Employee Medical Monitoring Program
Reference: California Code of Regulations, Titles
3, 5, 8, and 17; California Vehicle Code Section 12804;
National Institutes of Health; 10 Code of Federal Regulations.
Purpose: In order to ensure University faculty
and staff are not adversely affected by overexposures to certain
hazardous materials or conditions, the campus has developed
an Employee Medical Monitoring program. Examples of potentially
hazardous agents/conditions include, but are not limited to
lasers, pesticides, lead, underwater hazards (scuba divers),
asbestos, carcinogens, radiation, and high noise levels. This
safety and risk management memorandum is written to reiterate
the following CSU Fullerton policy on employee medical monitoring
and mandatory medical examinations.
Policy: It is the policy of California State University,
Fullerton to provide a safe and healthful workplace, reduce
risks, and prevent injuries. Because of this commitment to
safety, the University will provide, at no cost to employees,
a medical monitoring program designed to provide for safe
job placement of employees, satisfactory maintenance of employee
health, and to ascertain the effectiveness of hazard control
methods.
Definition: Medical monitoring is the systematic
collection and analysis of health information of employees
potentially overexposed to identified harmful agents for the
purpose of detecting adverse health effects at an early and
potentially reversible stage.
Scope: The University requires faculty and staff
to participate in this program if it has been determined their
exposure(s) to hazardous conditions or chemicals may exceed
or has exceeded the recommended levels. Once the baseline
medical levels have been established, participants in the
program are periodically examined for changes in health status.
Responsibilities: Appropriate administrators and
Environmental Health and Safety staff are responsible for
identifying individuals who may have occupational overexposures.
Employees must also be responsible for reporting their potential
overexposure(s). EH&IS staff will determine if the employee's
potential overexposure warrants inclusion in the program and
will advise the employee and the appropriate administrator(s)
accordingly. Once an employee has been identified for inclusion
in the campus medical monitoring program, EH&IS will assume
responsibility for scheduling the medical exams and record
keeping.
For further information:
Contact Environmental Health and Safety at ext. 2124.
Approved:
Milton A Gordon, President
September 15, 1998