Requirements:
Procedures and Specific Requirements (5.2)

First Aid, Emergency, and Primary Care (5.2.1)

All personnel reporting to Medical for first aid or emergency care associated with an occupational injury are required to complete Side A of the SLAC Occupational Accident Report form (SLAC SU-17) within 24 hours. The purpose of the SLAC SU-17 form is to document the injury and begin the notification process for involved SLAC departments.

Preventive and Occupational Medicine (5.2.2)

Periodic Physical Examinations (5.2.2.1)

Medical will notify employees when they are due for physical examinations. Employees must schedule an appointment with Medical and notify their supervisor or manager of the appointment.

Medical Surveillance Program Physical Examinations (5.2.2.2)

Baseline and annual medical surveillance program physical examinations will be completed by employees exposed to workplace hazards. (See Section 5.2.3, “Medical Surveillance Programs”.)

Declination of Examinations (5.2.2.3)

Employees who wish to decline physical examinations are required to discuss this decision with the Medical Department physician and be informed of the benefits of preventive medicine and participation in medical surveillance programs. Employees who chose to decline physical examinations may be prevented from performing certain job duties relevant to the declined exam.

Medical Surveillance Programs (5.2.3)

Employees may be exposed to hazards with medical surveillance requirements. Managers and supervisors must document this information in the ES&H Training Database using the STA and ensure employees are offered the opportunity to participate in the associated medical surveillance program.

Medical surveillance requirements are established in each hazard-specific chapter. (See “Medical Surveillance Programs” for a summary.)

Immunizations (5.2.4)

Medical will provide the authorized personnel immunizations for

Annual flu vaccines
Diphtheria/tetanus boosters
B12 shots, under specific direction from the patient's physician
Travel and pre-travel immunization advice, following World Health Organization guidelines
Hepatitis A vaccine, for personnel traveling on business
Hepatitis A and B vaccine, for personnel exposed to blood or bodily fluids in the process of administering CPR or first aid. Counseling, testing, and follow-up are also offered.
Tuberculosis skin tests

(For more details, see chapters 37, "Emergency Management", and 46, "Blood-borne Pathogens".)

Ergonomics (5.2.5)

An ergonomic evaluation will be offered by Medical to employees who work at a computer workstation for more than four hours per day. (See the SLAC Ergonomic Workstation Checklist.)

Medical Records (5.2.6)

Maintenance of Medical Surveillance Records (5.2.6.1)

Managers and supervisors will ensure surveillance requirements for each employee are entered in the training database and communicated to the employee.

Employee Access to Medical Records (5.2.6.2)

Employees who wish to have a copy of their medical records must make such a request in writing to ES&H Medical Department.

Other (5.2.7)

Magnetic Fields (5.2.7.1)

SLAC workers, users, subcontractors, and visitors who wear a medical electronic implant such as a cardiac pacemaker, or who have ferromagnetic implants, are strongly encouraged to get a medical clearance from their treating physician (who has knowledge of the implanted device) before working at or visiting SLAC. A small number of electronic implanted devices may be sensitive to magnetic fields as low as five gauss.

Those with special medical conditions should present the written medical clearance to the Medical Department documenting they are capable of safely working at or visiting the laboratory. Medical and the CGS Department can provide information on the types and intensity of magnetic fields for the treating physician to consider.

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Requirements: Procedures and Specific Requirements (5.2)