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Programs/Registries The New York State Department of Health coordinates a number of occupational programs within New York, and monitors various occupationally related illnesses and injuries. Assistance is available for both employers and employees on a variety of occupational health issues. Descriptions of the programs are provided below. For further information, contact:
Bureau of Occupational Health 547 River Street Flanigan Square, Room 230 Troy, New York 12180-2216 518-402-7900 New York State Network of Occupational Health Clinics The New York State Department of Health coordinates a statewide network of occupational health clinics. The clinics help prevent occupational disease by providing diagnostic services, medical screening, treatment, referral and educational services for workers exposed to toxic substances and other occupational hazards. An additional health center dealing primarily with agricultural health is located in Cooperstown. Occupational Health Clinics Albany/Poughkeepsie/Glens Falls
Eastern New York Occupational Health Program Buffalo
Union Occupational Health Center Cooperstown
New York Center for Agricultural Medicine & Health Long Island
Long Island Occupational and Environmental Health Center New York City/Mt. Sinai
Mount Sinai - Irving J. Selikoff New York City/Health and Hospitals Corporation
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Clinic Rochester
Finger Lakes Occupational Health Services Syracuse/Binghamton/Utica
Central New York Occupational Health Clinical Center Agricultural Health Nurse Program of New York State This program was established in 1991 by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to help make farms safer places to work and live. Three occupational health nurses located in occupational health clinics throughout the state have expertise in agricultural health and safety issues. The agricultural health nurses provide assistance to farm families in the event of agricultural illness, injury or death. They also educate farmworkers and children on agricultural safety techniques. Report agricultural injuries or illnesses to the nurse in that region:
The Pesticide Poisoning Registry monitors both the acute and chronic effects of pesticide exposure. Occurrences of pesticide poisonings are investigated; consultation and diagnostic information is offered to physicians; and education and information about preventive practices are provided. Physicians and health care facilities must report confirmed or suspected pesticide poisonings within 48 hours. Clinical laboratories must report abnormally depressed cholinesterase levels and abnormally elevated tissue levels of pesticides within 48 hours. The Heavy Metals Registry provides individuals with information regarding the potential adverse health effects of heavy metals. Industrial hygiene efforts are directed to both the employer, who has specific responsibilities to provide a safe workplace, and the employee, in the form of training about hazardous conditions and the use of protective equipment. Clinical laboratories, physicians and hospitals are required to report to the Heavy Metals Registry when conducting biological monitoring for arsenic, cadmium, mercury and lead. Further information is available from the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Occupational Health. Occupational Lung Disease Registry Physicians are required to report suspected cases of occupational lung disease to the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Occupational Health within 10 days of diagnosis. These diseases include pneumoconioses and other lung diseases from probable causative agents.
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Send questions or comments to:
boh@health.state.ny.us
Revised: September 2000