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20 RUTH B. PATTY evaluation of toxicities of materials in the environment and a guide for control measures where needed. Records of industrial hygiene surveys usually have this as their primary purpose. Occupational disease reports to the states (see Figure 1) and claims filed for workmen's compensation also can be valuable in this way. Frequency and disability rates by occupational disease cause, most often com piled by insurance carriers or large industries, can be of much value here, particularly if sex, age, and specific occupational duties have been included. No one set of forms and records can be adapted to every industrial hygiene organization, although the general ideas are the same. A set of record forms that is ideal for a large plant may prove entirely unsatisfactory for a small plant, or COrmDRNTIAL REPORT OP OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE ts defined is Act 810, Public Arts 1937 SAME OF PATIKNT J1o0h0nMDaoine Street ...CITY OR VlLUCEJ29JLCfil^JUfiU.___ Baa M KSU* 54 Wtdomd Dlvaraaa OCCUPATIONAL B28TOBY Country a( Birth U.S.A. MEDICAL REPORT (By Physician) Date of DU(bmU~. P&eumoeoalosls Unul trftdcor *crk_ Coal miner Present (or Ust) trsds or work, Maohlalet Chief Symptom* and Condition!^. hntab. Idd ot work . . PrU1 "' Irt( M&tenala, inbctioct^itadlsd or worksd aod Oil# 19M -Date o^tmU'praenMo*-Ul)-occupation. Employer** Name. ------ Local Addnea War Materials (Oeeda smA at doJ ComplioatJon.-Tttl>f.TQ\il.bel>--_ ----(AlcehoUtm. irphltt* utmU, dUbtaa, Additional Pact*.______________________________________ (litdttdlM laU.--tlaad. uriaa, ifutaas. X-Ray, uj Prwious ormptkwu, with yssn in aach. Zj, coal alaafifXS y*.i B. 7a. coal alnee 5 yrs. ..... Sifned... qty____ Michigan /V*iReport submitted by.--. ,.l%7 thaa ptirSdial Address_____________________ Date..., Do you need additional copies of this form ? Yes.. ___ No....... T.H.7- Figure 1. Occupational disease report. for a company that, operates a number of scattered and diversified plants___ Insurance ..cpy^M^jMa^^tfei'Og.city industrial hygiene divisions:,.will require special recordsJf6ri|oiT5|)Si^.,|Eieir contacts with every type and size of industry. In this chapter are presented typical problems that arise and forms that have proved useful to differentjndustrial hygiene organizations in the past. The reader shouM''adi^tHw'or,,&^iTQ8't6"lfiis particular needs. II. Types of Plant Records In any large industrial organization there are seven classes of records that can be of value to the industrial hygiene department. These are: (1) records of the INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE RECORDS AND REPORTS 21 ^environment, (#) medical examination records, (S) the nurse's records, (4) Records of biological specimens, (5) safety records, (6) personnel records, and (7) compensation claim records. tiffed1- A. RECORDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT These records are the specific responsibility of the industrial hygiene depart,;ment. They are collected, analyzed, and filed in the department, regardless of to j, whom else they may be presented for appropriate action. They will be discussed ^length later in this chapter. IT Btl. B. MEDICAL EXAMINATION RECORDS Certain medical records are vital to industrial hygiene. The ideal medical pi?''"' program includes a complete pre-employment examination with chest roentgeno- PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REPORT ri,y COMPANY 'TO SUPERINTENDENT $0. ^Division ai rrrl-have'-this-day examined li&ATE ^ |PREEMPLOYMENT Irecheck l`L.. |SURVEY r--i n -- Q Plant STUDY NO l^orra No. 34 Cons, Examining Physician's Signature M.D. LV Figure 2. Physical examination record. ^ jam,.both of which are repeated at regular intervals in plant surveys. In both, \ .^medical findings with respect to the individual are kept^onfidential, the `"''^''information being available only to the medical department, and'the plant jMimanj-'The -individual is advised of the results of his examination, but the iani management is not informed. % However, as one of the main objectives of these examinations is the proper of the individual in industry, there must be some simple means, of advising management where a man may work. One simple way of handling this ij={by a color card system, an example of which is shown in Figure 2. The dard a* i.