Health Surveillance & Workplace Medicals in Hobart

Health surveillance for Hobart and Tasmanian workplaces

Tasmanian employers often run smaller crews across scattered sites: a fish farm lease in the south, a sawmill in the north-east, a processing plant on the river or a mine on the West Coast. Getting everyone to a clinic for health monitoring can mean a long drive and a lost shift. Employees Health has delivered doctor-led occupational health services since 1996, and we bring health surveillance onsite to your workplace anywhere in Tasmania, with clinic options where they suit your workers better.

WHS law and the regulator in Tasmania

Tasmania applies the model Work Health and Safety laws through the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 and its regulations. The regulator is WorkSafe Tasmania, which sits within the Department of Justice. As in other model-law states, a business must provide health monitoring where a worker is carrying out ongoing work with a hazardous chemical listed in Schedule 14 of the regulations and there is a significant risk to their health. The business pays for the monitoring, and it is supervised by a registered medical practitioner with experience in health monitoring.

Mining has an extra layer. Tasmanian mines also operate under the Mines Work Health and Safety (Supplementary Requirements) Act 2012 and its regulations. The current Mines Work Health and Safety (Supplementary Requirements) Regulations 2025 commenced on 30 June 2025 and require major hazard management plans for hazards including airborne dust. WorkSafe Tasmania has consulted on a replacement set of mines regulations, expected to start in 2027, so mine operators should keep an eye on changes.

Tasmanian industries and their exposures

Aquaculture and seafood processing

Salmon farming and seafood processing involve outdoor work on the water, cleaning and treatment chemicals, noisy machinery and long hours in the sun and wind. Hearing and skin checks are a practical fit, and chemical exposures can be reviewed to see whether health monitoring is required.

Forestry, sawmilling and timber

Sawmills, chippers and timber processing plants are loud workplaces, and treated timber, glues and finishes can involve hazardous chemicals. Audiometry is often the core of a timber-sector program.

Mining and mineral processing

Mines on the West Coast and in the north, together with metals processing and smelting, can expose workers to respirable dust, silica, metals such as lead, and high noise levels.

Manufacturing, construction and maintenance

Fabrication shops, boat builders, panel beaters and spray painters may work with isocyanates, solvents and welding fumes. Construction, demolition and renovation of older buildings brings silica and asbestos risks, and the national prohibition on engineered stone from 1 July 2024 applies in Tasmania as it does elsewhere.

Services we deliver in Tasmania

• Health surveillance and monitoring for silica, lead (including blood lead monitoring), isocyanates, solvents, welding fumes, pesticides and other hazardous substances, with lung function testing for dust and fume exposures.
• Asbestos health surveillance medicals for removal, demolition and maintenance workers.
• Audiometric testing for sawmills, processing plants, mines and workshops.
• Onsite skin cancer checks for aquaculture, farming, forestry and other outdoor crews.
• Chest imaging coordinated where clinically required, and corporate and executive health assessments for offices in Hobart and Launceston.

Hobart, Launceston and regional Tasmania

We work across Greater Hobart and travel to the Huon Valley and D’Entrecasteaux Channel, the Derwent Valley, Launceston and the Tamar, the North-West coast including Devonport and Burnie, the West Coast and the East Coast. Because travel between regions takes time, we plan visits so several nearby sites can be covered on the same trip, and we can run sessions early in the morning or across shift changes to catch crews before they head out on the water or into the bush. Seasonal workforces can be booked around harvest or peak production.

Reporting that supports your obligations

Every result is reviewed by a doctor. You receive a health monitoring report for each worker, as required by the regulations, plus a workforce summary that helps you see whether controls are working across sites. Where follow-up is needed we explain what happens next, and workers receive their own results with a referral to their GP or a specialist where appropriate. If you are unsure whether a task on your site triggers health monitoring, our team can talk it through with you before you book.

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Call 1300 880 804, email our team or send us an enquiry.