The student will be involved in the evaluation of the employee and their work environment. They will be able to recognize and understand the effects of chemical, physical, and psychological hazards that exist in the work environment. The student will be taught how to recognize biological markers that one might find through the medical and environmental surveillance studies. The medical surveillance program shall include, but not be limited to, the occupational history, physical exam, special lab tests, the interpretation of data, and the development of an overall medical policy. This rotation will be located at either Caterpillar, Inc. or Decatur Memorial Hospital Corporate Health, Decatur, Illinois.
Location is determined by faculty depending on time of year and number of students enrolled.
The student will demonstrate the occupational history and physical examination. The student will prepare a written summary of these examinations for the faculty. The student will have a thorough understanding of the OSHA log 200 and the information that must be made available through this log to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics under OSHA guidelines. Injury, disease, and resulting disability, will be entered into this log in proper sequence and according to law. The student will develop a model environmental surveillance program with a comprehensive medical surveillance component so as to monitor work site exposures.