Occupational Medicine Guidelines

5 Occupational Medicine What is the ISU Occupational Medicine Program? The Iowa State University Occupational Medicine Program is designed to minimize personnel health risks from working with hazardous materials through monitoring and prevention. The program is also intended to enhance the efficiency of existing safety and health programs and keep the university in compliance with all applicable regulations. The Department of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) coordinates the participation of Iowa State University personnel in the program. How do new personnel become involved in the program? Participation in the Occupational Medicine Program requires completion of a Hazard Inventory form . The online form must be completed by new employees who are exposed to hazards as part of their assigned job duties and/or current employees who have changes to their exposure to work-related hazards or personnel information. EH&S will use this information to determine the need for enrollment in the ISU Occupational Medicine Program. Individuals and supervisors will receive an email after EH&S has completed the evaluation of the hazards, and can login to see the results. If it is determined that the individual’s workplace hazards require medical monitoring or training, the individual will receive a notice from the ISU Occupational Medicine Program with further instructions. What happens during baseline and periodicmedical reviews? Employees enrolled in the Occupational Medicine Program will be required to complete a baseline medical review at the Iowa State University Occupational Medicine office (Occ Med), G11 Technical and Administrative Services Facility (TASF), 2408 Pammel Drive, (515) 294-2056. The Occupational Medicine physician will determine what tests and immunizations will be required to prevent occupational disease relating to an employee’s exposure. Ongoing medical surveillance will be offered to personnel exposed to hazards covered under Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or other applicable regulations. A separation medical review will be offered to Occupational Medicine Program participants when leaving Iowa State University.