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Biological Monitoring (blood and urine screening)

What is Biological Monitoring?

Biological monitoring is a way of assessing chemical exposures by measuring the chemical or its breakdown products in a biological sample (usually urine, blood, or breath). Biological monitoring is particularly useful where chemicals can be significantly absorbed through the skin and where controls rely upon the use of personal protective equipment, such as gloves and masks.

Blood and urine screens are dependent on exposure to employees and the risk of infection or disease. Well-Person Medicals and Fit for Task medicals have a urine screen as a standard. Blood screening is required if working with hazardous substances or as part of a well-being programme for employees.

Acorn also offers blood profile screening which includes the following:

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    • Full blood count – This checks white and red cell count. White cell count can be an indication of many different diseases including infection, viruses, leukaemia, and other blood disorders. The red cell count can indicate anaemia and other blood disorders.
    • Kidney profile – Urea & Creatinine will check the kidney function.
    • Liver profile – Liver function tests are important to check to see if the body is breaking down toxins. It will indicate the health of the liver and provide information to the person if their liver is fatty because the person is overweight or if they are drinking too much alcohol.
    • Lipid profile – This checks both good and bad cholesterol and will indicate if a person has high cholesterol which increases the risk of heart disease.
    • Glucose – This can indicate if a person is developing or at risk of diabetes.
    • PSA (males) – It measures the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood for early detection of prostate cancers.

    For more information on our Health and Wellbeing packages that can include blood profile screening please contact us on 01260 277797 or email us at website@acornoh.co.uk

    Biological Monitoring – Blood Sample

    • Need: under COSHH 2002
    • How often: dependent on exposure and previous results. Must only be conducted following exposure
    • How long: 15 mins
    • What do we do: gain consent / take blood from a vein in arm / dispose of sharps /send a blood sample to a laboratory
    • Facility required: Private room with 2 chairs and a table
    • What does it detect: Weils / Lymes disease / lead & other metal levels
    • Dealing with what substances: lead / sewage / paints / metals
    • Who for: People who are exposed to metals / leads / paints / Ticks / sewage
    • Example: Miners / Road Workers / Sewage & Land fill workers (Weils) / Forestry Workers (Lymes) / Paint shops & Lead works (Lead)

    Biological Monitoring – Urine Sample

    • Need: under COSHH 2002
    • How often: dependent on exposure and previous results. Must only be conducted following exposure
    • How long: 5 -10 mins
    • What do we do: gain consent / urine sample obtained /send the urine sample to a laboratory
    • The facility required: Private room with 2 chairs and a table. Close to a toilet facility
    • What does it detect: arsenic posing / metals / solvents/
    • Dealing with what substances: metals / arsenic / chemicals
    • Who for: People working with metals / contaminated water/ chemicals
    • Example: Sewage workers / various metal workers if levels are high  / Polymer & Chemical Plant Workers