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The case for worker notification.

K Ringen1

  • 1Workplace Health Fund, Washington, D.C. 20006.

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
|January 1, 1989
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The High Risk Occupational Disease Notification and Prevention Act could protect workers. Pilot projects show that notifying high-risk employees of potential diseases is feasible and cost-effective, reducing societal burdens.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Public Health Policy
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • The U.S. Congress is debating the High Risk Occupational Disease Notification and Prevention Act.
  • This legislation aims to create a system for identifying, notifying, and assisting workers at high risk of occupational disease.
  • Existing occupational safety and health frameworks are being evaluated for their capacity to support such a system.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the feasibility of implementing notification and intervention programs for high-risk occupational groups.
  • To evaluate the potential impact of systematic programs on litigation and costs associated with occupational diseases.
  • To provide evidence supporting the enactment of the High Risk Occupational Disease Notification and Prevention Act.

Main Methods:

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  • Analysis of three pilot projects conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Workers' Institute for Safety and Health.
  • Evaluation of the integration of notification and intervention strategies within existing community health and labor-management structures.
  • Comparative assessment of costs and litigation associated with systematic versus unsystematic approaches to occupational disease management.

Main Results:

  • Pilot projects demonstrated the feasibility of notifying and intervening for high-risk occupational groups within current community health and labor-management structures.
  • Findings suggest that systematic programs can be implemented effectively, contrary to claims by opponents of the legislation.
  • The absence of systematic occupational disease programs appears to be a significant driver of extensive litigation and high societal costs.

Conclusions:

  • Notification and prevention programs for high-risk occupational disease are feasible and can be integrated into existing healthcare and workplace systems.
  • Implementing the High Risk Occupational Disease Notification and Prevention Act could mitigate costs currently borne by workers and society.
  • Systematic approaches to occupational disease management are more effective and less costly than current reactive, litigation-driven models.