Pre-Placement and periodic medical examinations should be carried out, not only on all new hires, but also in the case of job transfers or significant job changes during the term of employment. Such assessments will establish a baseline in employee health and will identify previous health hazard exposures which will accommodate the institution of baseline biological screening as per the job description. These examinations will also determine fitness for job description, both for the performance of the job task as well as the safety of job task performance with regards to either potential injury or injury to co-workers.
On completion of the assessment, standardized fitness classification forms are issued to be reviewed and cosigned for release by the applicant and given to the appropriate human resources personnel. The principles of medical confidentiality are strictly upheld.
Health Surveillance Programs
Results of initial biological screening, and results of environmental monitoring (as carried out by industrial hygiene), should dictate which groups of employees will require ongoing or periodic biological screening to monitor health hazard exposure effects and lead to the development of a proper health surveillance program. Periodic job specific health questionnaires and/or Occupational Health Nurse evaluations are the most cost effective approach in this regard. AOMS physicians will be available to review these on the client’s behalf.
