[Application of article 35 of the DPR 303/56: experience of the operators of the Public Occupational Services and competent physicians. Sample survey].
In the last three years 450 requests of derogation to the article 35 of legislative decree 303/56 reached one third of the Public Occupational Services, with a clear progressive increase of their number. The working risks derogation is most frequently requested for are: solvents, welding fumes and metallic dusts. The operators of the Public occupational Services employed these criteria to grant the derogation: the effectiveness of the prevention, the low concentrations of the harmful agents, the occasionality of the unhealthy working, the risk lack or scarcity. In the 80% of the cases the operators of the Public Occupational Services made an inspection in only two cases they notified breaches of the law. 350 (70%) of the requested derogation were granted, 10 (20%) are now under evaluation, 90% (20%) were not allowed. In conclusion we point out that the use of the article 35 in industries with an adequate safety organization, by means of the dilution of the periodical clinical examinations, allows to better fit the health surveillance programs to the real working risks.
Luzzana
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Mosconi
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Barbieri
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G
Cantoni
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Saretto
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Settimi
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D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*