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Review
. 1986;57(4):249-57.
doi: 10.1007/BF00406181.

Definitions of monitoring activities and their relevance for the practice of occupational health

R L Zielhuis, P T Henderson
Review

Definitions of monitoring activities and their relevance for the practice of occupational health

R L Zielhuis et al. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 1986.

Abstract

The authors discuss the definitions of environmental monitoring (EM), biological monitoring (BM) and health surveillance (HS) as agreed upon by a CEC/NIOSH/OSHA-seminar in 1980. They emphasize the essential differences in underlying principles. They add a fourth definition of biological effect monitoring (BEM). Each method has its own assets and liabilities. Moreover, EM and BM require another decision-making process (situation-centered) then BEM and HS (client-entered) of measures to be taken. When the differences between the four approaches are not taken into account, valid preventive measures may be hampered.

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