Occupational health history

Appendix D to 1926.1127—Occupational health history interview with reference to cadmium... 

APPENDIX D TO 1926.1127—OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH HISTORY INTERVIEW WITH REFERENCE TO CADMIUM EXPOSURE... 

Finally, based on past experiences, many employees are likely to work at more than one chemical agent disposal facility. Therefore, an analysis of workplace monitoring and/or occupational health data for several sites may be necessary to assess histories of individual workers and identify systemwide trends. Cross-site data reviews and analyses could be greatly improved if contractors used standardized reporting formats, which would facilitate electronic access to data records from all sites. The committee recommends the adoption of standardized report formats and electronically accessible records for occupational health and related records. Detailed findings and recommendations are presented in Chapter 5. 

The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH ) is a private, not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization headquartered in Cincinnati, OH. The ACGIH has played an important role in the area of occupational health and safety with a history in the field of over 60 years. 

Johansen, K., Tinnerberg, H., and Lynge, E. (2005). Use of history science methods in exposure assessment for occupational health studies. Occup Environ Med 62, 434-441. 

It cannot be emphasized too strongly that a most significant step forward in toxic chemicals control will occur when all those responsible for health appreciate the fundamental importance of an adequate occupational and environmental health history. In the evolution of the study of occupational cancer, the one great handicap that the epidemiologists have had to face has been the deficiency of exposure data. This is coupled with inadequate workplace records of staff activities and health, particularly data about the... 

Moving from cancer to consideration of other diseases, the necessity of an adequate occupational and environmental health history becomes more apparent to those concerned with occupational health, but regrettably not to the general practitioner. There are two important aspects to the problem ... 

Ineson, Antonia and Deborah Thom. 1985. T.N.T. Poisoning and the Employment of Women Workers in the First World War. In Paul WeindUng (ed.). The Social History of Occupational Health. London Croom Helm. 

Hollocher, T.C. Tate, M.E. Nicholas, D.J.D. (1981). Oxidation of ammonia by Nitrosomonas europaea definitive i 0-t racer evidence that hydroxylamine formation involves a monooxygenase. Journal of Biological chemistry, Vol.256, No.21, pp. 10834-10836 Huff, J. (2007). Benzene-induced cancers abridged history and occupational health impact. 

The medical and occupational work history plays an Important role In the Initial evaluation of workers exposed to MC. It Is therefore extremely Important for the examining physlolan or other lloensed health care professional to evaluate the MC-exposed worker carefully and completely and to foous the examination on MC s potentially asso-olated health hazards. The medloal evaluation must In-olude an annual detailed work and medical history with speolal emphasis on oardlao history and neurological symptoms. 

The Inspectorate s mobilization of resources therefore emphasized the importance of the objectives of prevention of non-compliance and the constitution of everyday compliance. This was especially the case for railway employment inspectors whose remit was, of coiurse, largely concerned with occupational health and safety. Accident investigation could take up substantial amounts of time especially if there had been a high profile accident involving the public. But this tended to be the concern of inspecting officers and was, as history would suggest, very much a public safety concern and not so much a matter of occupational health and safety. Overall therefore the Railway Inspectorate s objectives, as revealed in their mobUization of resources, were in line with the apparent legal objectives. 

Development history of occupational health Contribution of key historic figures... 

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