Your workplace impacts your health and safety

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1 Your workplace impacts your health and safety Smart business owners agree that a company s greatest asset The law says that all are the men and women who employees have the right to comprise its workforce...that s know all hazards in their you and your coworkers. Working in an environment that minimizes workplace. injury and illness makes you and your fellow employees feel better and work more productively. That s good for you and your company. However, in those situations when work-related injury or illness do occur, you ll want expert healthcare professionals who can diagnose and treat your injury or illness, and then assist you in managing the oftentimes confusing insurance and workers compensation claims that follow. You ll also want advocates who will speak to your employer about possible workplace changes to mitigate future instances of similar injury or illness to you or your coworkers. The Long Island Occupational & Environmental Health Center (LIOEHC) wants to be your occupational healthcare partner. Our goal is to assist your company with developing a work environment that is safe for you and encourages prevention, early detection, and intervention. If you do experience a work-related injury or illness, we ll respond with aggressive treatment, rehabilitation as needed, and follow-up evaluations for you and any affected family members. Our comprehensive approach helps ensure that lost time is minimized and that you can return to work with reduced risk of repeated injury or illness.

2 LIOEHC Clinical Services The Long Island Occupational & Environmental Health Center (LIOEHC) offers a full range of evaluative and treatment-based clinical services. Depending on the need, these can be provided at either of our two convenient health centers located in Medford and Plainview, or, if appropriate, at your workplace. Comprehensive occupational medicine evaluations and treatment Medical assessments for OSHA surveillance, DOT physicals, respirator use, firefighters' and workers' compensation exams. Medical services performed on the job site or in the office Services include customized vision, hearing, pulmonary function tests, EKG, cardiac risk profile, health risk appraisals and on site health fairs. Coordination of medical care; return to work assistance Filing of all necessary workers' compensation and/or disability claim forms Social work services, including counseling and referrals for job retraining and alternative income sources Stress reduction training, immunizations and wellness programs Medical legal assessments for work-related health problems Services available in Spanish Services available for non-insured; no one is denied care because of inability to pay.

3 Creating a safer workplace LIOEHC offers a wide array of services specifically designed for the workplace, whether industrial or manufacturing, professional service, retail, government, high-tech, or educational. Workplace health and safety risk assessments by our industrial hygienist LIOEHC advocates for work environments that encourage prevention, early detection, and intervention for work-related illness and injury. Employer consultation to facilitate implementing any identified workplace changes Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) required medical surveillance to prevent work-related injury or illness OSHA-mandated services including respirator FIT testing and air sampling Development of workplace-specific health and safety education and training programs Employee wellness programs, including stress reduction, smoking cessation, heart-health, and weight control

4 Who we are The Long Island Occupational & Environmental Health Center (LIOEHC), supported by Stony Brook University Medical Center, is a New York State publicly-funded multidisciplinary team dedicated to helping Long Island employers create healthy workplaces and provide quality healthcare to our patients and affected family members. LIOEHC s goal is to prevent, diagnose, and treat occupational and environmental disease with a unique interdisciplinary and comprehensive approach. The LIOEHC healthcare professional staff, headed by Linda Cocchiarella, MD, MSc, Medical Director, includes experts in internal and occupational medicine, nursing, industrial hygiene, and social work. Comprehensive occupational medical services are provided at our Medford and Plainview facilities, and when appropriate, at a company s place of business. Our healthcare staff provides both employers and employees of businesses with consultative or ongoing medically-based services for occupational and environmental healthcare concerns and issues. Dr. Linda Cocchiarella, Medical Director (back row, second from right), and her Long Island Occupational & Environmental Health Center team.

5 Linda Cocchiarella, MD, MSc, Medical Director Locations: 1741B North Ocean Avenue, Medford, NY (631) Old Country Road, Plainview, NY (516) Stony Brook University/SUNY is an affirmative action, equal opportunity educator and employer.

6 A Healthy and Safe Work Environment Benefits Everyone Services for Employees