OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SCREENING
Occupational health screening Occupational health screening is the methodological administration of test methods or a series of test methods to individuals with the aim providing early detection of any organ dysfunction or disease which can then be treated or its effects alleviated before it worsens (Wagner, 1996:3). When screening is applied in occupational health with aim of early disease detection usually as part of medical or health surveillance; it is called occupational health screening ( Vella and Gauci, 1997:26), this is the searching of diseases or physiologic conditions which may have not been detected in the past which arise due to the workers’ exposure to environmental or work related factors (Vella and Gauci, 1997:27). Why is occupational health screening important? Occupational health screening is critical because it lies within the second stage of prevention; it provides information on possible occurrence of disease which can increase morbidity and mortali
