REVIEW RISK ASSESSMENT
Where risks have been identified following the assessment, affected employees or their representatives should be informed of the nature of the risk and the preventative measures to be adopted. These assessments should be kept under a regular review
In particular, employers must consider removing the hazard or seek to prevent exposure to it. If a risk remains after preventative action has been taken, the employer must take the following course of action.
- Temporarily adjust working conditions or hours of work
- If it is not reasonable to do so or would not avoid the risk
Offer suitable alternative work
- If neither of the above options are viable
Suspend on full pay for as long as necessary to protect her health and safety and. or that of her child.
PROVISION OF REST ROOM
The Workplace (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 requires that suitable facilities for rest to be provided for any person at work who is pregnant or a nursing mother. These facilities should be suitably sited in relation to sanitary facilities, and where necessary, include the facility to lie down
ASPECTS OF PREGNANCY THAT MAY AFFECT WORK
The following table sets out some features of pregnancy which you may wish to take into account in considering your arrangements for pregnant and breast-feeding workers, although you are not required by law to do so.
ASPECTS OFPREGNANCY | FACTORS IN WORK |
| Morning Sickness | Early shift work Exposure to nauseating/strong smells |
| Back-ache | Posture/manual handling/standing |
| Varicose veins | Standing/sitting |
| Haemorrhoids | Working in hot conditions |
| Frequency of visits to toilets | Difficulty in leaving job/site of work |
| Increasing size | Use of protective clothing
Work in confined areas/workspaces
Manual handling |
| Tiredness | Overtime/Evening work |
| Balance | Problems of working on slippery, wet, etc. surfaces |
NB Dexterity, agility, co-ordination, speed of movement and reach may be impaired as the pregnancy progresses.
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