Occupational medicine is a clinical medicine discipline under the field of occupational health. It is exemplified in a health professional's giving of advice or recommendation in the health, wellness, and safety centered planning and arrangement of the workplace (including all types of work environments) to achieve and maintain high standards of health and safety. Occupational physicians are expected to possess extensive knowledge of clinical medicine and relevant areas that allow them to best understand occupational situations.
Occupational medicine seeks to promote and sustain the optimal physical, mental, and social well being of workers and other individuals exposed to the workplace setting. Considerations taken include risk reduction, worker protection, and the placing and provision of tools, equipment, or facilities that enable efficiency, productivity, and physical and mental soundness.
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