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Occupational health
Occupational health is the field of medicine and public health that seeks to ensure the safety and health of workers, ensuring that work does not cause negative health impacts.
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What's a occupational health clearance?
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Role of occupational health and safety?
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A 37-year old asked:
What happens during a occupational health interview?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can an occupational health nurse have to have qualifications?
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A 32-year old asked:
I'm being referred to occupational health, what does this mean will happen to me?
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A 46-year old male asked:
I am an Occupational Health Nurse assisting Mthoko. He has symptoms of COVID-19?
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A 40-year old asked:
I was wondering what are the duties, responsibilities of an occupational health consultant?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can occupational health get information from my gp without getting my consent?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is it weird that my occupational health questionnaire is asking about my sex life?
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A 38-year old asked:
What to do if i'm going for an occupational health check will they want to see my self harm?
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A 45-year old asked:
Are occupational health services (chemical testing) really necessary for non-risk occupations?
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A 38-year old asked:
What exactly is an occupational health screening?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can my occupational health doctor send me back to work?
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A 39-year old asked:
Please help! what is the difference, if any, between occupational health and occupational therapy in relation to children?
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A 24-year old asked:
Who makes the decision as to when you return to work, occupational health or your doctor?
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A 40-year old female asked:
I have scle, can I be referred to occupational health for uv-protective plastic film to go on my windows at home and car?
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A 31-year old asked:
My gp has signed me off, could company occupational health doctor tel me to go back to work?
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A member asked:
Hello. The other day i hit the back of my ankle.. I went to occupational health, they said i hit the nerves in my foot.. Told me to wear sneakers and ?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Can a mental health occupational therapist open their own practice and do psychotherapy sessions?
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A 29-year old male asked:
I read mental health occupational therapists in Canada can now perform psychotherapy. Is this a recently new trend?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Is it true that mental health occupational therapy is now obsolete and has been removed from the list of "mental health providers?"
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A 29-year old male asked:
What can a mental health occupational therapist do in private practice?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Do occupational therapists make mental health diagnostics?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What do occupational therapists in mental health do? Do they get involved with any type of advising/ counselling sessions?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What do occupational therapists in mental health do? They get involved with counseling or educating patients?
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A 30-year old asked:
What are potential adverse health effects of occupational stress?
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A 38-year old asked:
How serious is the occupational risk of needle stick injuries to health care, really?
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A 40-year old asked:
What are common occupational diseases?
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A 44-year old asked:
What does an occupational exposure limit mean?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can occupational exposure to n2o2 lead to decreased fertility?
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