Summary
In short
- A skin inspection record is a record used in KnowHealth that records a structured look at hands and forearms for early signs of dermatitis. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.8.1 and forms part of the Occupational Health Surveillance programme.
- Run at the surveillance interval. Carried out by a trained responsible person.
- The template holds 47 fields across 5 sections.
- Scoring is cases detected, where low is good.
- ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Dermatitis assessment, Referral.
What it is
What it is
What is a skin inspection record?
A skin inspection record is a record used in KnowHealth that records a structured look at hands and forearms for early signs of dermatitis. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.8.1 and forms part of the Occupational Health Surveillance programme.
When is a skin inspection record completed?
A skin inspection record is completed at the moment the event happens, rather than reconstructed afterwards. Run at the surveillance interval.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This record is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this record covers has occurred, or is about to
- The workspace is being set up, or the register needs an entry added or retired
- You are running the Occupational Health Surveillance programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links dermatitis assessment, referral
Not for
- Dermatitis Risk Assessment, which assesses wet work, chemical contact and glove use for the risk of occupational dermatitis.
- Glove Selection and Suitability Record, which records which glove is specified for which task, with breakthrough time, dexterity and skin tolerance considered.
- Anything outside KnowHealth, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 45001Occupational health and safety management systems
The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the skin inspection record template based on?+
It is built against ISO 45001 cl.8.1. ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the skin inspection record contain?+
There are 5 sections: header, observation, context, confidentiality, outcome. Together they hold 47 fields, 40 of which are required.
How many skin inspection record records should we have?+
This is a singleton. One record per workspace, set up once and maintained, rather than one per event. Other templates refer back to it.
Which programme does the skin inspection record belong to?+
It is part of Occupational Health Surveillance. A monitoring plan per exposure group, with surveillance findings feeding back into the controls.
How is a skin inspection record scored?+
Scoring is cases detected. Low is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the skin inspection record template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the skin inspection record library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowHealth — employee wellbeing. Exposure monitoring, health surveillance, case management and return to work.
Meet KnowHealth→Sources
Sources
- ISO 45001 — Occupational health and safety management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization