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Medical screening is a method for detecting disease or body dysfunction
before an individual would normally seek medical care. Screening tests are usually
administered to individuals without current symptoms, but who may be at high risk for
certain adverse health outcomes. The following references provide
information about medical screening and clinical evaluation.
- Screening and Surveillance: A Guide to OSHA Standards. OSHA Publication 3162, (2000).
Also available as a 209 KB
PDF, 32 pages.
Provides a reference guide to help you locate and implement the screening and surveillance requirements of the OSHA standards.
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Proceedings of the VIIth International Pneumoconioses Conference.
US Department of Human Health Services (DHHS), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 90-108.
Clinical Evaluation
Related Literature
- Murthy, L.I. and W.E. Halperin. "Medical Screening and Biological Monitoring: A Guide to the Literature for
Physicians." Journal of Occupational and Environmental
Medicine 37.2(1995, February): 170-184. Summarizies recommended medical tests (including biologic monitoring) by
independent investigators as well as OSHA and the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Provides guidance to occupational health professionals in accessing the
pertinent literature.
- Terry, T.M. and G. Ryan. "Making Sense of OSHA Standards with Medical Requirements: Part 1." Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 13.3(1998, March): 144-148.
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