Listed below is a copy of my record from the Resources data base of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. A full job description of the type of work I am capable of performing is listed under the section "subject area of activities".

TYPES OF ACTIVITIES

/Inspection/ /Regulation: enforcement/ /Compensation/ /Measurement; sampling; analysis/ /Conducting research or studies/ /Statistics gathering and analysis/ /Medical services/ /Education; training/ /Engineering services/ /Employee assistance programs/ /Accident investigation; audits/ /Information services/ /Safety and health administration/

SUBJECT AREA OF ACTIVITIES:

Inspection: Workplace, plant : hazards, ergonomics

Regulation; enforcement : Ensure compliance with Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act , plant regulations . Liaison with Ministry of Labour .

Compensation: Claims initiation and management ; injury reports analysis ; administration ; liaison with Workers' Compensation Board and medical community; SIEF relief ; placement ; modified work programs ; rehabilitative employment ; advise re appeals and claims control .

Measurement; sampling ; analysis : Analysis and medical monitoring programs for workplace designated substances .

Conducting research or studies : Participation in epidemiological studies, research ; occupational epidemiologic methods ; clinical study of occupational medicine ; OHS problems : etiology, diagnosis, management, prevention .

Statistics gathering and analysis : Critical analysis of OHS literature ; benefit analysis and utilization ; health services records managemt ; evaluation OH / Occupational Medicine (OM) programs and services .

Medical services : Medicals : pre-placement , periodic assessment , designated substances , periodic health exams , atomic radiation worker status ; Special assessments : medical / legal , fitness to work evaluations ; diagnosis / treatment in-house ; rehabilitative employment ; back rehabilitation ; executive health programs ; occupational medicine : program development , resource management , diagnostic services , consultative , advisory , regulatory , policy and procedure , ongoing evaluation .

Education ; training : Educating management or union re OHS problems ; train paramedical staff in medical management ; making presentation on OHS / Occupational medicine ; heart - aid trainer .

Engineering services : Ergonomics : problem identification , evaluation , assessment , program implementation : consult / advise industrial engineers ; health hazard identification and control ; advise re personal protective devices and fitness to use them .

Employee assistance programs : Counselling ; OHS / OM program development ; health promotion and health education programs ; substance abuse program development ; lifestyle management ; executive health programs .

Accident investigation ; audits : Accident investigation : medical and ergonomic input and evaluation .

Information services : Information , consultation and / or advise on all aspects of OM / OHS . Medical treatment and prevention .

Safety and health administration : Organization, management and evaluation of OM department; health care administration and cost containment ; pension administration .

CIS DESCRIPTORS :

/Inspection/ /Enforcement/ /Workers' compensation/ /sampling and analysis/ /Research/ /Compilation of statistics/ /Industrial physicians/ /Safety and health training/ /Medical prevention and treatment/ /Safety and health engineering/ /Accident investigation/ /Information services/ /Safety and health organisation/ /Radiation accidents/ /Radiation injury/ /Ontario/

MEMBERSHIP :

Canadian Board of Occupational Medicine

American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine

Occupational & Environmental Medical Association of Canada

Ontario Medical Association - Section on Occupational Medicine

College of Family Physicians of Canada

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario

Canadian Medical Association - Occupational Medicine

Canadian Medical Association - Occupational Health and Safety

GROUP TYPE (S) : Health and safety ; Consulting ; Health care

LOCATION : Toronto plus surrounding municipalities and townships

COMMENTS :

Occupational health and safety activities carried out on site at workplace. Specialized training in alternative dispute resolution (mediation) and conflict resolution. Special interest in disability claims and medical case management, rehabilitation, workers' compensation claims management, modified work and return to work programs. Consulting fees are on a negotiated arrangement based on the current OMA guidelines.