OSHA Releases Rule Booklet on Access to Medical Records.

UNITED States. Occupational Safety & Health Administration; INDUSTRIAL safety; GOVERNMENT policy on industrial safety; PUBLIC health; HEALTH policy; MEDICAL records; INDUSTRIAL hygiene; TOXINS

The article reports that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released a booklet on its revised ruling on "Access to Medical and Exposure Records." The 12-page booklet expounds on the revised rule, which became effective on November 28, 1988. The rule governs the release of occupational exposure and medical records to employees who may be endangered because of toxic substances and harmful physical agents. The rule mandates that such records be given without cost to the employees' designated representatives, health professionals, and OSHA.