title: [Health surveillance of workers with prior exposure to asbestos. Application in the metallurgy/metal mechanical field].
abstract: To improve the health surveillance program for workers with a known previous exposure to asbestos in a big metallurgic-mechanical industry from Lombardy, the sources of risk and the different exposure levels hare been reconstructed based on specific jobs. The eligibility criteria and a specific work program including information and organization supports hare been established by a work group composed by health physicians, workers and industrial hygienists. The major goals of the program were: to listen and support each worker who perceives worries about his health status; to prevent, if possible, diseases, especially cancer, resulting from exposure; to document the existing injuries for legal compensation. The resulting actions consist of counselling; indication to follow an adequate life and work style; indication, based on specific request of worker, of sanitary checks of first or eventually second level.
authors.affiliation: Clinica del Lavoro Luigi Devoto, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rivolta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Della Foglia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Donelli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Riboldi
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008669:Metallurgy; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016272:Occupational Health; D011159:Population Surveillance; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos