Safety Critical Assessments

Protect your workforce and the public with professional safety critical medicals delivered nationwide. Clarity Occupational Health provides compliant, role-specific fitness assessments to ensure employees can safely perform high-risk duties.

 

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As a SEQOHS accredited and ISO-certified provider, we deliver high-quality, compliant health surveillance services across the UK. Trusted by over 1,000 employers, we help organisations meet HSE requirements with confidence.

What Is a Safety Critical Medical?

A safety critical medical is a specialist occupational health assessment designed to confirm an individual is medically fit to perform a high-risk role.

These roles may involve:

  • Operating heavy machinery

  • Working at height

  • Driving company vehicles

  • Safety-sensitive site work

  • Public-facing operational roles

The aim is to reduce the risk of accidents caused by sudden illness, fatigue, poor vision, hearing loss or reduced mobility.

What Our Safety Critical Assessments Include

Our assessments are tailored to the role and may include:

  • Medical history review

  • Vision testing

  • Hearing screening

  • Blood pressure & BMI

  • Respiratory checks

  • Drug & alcohol screening (if required)

  • Functional capacity assessment

All assessments are conducted by qualified clinicians and supported by clear certification and reporting.

Nationwide Delivery – On-Site & Mobile Clinics

On-Site Clinics

Our onsite provision integrates seamlessly into client facilities extending their internal departments.

Mobile Clinics

Our Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) bring occupational health services directly to your site—reducing downtime.

Healthcare Network

Delivered across single or multi-site operations with minimal disruption to productivity.

Who Needs Safety Critical Medicals?

Our services support organisations in:

  • Construction

  • Rail & transport

  • Logistics & warehousing

  • Manufacturing

  • Utilities

  • Facilities management

  • Public sector roles

We tailor each assessment to the specific risks of your industry.

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Why Choose Clarity Occupational Health?

Safety Critical Assessment FAQ's

A Safety Critical Medical assesses whether an employee is fit to perform high-risk tasks safely, helping prevent incidents and meet employer duty of care.

Workers in high-risk roles such as construction, rail, utilities, maintenance, plant operation, working at height or confined spaces typically require it.

A role-based medical which may include health questionnaire, blood pressure, vision, hearing, BMI, urine analysis, musculoskeletal and neurological checks, plus any job-specific tests.

Validity is usually 1–2 years depending on role, risk and employer policy. Shorter review periods may apply where risks or findings warrant it.

Yes. We deliver at your site via clinics or Mobile Medical Units, and in our network clinics where needed—scheduled around shifts to minimise downtime.

You receive a fitness outcome and clear guidance on any restrictions, adjustments or follow-up actions required.

Yes. Medical data is managed under strict clinical governance and data protection standards.

Safety Critical Medicals Across the UK

We deliver nationwide including Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, London and beyond.

 

Industries We Support

Construction | Rail | Logistics | Manufacturing | Utilities | Public Sector