health surveillance definition

health surveillance means the periodic review, for the purpose of protecting health and preventing occupationally related disease, of the health of employees, so that any adverse variations in their health that may be related to working conditions are identified as early as possible;
health surveillance means medical supervision intended to ensure the initial and continuous fitness of workers for their intended task;
health surveillance means the monitoring of a person for the purpose of identifying changes in the person’s health status resulting from exposure to a hazardous substance;

More Definitions of health surveillance

health surveillance means the assessment of an individual worker to determine the state of health of that individual, as related to exposure to specific chemical agents at work;
health surveillance means the assessment of an individual worker to determine the state of health of that individual, as related to exposure to specific carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances at work.’;
health surveillance means assessment of the state of health of an employee, as related to exposure to substances hazardous to health, and includes biological monitoring;
health surveillance means the monitoring of a seafarer’s health, at any point in time over an ongoing period, to effectively manage the risks to the seafarer’s health associated with work on-board the ship;
health surveillance means assessment of the state of health of a worker as related to exposure to mechanical vibration which is intended to prevent and diagnose rapidly any disorder linked with exposure to mechanical vibration;
health surveillance means the assessment of an individual worker to determine the state of health of that individual, as related to exposure;
health surveillance means the assessment of the state of health of a individual worker related to exposure to asbestos, which is intended to prevent, and to provide early diagnosis of, any disorder linked with exposure to asbestos;