Health and Safety
Executive
The health surveillance cycle
The diagram below provides an overview of the health surveillance cycle. The employer has a central role in
every aspect with involvement from employees to ensure effective implementation.
Risk assessment
and controls
Manage performance, Do I need health surveillance?
interpret the results and
act on the results
Implement health Employer What sort of health
surveillance for those surveillance do I need?
who need it
Identify who will Set up and design health
do the health surveillance surveillance according to need.
Seek help in doing so, if required