| Document ID (ISN) | 104844 |
| CIS number |
06-318 |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Ministère des affaires sociales, du travail et de la solidarité |
| Title |
Guide to the identification of asbestos exposure by the occupational physician |
| Original title |
Guide de repérage des expositions à l'amiante par le médecin du travail [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
La documentation française, 124, rue Henri Barbusse, 93308 Aubervilliers Cedex, France, [c2003]. 30p. Illus. |
| Internet access |
http://www.sante-securite.travail.gouv.fr/mediatheque/pdf/medecin%20travail.pdf [in French]
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| Abstract |
Persons exposed to asbestos in France may apply for medical surveillance. In this context, the French Ministry of Social Affairs, Labour and Solidarity in collaboration with the National Medical Insurance Institution (CNAM) established a pilot project in three regions of France. The programme involved medical and radiological examinations of previously exposed volunteer subjects and an evaluation of their exposures. This guide is aimed at occupational physicians participating in the assessment of occupational exposure of workers and its classification into "high", "intermediate" and "low" exposure. It contains detailed questionnaires aimed at tracing the occupational history of employees and quantifying their exposure to asbestos. It also explains how to evaluate an individual's total occupational exposure to asbestos. See also CIS 06-317 and 06-319. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
health programmes; France; medical supervision; exposure evaluation; long-term exposure; asbestos |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
role of government; industrial physicians; classification; role of insurance institutions |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Medicine, hygiene and first aid
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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| Browse category(ies) |
Asbestos
Exposure evaluation
Workplace health promotion
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