The facility was built in 1979 and is operated by a contractor who provides Comprehensive Occupational Medicine, Industrial Hygiene, Employee Drug Testing, Radiation Protection Program, and Safety and Environmental Engineering support for the Goddard Space Flight Center at Greenbelt. Health education and counseling are available to encourage employees to maintain their personal health on and off the job. To promote health awareness, specific health screening examinations are offered to all GSFC employees for disorders such as hypertension, diabetes, and glaucoma.
All services are confidential.
The Industrial Hygiene Program is to conserve health and assure a work environment that promotes maximum performance. It is essential that environmental hazards which may cause accidents, illness, discomfort, fatigue, or inefficiency be recognized and controlled.