Citation

Colosio C, Ariano E, Somaruga C, Rabozzi G, Vellere F, Brambilla G, Colombi A. G. Ital. Med. Lav. Ergon. 2010; 32(4 Suppl): 413-417.

Vernacular Title

Il medico del Lavoro Competente e la Sorveglianza Sanitaria in Agricoltura.

Affiliation

Dipartimento di Medicina del Lavoro dell'Università di Milano, Sezione Ospedale San Paolo, e Centro Internazionale per la Salute Rurale dell'Azienda Ospedalera San Paolo, Polo Universitario, di Milano, Italy. claudio.colosio@unimi.it

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, PI-ME Editrice)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21438309

Abstract

Despite the underreporting of occupational diseases in agriculture, available data clearly show a significant health risk, and therefore the need of health surveillance at the workplace. The implementation of health surveillance programs for agricultural workers relies on the possibility of creating a system able to reach the workers at their workplaces, with the collaboration of employers' associations, able to support enterprises in several issues, including risk assessment and management. The health surveillance program can be organized in a component common for all workers, based on physical examination, chemistry, electrocardiography, hearing and lung functions examinations, and on tests addressing specific risks, if present: vibration, physical overload, chemicals, biological agents, allergens. The frequency of examinations must be decided based on risk assessment and health surveillance outcomes.

Language: it