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Occupational Health

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General Information

  • General Information overview
  • Contact us
  • OH Staff
  • Location and Parking information
  • Opening Times
  • Making an Appointment
  • Confidentiality Statement
  • Concerns, comments and complaints

Services

  • Services overview
  • Fitness for work assessments
  • Vaccination programmes
  • First Aid Emergency Procedure
  • Research Passport
  • Car Parking Policy: Requests for OH support for parking

Referral Information and Guidance

  • Referral Information and Guidance overview
  • Frequently Asked Questions - Referrals

Health Surveillance

  • Health Surveillance overview
  • Animal allergy – including laboratory animals
  • Hand Arm Vibration (HAVS)
  • Pathogens or biological agent work
  • Respiratory sensitisers
  • Skin irritants and sensitisers
  • Frequently Asked Questions - Health Surveillance

Advice & Guidance

  • Advice & Guidance overview
  • Animal and Insect Work
  • Bloodborne Virus (BBV) Infections
  • Employee wellbeing
  • Eye Tests
  • Face Mask
  • Face Fit Testing
  • First Aid
  • Healthy Backs
  • Manual Handling
  • New Employee Health Assessment
  • PGCE Students (teacher)
  • Employees who are pregnant, have given birth or are breastfeeding
  • Skin care at work
  • Staff in Distress - information for HR and Managers
  • Stress
  • Travel Health

Computer Health

  • Computer Health overview
  • FAQ - Computer Health

Laboratory Health

  • Laboratory Health overview
  • FAQ - Laboratory Health

Medical Students

  • Medical Students overview
  • Health Assessment
  • Immunisation and infection control requirements
  • Avoiding the risk of bloodborne virus transmission
  • Elective Travel

Vet Students

  • Vet Students overview
  • Health Assessment
  • Undergraduate admissions
  • Elective travel

OH Policies

  • OH Policies overview
  • Computer Health (DSE)
  • First Aid
  • Gloves
  • Health Surveillance Policy

OH Forms

  • OH Forms overview
  • OHF02 Risk Assessment for vulnerable individuals
  • OHF03 Covid-19 Referral Form
  • OHF40 TB Questionnaire
  • OHF01 - Management referral form
  • OHF02 - Self referral form
  • OHF04 - On-offer referral form
  • OHF05 - Food handlers questionnaire
  • OHF06 - Food Handlers Agreement
  • OHF07 - Fork lift truck / driver
  • OHF08 - Respiratory initial health questionnaire
  • OHF09 - Respiratory six / twelve week health questionnaire
  • OHF10 - Research Passport questionnaire
  • OHF11 - Prospective medical student health assessment
  • OHF13 - Medical student immunisation record
  • OHF14 - New Clinical Medical student health questionnaire
  • OHF16 - Veterinary Student health questionnaire - OHF16
  • OHF18 - Medical Student Screening for Bloodborne Viruses Consent Form
  • OHF19 - Pre travel risk assessment form
  • OHF20 - Medical student HIV PEP risk assessment
  • OHF21 - Post elective travel evaluation
  • OHF22 - Veterinary workers annual questionnaire
  • OHF23 - Post travel evaluation
  • OHF24 - Respiratory annual health questionnaire
  • OHF25 - HAVS initial assessment
  • OHF26 - HAVS review assessment
  • OHF27 - Noise initial health assessment
  • OHF28 - Individual Stress Identification Tool - OHF28
  • OHF29 - Job Hazard Evaluation form
  • OHF30 - Work Health Declaration
  • OHF31 - PGCE Student health questionnaire
  • OHF32 - Health Assessment Questionnaire for Night Workers
  • OHF33 - DSE Eye Test Form
  • OHF34 - Display Screen Equipment Self-Assessment Checklist
  • OHF35 - Biological Agents Health Assessment Questionnaire
  • OHF36 - PGCE Student referral form
  • OHF42 University of Cambridge Child Counselling Diploma - Student Health Assessment
  • Medical Student Referral to Occupational Health
  • FTPC Medical Student Referral to Occupational Health
  • OHF39 - Veterinary Student Referral to Occupational Health
  • Medical Student Referral Guidance
  • OHG02 - Occupational Health recruitment guidance flowchart
  • OHG03 - Job hazard evaluation guidance
  • OHG04 - Individual stress identification tool worked example
  • OHG05 - Management guidance for completing the individual stress identification tool

Leaflets

  • Leaflets overview
  • OHL02 - Occupational Health Referral Employee information
  • OHL03 - Working safely with Display screen equipment (DSE) desktops, HSD116P
  • OHL04 - Working safely with Display screen equipment (DSE) laptops, HSD161P
  • OHL05 - Pause gymnastics
  • OHL06 - Ergonomic advice for microscope use
  • OHL07 - Ergonomic advice for pippette use
  • OHL08 - Information for staff: Skin care
  • OHL09 - Allergy to animals, insects and anthropods
  • OHL10 - Service Information Leaflet
  • OHL 12 - Quantiferon TB leaflet
  • Home
  • General Information

    General Information

    General Information overview
    • Contact us
    • OH Staff
    • Location and Parking information
    • Opening Times
    • Making an Appointment
    • Confidentiality Statement
    • Concerns, comments and complaints
  • Services

    Services

    Services overview
    • Fitness for work assessments
    • Referral Information and Guidance
    • Health Surveillance
    • Vaccination programmes
    • First Aid Emergency Procedure
    • Research Passport
    • Car Parking Policy: Requests for OH support for parking
  • Advice & Guidance

    Advice & Guidance

    Advice & Guidance overview
    • Animal and Insect Work
    • Bloodborne Virus (BBV) Infections
    • Computer Health
    • Employee wellbeing
    • Eye Tests
    • Face Mask
    • Face Fit Testing
    • First Aid
    • Healthy Backs
    • Laboratory Health
    • Manual Handling
    • New Employee Health Assessment
    • PGCE Students (teacher)
    • Employees who are pregnant, have given birth or are breastfeeding
    • Skin care at work
    • Staff in Distress - information for HR and Managers
    • Stress
    • Travel Health
  • Medical Students

    Medical Students

    Medical Students overview
    • Health Assessment
    • Immunisation and infection control requirements
    • Avoiding the risk of bloodborne virus transmission
    • Elective Travel
  • Vet Students

    Vet Students

    Vet Students overview
    • Health Assessment
    • Undergraduate admissions
    • Elective travel
  • OH Policies

    OH Policies

    OH Policies overview
    • Computer Health (DSE)
    • First Aid
    • Gloves
    • Health Surveillance Policy
  • OH Forms

    OH Forms

    OH Forms overview
    • OHF02 Risk Assessment for vulnerable individuals
    • OHF03 Covid-19 Referral Form
    • OHF40 TB Questionnaire
    • OHF01 - Management referral form
    • OHF02 - Self referral form
    • OHF04 - On-offer referral form
    • OHF05 - Food handlers questionnaire
    • OHF06 - Food Handlers Agreement
    • OHF07 - Fork lift truck / driver
    • OHF08 - Respiratory initial health questionnaire
    • OHF09 - Respiratory six / twelve week health questionnaire
    • OHF10 - Research Passport questionnaire
    • OHF11 - Prospective medical student health assessment
    • OHF13 - Medical student immunisation record
    • OHF14 - New Clinical Medical student health questionnaire
    • OHF16 - Veterinary Student health questionnaire - OHF16
    • OHF18 - Medical Student Screening for Bloodborne Viruses Consent Form
    • OHF19 - Pre travel risk assessment form
    • OHF20 - Medical student HIV PEP risk assessment
    • OHF21 - Post elective travel evaluation
    • OHF22 - Veterinary workers annual questionnaire
    • OHF23 - Post travel evaluation
    • OHF24 - Respiratory annual health questionnaire
    • OHF25 - HAVS initial assessment
    • OHF26 - HAVS review assessment
    • OHF27 - Noise initial health assessment
    • OHF28 - Individual Stress Identification Tool - OHF28
    • OHF29 - Job Hazard Evaluation form
    • OHF30 - Work Health Declaration
    • OHF31 - PGCE Student health questionnaire
    • OHF32 - Health Assessment Questionnaire for Night Workers
    • OHF33 - DSE Eye Test Form
    • OHF34 - Display Screen Equipment Self-Assessment Checklist
    • OHF35 - Biological Agents Health Assessment Questionnaire
    • OHF36 - PGCE Student referral form
    • OHF42 University of Cambridge Child Counselling Diploma - Student Health Assessment
    • Medical Student Referral to Occupational Health
    • FTPC Medical Student Referral to Occupational Health
    • OHF39 - Veterinary Student Referral to Occupational Health
    • Medical Student Referral Guidance
    • OHG02 - Occupational Health recruitment guidance flowchart
    • OHG03 - Job hazard evaluation guidance
    • OHG04 - Individual stress identification tool worked example
    • OHG05 - Management guidance for completing the individual stress identification tool
  • Leaflets

    Leaflets

    Leaflets overview
    • OHL02 - Occupational Health Referral Employee information
    • OHL03 - Working safely with Display screen equipment (DSE) desktops, HSD116P
    • OHL04 - Working safely with Display screen equipment (DSE) laptops, HSD161P
    • OHL05 - Pause gymnastics
    • OHL06 - Ergonomic advice for microscope use
    • OHL07 - Ergonomic advice for pippette use
    • OHL08 - Information for staff: Skin care
    • OHL09 - Allergy to animals, insects and anthropods
    • OHL10 - Service Information Leaflet
    • OHL 12 - Quantiferon TB leaflet
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    • General Information
    • Services
    • Advice & Guidance
    • Medical Students
    • Vet Students
    • OH Policies
    • OH Forms
    • Leaflets

Occupational Health

Occupational Health (OH) aims to complement the University's academic reputation by providing a service that promotes and preserves both the physical and mental wellbeing of all staff. Our mission statement which is 'to prevent ill health and promote health amongst University staff '.

Service Information

Services
Services

Occupational Health offers a wide range of services aimed at reducing ill health at work and supporting those at work with health problems and disabilities.

Referrals information
Referrals: Information & Guidance

Where there are concerns that work could be affecting a member of staff’s health or that a health problem could be affecting an employee’s ability to do their job, a referral to OH for advice and assistance in managing such concerns effectively, should be made.

OH Forms
OH Forms

Updates:

Job Hazard Evaluation update

As from 01 March 2025, an updated OHF29 form should be completed and returned to JobHazardReferrals@admin.cam.ac.uk for all new starters and existing staff and students whose job role changes or there is a change in hazard exposure.

DSE
DSE eye test update

The process for DSE eye test claims has changed - click here for the current University procedure for DSE eye test claims, as of November 2024

Car Parking Policy: Requests for OH support for parking

Car Parking Policy and OH support

Occupational Health

Contact Information

16 Mill Lane Cambridge CB2 1SB
occhealth@admin.cam.ac.uk
01223 336594

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