[Legal and methodical aspects of occupational risk management]

Med Tr Prom Ekol. 2011:(12):6-11.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Legal and methodical aspects of occupational risk management (ORM) are considered with account of new official documents. Introduction of risk and risk management notions into Labor Code reflects the change of forms of occupational health and safety. The role of hygienist and occupational medicine professionals in workplace conditions certification (WCC) and periodical medical examinations (PME) is strengthened. The ORM could be improved by introducing the block of prognosis and causation based on IT-technologies that could match systems of WCC and PME thus improving the effectiveness of prophylactics.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Occupational Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Occupational Diseases* / etiology
  • Occupational Diseases* / therapy
  • Occupational Health* / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Occupational Health* / standards
  • Occupational Health* / trends
  • Occupational Medicine* / methods
  • Occupational Medicine* / organization & administration
  • Risk Management*
  • Russia
  • Workforce