What is the difference between occupational health examination and general health examination?

General physical examination is a routine physical examination conducted by employers and trade unions for workers who are not exposed to occupational hazards. Mainly concentrated in internal medicine, surgery, facial features, gynecology, electrocardiogram, abdominal B-ultrasound, chest X-ray and so on. , so as to find common diseases, early diagnosis and early treatment, the purpose is to protect the health of employees.

The purpose of occupational health monitoring is:

1, search for people vulnerable to occupational hazards;

2. Discover health damage in time and evaluate the relationship between health change and occupational hazard factors;

3, timely detection and diagnosis of occupational diseases, in order to timely treatment or placement of occupational disease patients;

4. Provide scientific basis for occupational hazard evaluation and occupational hazard control effect evaluation;

5. Provide evidence for administrative law enforcement.

The differences between occupational health examination and general physical examination are as follows:

1. Occupational health examination is highly targeted. For example, the pre-employment health examination is aimed at the occupational taboo of the harmful post you will be engaged in;

2. Occupational health examination has strong particularity. Different occupational hazards have different health hazards, each with its own characteristics, such as dust exposure, mainly respiratory system damage, chest X-ray, lung function examination and so on.

3. Occupational health examination has strong policy. The inspection items and periods shall be carried out in strict accordance with the Technical Specification for Occupational Health Surveillance.

4. Occupational health examination cannot be carried out in all hospitals, but should be carried out by medical and health institutions approved by the health administrative department of the people's government at or above the provincial level. Otherwise, the inspection results have no legal effect and cannot be used as the basis for occupational disease diagnosis.