Medical surveillance of employee health at the Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory

Conference · Sun Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:10148298

Chester, T J

Medical surveillance can best be defined as conducting specific, targeted medical examinations at pre-determined intervals for the purpose of assessing whether individuals have suffered work-related illness or injury. The objectives of the medical examinations are to determine if there is any evidence of illness or injury and to determine whether any illness or injury found is occupationally related. If illness or injury is found, the employee under medical surveillance can be referred for immediate treatment. Other employees in the same work group can be examined, and any hazardous defects in the workplace can be corrected. Additional objectives of these periodic examinations are to determine whether the employee`s health status and physical fitness continue to be compatible with the safe performance of his assigned job tasks; to contribute to employee health maintenance by providing the opportunity for early detection, treatment, and prevention of disease or injuries; and to provide a documented record status that can be used in analysis of the health of the work group as a whole.

• Research Organization: Superconducting Super Collider Lab., Dallas, TX (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC35-89ER40486
• OSTI ID: 10148298
• Report Number(s): SSCL-Preprint--91; CONF-920331--20; ON: DE92013962
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
430100
DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATION
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE
PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
SAFETY
SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER