OCCUPATIONAL LEAD-POISONING - WHO SHOULD CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE AND TRAINING

This commentary challenges the current employer-controlled model for d elivering occupational health services. Problems emanating from tradit ional employer-based medical surveillance and worker education program s for occupational lead poisoning are identified. A new public health model for delivering these services is proposed. This model utilizes a case-based and hazard-based method for bringing workplaces and employ ers into the program and features direct delivery of surveillance and training services by public health agencies. (C) 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.