Hx: WHACS

• What do you do?
• How do you do it?
• Are you concerned about exposures (on/off jobs) ?
• Co-workers
• Symptom & Satisfaction

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• Occupational disease (malignancy) have LONG latency period (10-15 yr)
• Often due to low (but above threshold) chronic exposure for a long period of time </aside>

Common Exposures

• Pneumoconiosis
  • Asbestos , Silicon , coal
• For Lung Cancer
  • Asbestosis , Silicosis
  • Metals: Nickel, Arsenic, Chromium and Cabin

Resources

• St. Michael Occupational Screening Form
• WSIB - Form 8

Surveillance

• Based on the type of epxosure
• Usually annually, at the end of the week