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Finger Lakes Occupational Health Services

Meeting the Needs of Businesses and Workers
Clinical Services… Our Occupational Health Specialists provide:
  • Pre-placement Physical Examinations and Screening Tests
  • Workplace Injury and Illness Care
  • Chronic Work-Related Disability Evaluations
  • Schedule Loss of Use Assessments
  • Independent Medical Examinations
  • Return to Work and Fitness for Duty Evaluations
  • Occupational and Environmental Medicine Evaluations
  • Impairment and Disability Assessments
  • Hazardous Material Exposure and Surveillance Evaluations
  • Fire Fighter Physical Examinations Medical Review Officer (MRO)

Medical Surveillance… To help workers stay healthy, we provide:
  • DOT Physical Examinations
  • Respirator Medical Certifications and Fit Testing
  • 19A School Bus Driver Physical Examinations
  • Pulmonary Function Testing
    • Hearing Testing
    • Vision Testing
  • Asbestos Surveillance
  • Immunizations such as:
    • Hepatitis B Vaccine
    • Influenza Vaccine
    • Tetanus Diphtheria Vaccine
    • Rabies Vaccine
  • Drug and Alcohol Testing

Industrial Hygiene Services… To identify health and safety hazards for prevention of occupational illnesses and injuries:
  • On-site Workplace Evaluations and Consultations
  • Ergonomic Evaluations
  • Health and Safety Training
  • Program Development for OSHA Compliance
  • Noise Monitoring
  • Personal Protective Equipment Assessments

Social Work Services… To help with social, psychological, and financial difficulties as a result of work-related illnesses, our social worker can provide:
  • Community Resource Referrals
  • Short-term Individual and Family Counseling
  • Social, Psychological and Financial Counseling
  • Stress Reduction and Crisis Intervention


Useful Occupational Safety and Health Links

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Information on workplace hazards, worker safety, ergonomics, health rights, etc.

Mine Safety and Health Administrtion. Safety standards covering mining.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Latest research on workplace hazards.

Material Safety Data Sheets. Information on workplace chemical hazards.

New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Occupational Health. A list of all the NYS Occupational Health Clinics.

For physicians: “The diagnosis and treatment of occupational diseases: Integrating clinical practice with prevention.” A special issue of the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, January 2000.

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Revised February 27 2008 (vgl)