Site visits. Part I. Worksite evaluations.

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• Personal Author:
  Jennison, Elizabeth A. ; Kullman, Greg J. ; Parker, John E.
• Description:
  Methods for doing worksite evaluations conducted by consultants who survey worksites in response to occupational health and safety concerns were described. Worksite evaluations included review of existing records, medical testing, environmental measurements, walk through evaluation, in depth evaluation, or followup. Consultants reviewed the literature about known health effects of any materials under suspicion. During the walk through evaluation, consultants became familiar with the worksite, its operations, processes, and potential for occupational safety problems. The walk through followed the flow of raw materials into the factory to the point where the finished product left the facility. If the investigation was prompted by worker health complaints, consultants noted whether inciting events were reported on the OSHA log 200. Interviews with employees were confidential, informal and open ended. Findings of the walk through dictated whether an in depth evaluation was needed. If deemed necessary, appropriate screening tests or questionnaires were selected. All individuals who were tested received confidential results of their medical tests. A well written report completed the worksite investigation, starting with a description of why the evaluation was performed, followed by a description of the methods used. Limitations of worksite evaluations by consultants were related to their cross sectional nature. First, cross sectional studies cannot determine whether exposure preceded a disease or is spuriously associated. Second, cross sectional studies measure disease prevalence rather than incidence. The authors conclude that a well planned and executed worksite evaluation contributes to the occupational health and safety of the affected workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace
• Keywords:
  Workplace-monitoring; Workplace-studies; Surveillance-programs; Health-surveys; Occupational-exposure; Occupational-safety-programs; Occupational-health
• ISBN:
  9780801677281
• Publisher:
  Mosby
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Missouri ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  141-147
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00232731
• Citation:
  Occupational and environmental respiratory disease. Harber P, Schenker MB, Balmes JR, eds. St. Louis, MO: Mosby, 1995 Jul; :141-147
• Editor(s):
  Harber P; Schenker MB; Balmes JR
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational and environmental respiratory disease
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/243502/cdc_243502_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]