“Colour vision examination, A guide for employers” provides general information on colour vision tests for managers and others who may need to use them. “Colour vision examination, A guide for occupational health providers” acts as an aid to employers and their occupational health providers in choosing the appropriate colour vision testing methods given the risks involved in the occupation. If an employer has employees whose colour vision is important for safety-critical purposes, then colour vision testing is crucial in deciding on their fitness for work. However, in companies where colour vision needs are not associated with safety-critical systems but with product quality, colour vision testing is valuable to avoid costly errors.
Both guidance notes are available free of charge from the HSE website: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/web03.pdf and http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ms7.pdf, respectively.

Source: www.hse.gov.uk (accessed 11/11/05)

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