The heart risk assessment process
Since January 2014, all new employees who are above 50 years of age have been evaluated with tread mill test (TMT), also known as heart stress test, during their pre-employment medical examination. Positive results should trigger a referral to heart specialist for evaluation and opinion.
Staff (40 years and above) who are already employed will have their heart risk assessed during their periodic medical examination and some employees will be randomly checked during routine visits to clinic. This assessment will be carried out by their PDO or contractor’s examining doctor using the Framingham Heart Calculator
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(a specific online tool used to estimate the 10-year cardiovascular risk of an individual). Employees falling on the amber or red zone on the Framingham chart will be given the opportunity for a further assessment to evaluate the need for a tread mill stress test (TME) to assess the risk of heart attack.
Medical personnel in the Interior clinics (PDO and contractors) shall ensure that each employee’s Framingham chart is preserved and attached to medical report for PDO doctors to review during their regular quarterly audit. Medical examinations conducted at Coast(Muscat) must be sent to the respective employee’s file in the Interior locations.
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The number of Framingham assessments shall be included in the monthly health performance indicators (HPIs) report sent by contractors to the respective Interior PDO doctor, occupational health adviser and the Chief Medical Officer.
All employees aged 60 and above working in the Interior are expected to seek a waiver from the PDO medical team.
The maximum age limit to work in Interior locations with a waiver is 64.
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