Eye Test

Check for clear vision

Assess skin health

Address potential infections

Skin & Physical Examination

Tests & Vaccination for Infectious Diseases

1. Physical Examination

It is essential to identify any potential underlying health issues that may impact the quality of food handling.

Height, Weight, BP : To assess general parameters indicating physical fitness.

2. Eye Examination

Conducting eye inspections is essential for safely performing daily tasks related to food handling, such as evaluating food quality based on appearance & recognizing the accurate ingredients for use, reading instructions & preventing eye contagious eye infections.

Test : Near - Far Vision, Color Blindness

Significance : Assessing visual clarity to execute the task safely.

3. Skin Examination

Skin examination is crucial to: Detect boils, cuts, lesions, and burns that may harbour infections, leading to food contamination by harmful pathogens. > Identify skin allergies.

Allergies, Skin Health : To examine for skin allergies that may pose a risk to food handling, such as eczema and psoriasis.

4. Vaccinations

Vaccination prevents food handlers from transmitting contagious foodborne diseases to consumers through contaminated food.

Vaccine : Hepatitis B, Typhoid : Vaccination against blood-borne infections prevents transmission when handling food with open wounds on the hands.

Vaccination against blood-borne infections prevents transmission when handling food with open wounds on the hands.

5. Pathology tests for infectious diseases

These tests are needed to confirm if someone has a communicable or infectious disease that the doctor suspects during the examination.

Test : CBC

Significance : To assess signs of general health and identify potential infections.

Test : Complete Urine Analysis

Significance : To check for urine infections such as EHEC, EPEC, ETEC and other bacteria.

Test : Stool Routine

Significance : To check for parasitic infections such as Entamoeba histolytica, worms, etc.

Tests : HIV | Hepatitis B | Hepatitis C

Significance : To prevent the transmission of blood-borne infections from handling food with hands with open wounds.

Test : Sputum AFB

Significance : To check for respiratory infections, especially TB.

Test : X-Ray Chest

Significance : To check for respiratory infections.

Test : Blood group

Significance : For maintaining essential health information in case of emergencies.