Occupational medicine

• Protection of staff against work-related hazards
• Medical suitability evaluation for risky fields (fitness to drive, heat, shift work..)
• Certification of fitness to work and reintegration ability after an illness or accident
• Avoidance of professional illnesses or work-related health problems
• Promotion of physical and mental health and ability to work
• Preservation of ability to work and employability

Our occupational physicians are trusted by employers and employees. As experts in professional illnesses, work-related health problems and their prevention, they act as mediators between doctors, companies and company partners. Our ultimate goal is to have a lasting positive influence on the working environment, to increase productivity, to optimise costs and to avoid absenteeism. We are mainly active in the following fields:

• Company physician services
• Suitability evaluations and check-ups
• Medical examiner assessments
• Traffic medicine check-ups
• Level II: upper vehicle category (truck, bus, taxi)
• Level III: prescribed ability to drive assessments

AEH corporate health experts offer comprehensive knowledge for corporate health management. The team consists of occupational physicians, occupational hygienists, safety engineers, ergonomists and occupational psychologists.

We are always available to provide detailed analysis and advice.

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Your staff with health needs can have AEH occupational medicine check-ups in Zurich or Berne or directly in your company.

• Suspicion of a professional illness:
  A specialist medical assessment assesses the existence of a professional illness (e.g. asthma because of baking additives, isocyanate or wood dust, skin diseases such as allergic contact eczema, etc.) and recommends relevant measures.
• We offer occupational medicine support in the framework of FCOS guideline 6508 and industry ASA solutions to fulfil FCOS guideline 6508. Our services include risk evaluations, assistance on the subject of first aid as well as all other occupational medicine questions.
• Risk analyses for maternal protection according to the maternal protection ordinance.
• Insurance medicine consultancy related to accidents or illnesses (e.g. plausibility of doctor’s certificates, support of professional reintegration, chances of possible pension)
• Consultations for staff in case of psychosocial problems and suspicions of burnout
  (Suspicion of violation of personal integrity or suspicion of a stress-related illness)
• Expert report on the assessment of specific risks, disease outbreaks or such.
• Check-up and health consultations:
  From a simple check-up to determine an individual’s health situation in relation to the principal influenceable risk factors (excess weight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and blood-sugar levels (HbA1c); lack of fitness/endurance, poor nutrition, harmful effects of smoking) to complete check-ups, we take care of employees and give advice in case of health, sleeping or mental problems at the workplace.
• Addiction problems:
  When an addiction is suspected, our medical staff carry out relevant diagnostic assessments and give advice, regular progress monitoring and, if necessary, references to therapeutic institutions for the treatment of addictions. We also offer information sessions and workshops within our company.
• Vaccinations (yearly flu shot, vaccinations in case of professional risks, e.g. in the health sector, social workers, police, forestry)
• Travel medicine advice

Our occupational physicians also carry-out legally prescribed and company suitability evaluations and check-ups, in particular for the following professions or hazards:

• Night and shift work (night work assessment)
  In order to prevent possible illnesses caused by night and shift work, or their aggravation, and to detect them in a timely manner, night workers who work more than 25 nights a year are given a preventive medical check-up with employee counselling.
• Security-related activities (driving, piloting, guarding, working on railway tracks)
• Firefighters
• Divers
• Police
• Health professions
• Asbestos (also follow-up evaluations)
• Stresses on the musculoskeletal system
• Biological working materials, danger of infection (bacteria, viruses, funguses, etc.)
• Hazardous materials/chemicals (also biomonitoring related to lead (lead analysis), cadmium, mercury, etc.)
• Heat or cold (in particular check-ups in case of work in hot environments)
• Ionising rays
• Noise/vibrations
• Oxygen-reduced atmosphere
• Danger of tripping and falling

Some of these check-ups are carried out within the framework of Suva's Occupational Medical Precautions (OMP) (e.g. check-ups in case of working in a hot environment, activities with ionising rays, etc.).

Working capabilities and suitability profiles as relating to professional reintegration are carried out according to the Swiss Insurance Medicine ZAFAS assessment standard. Usually, the individual employee is also subject to a medical examination. In exceptional cases, the decisions can be taken on the basis of existing medical documents.

Ability to drive assessments level II: Medically determined ability to drive is the condition for safe employment as a professional driver. It is thus ensured that the person does not show any health restrictions that could increase the risk of accidents. Suitability assessments are also necessary for forklift and crane drivers. These assessments are also carried out within the company.

Ability to drive assessments level III: AEH carries out traffic medical ability to drive assessments for traffic offices.