Hazardous Materials - Physicals
OSHA - requires employers to medically screen employees that will be exposed to hazardous materials and chemicals that can cause serious bodily harm and health problems. Hazmat Physicals and medical screening should be completed before exposure work begins, annually as the work continues, at the end of exposure work for the company, and more frequently when monitoring certain health conditions. This continued attention to employee health is designed to detect employees who should not be performing hazmat jobs, and to detect changes in employee health perhaps related to dangerous exposure to hazardous materials.
There are two different Physicals
HazMat & Hazwoper
Hazmat & Hazwoper Physicals
OSHA
CLEARANCE AND EVALUATION
HazMat Physical
Required by OSHA
Baseline Exams
Annual Exams
Periodic Exams
Exit Exams
Intended for those exposed to
hazardous materials
Starting At $825.00
Paramex is partnered with WorkCare to provide this service. Costs are based on a reasonable value to perform such services.
Your HAZMAT Physical will include:
HazMat
Physical
Paramex partners with WorkCare to offer Hazmat clearance based on work and job-site exposure specific to the company or employee. Before your physical, an MSE Medical Surveillance Evaluation is required ($75.00) which helps our office outline the specific tests needed to properly screen and clear you for hazmat work. A qualified medical examiner will perform a routine physical with special attention given to prior exposures, the health history, and the job description | exposure levels provided by the employer. In addition to the exam the following tests are required but not limited to the list below to determine a baseline, compare health changes during exposure periods, and evaluate health shifts in an exit exam.
Chest X-Ray
EKG | Electrocardiogram
Blood Testing | Exposure
Urine Testing | Exposure
Audiogram
Spirometry | PFT
Hepatitis B Titer
Hepatitis B Vaccination
Included in Physical - Required
Included in Physical - Required
Not included - priced separate
3 shot series | $314.00
Hazwoper Physical
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
Required when
Developing health issues may be
related to overexposure
Work exposure exceeds the OSHA
PELs (Permissible exposure levels)
A respirator mask is worn for greater than
30 Days each work year
A job includes response to hazardous materials
cleanup and restoration to contaminated sites
starting at
$199.00
Hazwoper
Physical
Your HAZWOPER Physical will include:
A qualified medical examiner will perform a routine physical with special attention given to prior exposures, the health history, and the job description | exposure levels provided by the employer. A physical agility, strength, and lift testing is included. Based on required use of respirator masks, a OSHA respirator evaluation will be completed. In addition to the exam the following tests are recommended to determine a baseline, compare health changes during exposure periods,
and evaluate health shifts in an exit exam.