IOM Consulting
Exposure to hazards in the workplace or the wider environment can have serious consequences for human heath. Expert judgement is required to inform the development and implementation of effective policies, programmes and actions that will minimise risks to the health of workers or those in the wider community.
IOM consultants can provide expert advice to support your decision-making process, by reviewing evidence in the light of existing scientific knowledge and by applying their professional judgement. IOM Consulting gives you direct access to expert knowledge through our consulting activities which include expert witness, for cases of industrial injury or ill health; advice to industry for risk assessments and product stewardship; desk-based reviews of published research; health impact assessments; physician services and; training, workshops and seminars. Regular briefings focusing on health issues in the construction industry are available here.
IOM Consulting is delivered by experienced scientists and physicians working within a management system geared to providing high quality independent advice. Our quality assurance procedures include independent internal review, and ensure that reports are completed on time, fully address the brief and are of high scientific quality. We are well qualified to find solutions to problems related to chemicals, manual handling and injury from repetitive movements, asbestos and other fibrous dusts, environmental pollution, sickness absence, workplace cancer, occupational asthma, stress, allergy, dermatitis and many more topics.
Our scientists are members of a range of expert committees that provide advice to Government on workplace health issues, pesticide safety, air quality and the health effects of air pollution, and carcinogenicity
Typical examples of our consultancy work:
- training in the management of asbestos in buildings
- expert opinion on the risks from past asbestos exposure for a woman with cancer
- practical guidance for the control of work with asbestos for the European Commission
- a review of potential hazards associated with nanoparticles for the UK Government
- documentation to support the setting of occupational exposure standards in the EU
- setting 'in-house' exposure limits for pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, for individual companies
- a review of health risks associated with the production and use of medium density fibreboard
- advice on the health risks associated with crystalline silica released from building products
- a review of sickness absence recording software for the UK Health and Safety Executive
- guidance on training in hot environments for the UK fire service
- medical opinion on the causation of occupational asthma
- health impact assessments for motorway extensions, landfill sites, incinerators, opencast sites and other proposed developments
Our clients include solicitors, insurers, companies, industry associations and independent organisations, as well as UK government departments, local authorities, government agencies and the EU.