CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr Christopher John Schilling
| OFFICE ADDRESS | |
131 EATON HOUSE |
TELEPHONE: 020 7719 0444 |
DEGREES/QUALIFICATIONS
| 1962 | BA Oxon |
| 1965 | BM BCh Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery Oxon |
| 1969 | MRCP (UK) Membership of the Royal College of Physicians |
| 1980 | DIH Diploma of Industrial Health, London Conjoint Board |
| 1982 | MSc Occupational Medicine (London University) |
| 1983 | MFOM (UK) Membership of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine |
| 1983 | Accreditation as Specialist in Occupational Medicine (UK) |
1988 |
FFOM (UK) Fellowship of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine |
MAIN APPOINTMENTS IN OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE
| 1989 | Principal Medical Adviser, Schilling & Schilling, Consultants in Occupational Health |
| 1987-89 | Area Medical Officer, CEGB Area South East |
| 1985-89 | Medical Adviser to British Electricity International |
| 1981-87 | Regional Medical Officer, CEGB South Eastern Region |
| 1977-81 | Senior Medical Officer, CEGB Research Division |
1976-77 |
Assistant to Professor R.S.F. Schilling, freelance Occupational Medicine |
HONORARY APPOINTMENTS
| 1988-93 | Regional Speciality Adviser in Occupational Medicine (North East Thames Region) to the Joint Committee on Higher Medical Training |
1987-89 |
External Examiner, Diploma of Industrial Health, University of London |
CURRENT ACTIVITIES
As an occupational health consultant, I provide advice on both a one-off and a regular contract basis to a wide range of service and manufacturing industries. Included are several housing associations, charities, three printing companies, civil engineering contractors, food production, power generation group, a leading insurance company and the main provider of land based radio and television transmission facilities in the UK; plus manufacturers of a range of products including chemicals, plastics and metal, display equipment, electronic and electrical goods.
I undertake health surveillance, medico-legal work, investigations, epidemiological and clinical research projects and the individual assessment of employees, where the services of an accredited specialist in occupational medicine are essential. Examples are high levels of sickness absence, work related stress, alcohol and drug problems, occupational dermatitis, occupational asthma, work related back and upper limb disorders.
I give advice and support on the occupational health implications of the "COSHH Regulations" and the series of six sets of health and safety regulations based on EC Directives which came into force on 1st January 1993, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Provision of Health Assessments under the Working Time Regulations 1998. |
PAST EXPERIENCE
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I have been responsible for running a comprehensive occupational health service for twelve thousand power workers leading a team of doctors, nurses and occupational hygienists. Employees were exposed to a wide range of hazards including noise, asbestos, man-made mineral fibre, ionising radiation, electromagnetic fields, pulverised coal, pulverised fuel ash, vanadium, welding fume, polychlorinated biphenyls, Legionella pneumophila, hydrazine and other chemicals in use in laboratories.
I have had experience of lecturing at public meetings, drafting replies to parliamentary questions and appearing at public inquiries, industrial tribunals, the High Court, Coroner's inquests and press briefings. I have been responsible for the training of managers; safety representatives and employees in a range of work related health topics and have undertaken various research studies. I have devised procedures and policies for the management of health and safety at work. My work has included advising on the medical aspects of planning for major emergencies. |
SUMMARY OF MAIN AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Work related stress Work related upper limb disorders Work related back problems Disability discrimination legislation Prevention of health problems associated with the use of display screen equipment Lifting and handling Drug and alcohol problems Ionising radiation Electromagnetic radiation (power frequency, radio frequency and microwaves) Coal and pulverised fuel ash Noise induced hearing loss and hearing conservation |
Chromates and chromium plating Inorganic lead and cadmium Isocyanates, solvents, plastics, paints and varnishes Hazards associated with Health Care – glutaraldyhyde, formaldehyde, mercury, hepatitis B and HIV Legionnaires disease Asbestos, man-made mineral fibre and wood dust Welding Occupational Dermatitis Occupational Asthma |
PUBLICATIONS
"Are fitness-for-work reports written by Occupational Physicians covered by the Access to Medical Reports 1988". Occupational Health at Work 2006; 3(1): 30. "Effects of exposure to very high frequency radio frequency radiation on six antenna engineers in two separate incidents". C.J.Schilling. Occupational Medicine, January 2000, Vol.50, No.1 pp 49-56. "The effects of acute exposure to ultra high radio-frequency radiation on three antenna engineers" C.J.Schilling, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, April 1997, Vol.54, No. 4, pp. 281- 284 "Chest X-ray screening for lung cancer at three British chromates plants from 1955 to 1989" C.J.Schilling, J.M.Schilling, British Journal of Industrial Medicine, 1991: volume 48 No.7, 476-479. "Asthma caused by Pulverised Fuel Ash – A case report". C.J.Schilling, A.G.Davison, S.Durham and A.J.Newman Taylor. British Medical Journal, 1986; 292-1561. "CEGB National Medical Code of Practice – Audiometry". "Emergencies at Nuclear Sites. A Hand Book for Medical Personnel" CEGB Publication. "A Survey into the Respiratory Effects of Prolonged Exposure to Pulverised Fuel Ash (PFA)" C.J.Schilling, I.Tamms, R.S.F.Schilling, A.Nevitt, C.Rossiter and B.Wilkinson. British Journal of Industrial Medicine, 1988; volume 45 No. 12, 810-817. "Clinical and Experimental Studies of the Effects of Pulverised Fuel Ash". C.J.Schilling, J.A.Bonnel and P.M.O.Massey. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 1980 volume 23, 159-164. "The Chemistry of Toxic and Non-Toxic Quartz and Pulverised Fuel Ash". C.J.Schilling and F.Raask. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 1980 volume 23, 147-157. |
MEMBERSHIP OF MEDICAL SOCIETIES
Society of Occupational Medicine British Medical Association |