Chapter VI: Individual health monitoring

When a worker is suffering from an identifiable illness or condition considered by the occupational physician to be the result of exposure to mechanical vibrations in the workplace, the physician will inform the worker of the results and interpretation of the medical examinations he has undergone.

The employer is informed by the occupational physician of any significant findings resulting in particular from the monitoring of the employee’s state of health carried out by the health professional mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 4624-1, in compliance with medical confidentiality. The employer shall draw all useful conclusions from this, and in particular: 1° Review the risk assessment in accordance with Chapter IV ; 2° Review the…

The occupational physician will determine the relevance and nature of any examinations that may be necessary for workers who have undergone exposure similar to that of a worker suffering from a disease or condition likely to result from exposure to vibration.