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Occupational Health Consultations
Occupational and reproductive hazard consultation is a service provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
The Reproductive Hazard Consultation service is intended to serve lab employees at the University of Maryland College Park. The objectives of the reproductive hazard evaluation program are to:
Workers Compensation
Workers’ Compensation is the Maryland State statutory insurance program that provides medical and hospital treatment, partial income replacement benefits, and additional benefits to employees who sustain work-related injury or illness. Learn more on the Department of Environmental Safety, Sustainability and Risk webpage.
Fitness for Duty
Fitness for duty refers to the physical and/or mental readiness of an employee to perform the essential functions of his or her job. A fitness for duty examination may require psychological, medical and or substance abuse assessment.
To learn more about the University’s fitness for duty policy and procedure click here
Occupational Health Policies and Resources
Faculty, staff, and students engaged in research or working in a laboratory setting may utilize Occupational Health Services (OHS) for pre-placement evaluation, medical surveillance, exposure incident evaluation and maintenance of laboratory staff occupational health records.
Occupational Health Lab Exposures
Occupational hazards may result in a lab related exposure to biologics or a bloodborne pathogen. Download and print a wallet card to keep instructions on what to do if you sustain a lab related exposure or injury. Learn more about microbial hazards in the biologics handbook. For information after hours, call 301.405.3315 If you need to report an injury or exposure, go to the Department of Environmental Safety, Sustainability and Risk webpage.
Occupational Health Immunizations
The Occupational Health Unit provides several work-related immunizations for faculty and staff. Click on the links below to learn more about available immunizations.
To schedule an appointment call 301.405.3153
Occupational Health Forms
Pre-placement forms are required for various Occupational health surveillance programs on campus. Please make sure you complete your forms before arriving at your appointment. Click on the link below to complete the appropriate form for your program. If you are not completing your form through the MyUHC portal, you must complete and bring your form to your appointment.
FSAP Client Testimonials
How to be a Great Supervisor
We have learned over the years that there are definite approaches to supervision and managing employees that work better than others. Of course, schools offer degrees in this area, so we have cornered the market on "what works".
The following are tips, some of which were generously borrowed from Dr. Elliott Jaffa, which describe characteristics of great managers. We chose these because they make sense to us based on the kinds of situations we have seen at UMCP and the effectiveness that these approaches appear to produce.