Knowra Occupational medicine Occupational medicine Occupational medicine is the medical specialty focused on how work affects health and how health affects the ability to work. It prevents and treats work-related illness and injury and assesses fitness for work.
Workplace health surveillance : The systematic collection and analysis of workers’ health data to detect patterns linked to workplace exposures. It can reveal early signs of harm before individual cases become severe.
Occupational exposure : Contact with a physical, chemical, biological, or organizational hazard during work. Exposure is the link between a workplace hazard and potential harm.
Occupational history : A clinical account of a person’s jobs, tasks, exposures, and related health changes over time. It helps identify whether symptoms track with particular work activities or exposures.
Occupational health nursing : A nursing specialty that promotes and protects health among workers and workplace populations. It shares prevention goals with occupational medicine but is a distinct professional discipline.
Fitness for work : An assessment of whether a person can perform a particular job safely and effectively, with or without adjustments. Occupational physicians match health limitations to job demands and risks.
Dose–response relationship : The association between the amount of an exposure and the magnitude or likelihood of its effect. Exposure amount and duration help explain differences in workers’ health outcomes.
Industrial hygiene : The discipline of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling workplace health hazards. Its exposure assessments give clinicians evidence about conditions on the job.
Disability management : The coordination of support and workplace adjustments for people with disabilities or health limitations. It overlaps with return-to-work care but extends beyond medical diagnosis and treatment.
Return-to-work program : A coordinated plan that helps an employee resume work after illness or injury, often through modified duties. It connects recovery with safe, sustainable work participation.
Hierarchy of controls : A ranking of hazard-control measures from elimination and substitution to personal protective equipment. It prioritizes controlling hazards at their source over relying on individual behavior.
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