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SECTION 2.9<br />

Night workers<br />

TERMS & CONDITIONS<br />

i.<br />

ii.<br />

A night worker is a worker who normally works at least three hours <strong>of</strong> his<br />

or her daily working hours between 11.00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m.<br />

You will be <strong>of</strong>fered a free health assessment before taking up a position<br />

that requires working at night and will have <strong>the</strong> opportunity <strong>to</strong> be<br />

reassessed every year <strong>the</strong>reafter (unless more frequent checks are<br />

recommended by <strong>the</strong> Occupational Health Specialist) while you continue<br />

<strong>to</strong> work at night. The assessment will be carried out by an Occupational<br />

Health Specialist <strong>of</strong> our choice and we shall be entitled <strong>to</strong> see a <strong>copy</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> assessments in order <strong>to</strong> establish whe<strong>the</strong>r you are suited <strong>to</strong> working at<br />

night and <strong>to</strong> try <strong>to</strong> avoid or limit health problems which may be caused or<br />

worsened by night working. If you suffer from a health problem<br />

recognised as being connected <strong>to</strong> your working at night, we shall, if<br />

practicable, and as soon as possible, transfer you <strong>to</strong> a suitable day job.<br />

Night workers<br />

36 S<br />

TAFF HANDBOOK

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