Reproductive and developmental hazards and employment policies.

摘要: The task of informing workers hazards in the workplace is seldom more difficult than with subject reproductive and developmental hazards. Occupational health staff physicians are faced a paucity relevant medical information. Workers, kept aware thalidomide spectre every media report latest descriptive epidemiology study, anxious to know more. Employers, knowing that few agents regulated on basis hazards, encouraged lessen exposure all but need guidance from government scientists setting priorities. Understandable ethical scientific limitations human studies require researchers study animals cells. difficulties extrapolating results this research humans well known. scientific, medical, dealing mirrored regulatory positions found North America. Some regard fetal protection policies as sex discrimination whereas others consider such reasonable. Guidelines provided allow employers practitioners problem.