Occupational health in construction is critical for maintaining compliance, reducing risk, and protecting the long-term wellbeing of your workforce. In a sector defined by physical demands, hazardous exposures, and safety-critical roles, employers must take a proactive and legally robust approach.
Latus Group delivers nationally coordinated, clinically led occupational health solutions from our Mobile Health Units, tailored to the construction industry. Speak to our occupational health team today to ensure your site remains compliant, productive, and protected.
Supporting UK Construction Employers
Where risk assessments identify exposure to hazards such as noise, vibration, or hazardous substances, Health Surveillance becomes a legal duty under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and COSHH Regulations.
Health issues in construction can result from manual handling and awkward postures (leading to musculoskeletal disorders), noise exposure (causing hearing loss and tinnitus), vibration (linked to neurological and circulatory damage), welding fumes (associated with respiratory disease and lung cancer), and spray paints or coatings (which can cause skin problems and occupational asthma).
Our Approach
Occupational health in construction supports employers in managing workplace health risks associated with noise, vibration, dust, hazardous substances, manual handling, and safety-critical activities.
Construction employers operate under strict regulatory duties. Therefore, occupational health provision is not simply a benefit — in many cases, it forms part of your legal compliance framework.
Whether you manage large infrastructure projects or SME building contractors, structured occupational health support helps you identify early signs of work-related ill health, meet statutory health surveillance requirements, reduce sickness absence and project disruption and demonstrate due diligence during audits and inspections.
- What is OH in Construction
- What is OH Important for Construction Workers?
- Latus Group Approach
- Who We Support
- Tailored OH Support
Occupational health in construction refers to structured medical surveillance, assessment, and advisory services designed to manage health risks arising from construction activities.
In practical terms, it includes health surveillance for exposure risks, safety-critical medical assessments, management referrals, and workplace wellbeing support — all aligned with UK legislation and industry standards.
Construction is one of the UK’s highest-risk industries. The Health and Safety Executive consistently reports elevated levels of occupational illness in the sector, particularly relating to respiratory disease, musculoskeletal disorders, and noise-induced hearing loss.
Employers have clear legal duties under:
– Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
– Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
– Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
– Equality Act 2010
Where risk assessments identify potential exposure to hazards such as silica dust, vibration, or excessive noise, health surveillance may be a legal requirement. You can review current guidance directly from the Health and Safety Executive.
Failure to manage occupational health risks can lead to:
– Enforcement action or improvement notices
– Civil claims
– Increased absence and reduced productivity
– Long-term reputational damage
However, a proactive approach strengthens compliance, improves workforce retention, and supports safer project delivery.
Latus Group combines national infrastructure with a practical understanding of site-based working.
Our approach is:
– Compliance-led – grounded in UK legislation and HSE guidance
– Evidence-based – clinically robust and audit-ready
– Operationally flexible – mobile medical units and clinic network
– Digitally efficient – secure reporting and streamlined booking
We understand that construction environments require minimal disruption. Therefore, we design delivery models that integrate smoothly with project timelines.
Explore our broader occupational health services to see how we support multi-site employers.
Our occupational health provision supports:
– Principal contractors
– Subcontractors
– Civil engineering firms
– Infrastructure and utilities providers
– Housebuilders
– Specialist trades
We also provide cross-sector expertise across manufacturing, transport, higher education, aviation, and corporate environments.
Latus Group is quality accredited to the Faculty of Occupational Medicine’s SEQOHS Construction standards and provides appropriate and tailored health surveillance and health screening at our site or yours including:
– Audiometry for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss.
– Breathing surveillance for asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases caused by silica, asbestos, construction dust, micro-organisms and other sensitisers and irritants.
– Skin checks for dermatitis caused by cement, wet work etc
– Hand-arm vibration assessments (Tier 1 – 3 with Tier 4 arranged centrally and 5 arranged at specialist centres) for hand transmitted vibration exposure and poor ergonomic positioning when using hand tools.
– Fitness for work checks for Safety Critical Workers.
– Specialist medicals such as lead, asbestos, radiation, offshore are arranged centrally.
Our On-Site Mobile Health Units
We provide nationwide coverage through mobile medical units, allowing assessments to be delivered directly on construction sites with minimal operational disruption.
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