Clinicians 2
Clinicians 2 : Evaluating Occupational Exposures and Injuries: Take a Work History: The occupational and environmental exposure history is the most important tool that clinicians have when evaluating a worker for a work-related injury or illness. Clinician knowledge of a worker's occupational history and job duties are vital when performing fitness for duty and medical surveillance examinations. Clinicians should take the time necessary to understand a worker's job duties, work environment and exposures. When evaluating an injury, clinicians should take a detailed history from the worker to determine the mechanism(s) of injury and record the specific work tasks and ergonomic factors that may play a part in the injury. Important factors include number of hours worked per day, overtime, recent changes in job tasks or processes, tools used, environmental factors (such as temperature), previous work injuries, and exposures to chemical and biological hazards. Cultural factors within the workplace and the worker including his or her primary language should be recorded. A good resource is ATSDR's "Taking an Exposure History" [473 KB PDF, 65 pages] which includes discussion and case studies of taking an occupational and environmental exposure history. See more from topic source: https://www.osha.gov/html/a-z-index.html
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