PMID: 18409759Apr 16, 2008Paper

Collaboration between occupational doctors in the public prevention services and qualified occupational doctors: description of an experience in the sandstone sector of Alto Mugello

Giornale italiano di medicina del lavoro ed ergonomia
P L FainaG Mignani

Abstract

The present course of work-related injuries imposes an effective collaboration among public service's doctors and qualified occupational doctors. We refer to a positive interaction in a prevention plan of hand-arm vibrations exposure during phases of dressing in the sandstone sector of Alto Mugello. Both were acquired data on exposition (risk assessment, measures on tools, times and levels of exposition, etc.) and data on workers' health (an high number of workers showed suspect angioneurotic disorders). The symptomatic workers were subjected to a clinical-instrumental examination that highlighted a clear correlation between high hand-arm vibrations exposition and functional injury. Sharing informations is a precious tool both for Public Prevention Services, it enables in fact to realize an accurate representation of workers' health state, and for qualified occupational doctors to manage risk with employers and to carry out an effective health surveillance.

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