Medical Evaluation Program Clause Samples

Medical Evaluation Program. The Midland Fire Department and the Midland Professional Fire Fighters shall mutually appoint a licensed medical doctor qualified to provide professional expertise in the areas of occupational safety and health as they relate to emergency services. This appointed medical officer will determine fitness for duty as required to comply with federal, state and local requirements. In addition, once every two years the appointed medical officer will conduct a fitness for duty exam to accomplish the following:  Identify conditions that interfere with a member's physical or mental ability to safely perform essential job tasks without undue risk of harm to self or others.  Monitor the effects of exposure to specific biological, physical, or chemical agents on individual members.  Detect changes in a member's health that can be related to harmful working conditions.  Detect patterns of disease or injury occurrence in the workforce that could indicate underlying work-related problems.  Provide members with information about their current health, promoting wellness, and referring them for appropriate further evaluation and treatment.  Provide members with information and education about occupational hazards.  Provide a cost-effective investment in work-related disease prevention, early detection, and health promotion for members.  Comply with federal, state, provincial, local, and/or other jurisdictional requirements.