Ethics Guidance for Occupational Health Practice 9th Edition - Book - Page 4
Contents
CONTENTS
Foreword ...............................................................................................................................1
Preface ...................................................................................................................................2
Contents ................................................................................................................................3
Glossary .................................................................................................................................8
1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................13
Status of this guidance .............................................................................................................................. 13
Ethical principles and values .................................................................................................................... 14
A Simple Framework for Managing Complex Ethical Issues ....................................................... 14
Standard Setting........................................................................................................................................... 15
Role of Professional Regulators.............................................................................................................. 15
Faculty of Occupational Medicine ......................................................................................................... 15
International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) ......................................................... 16
Occupational Health and the Law ......................................................................................................... 16
Human Rights / Employment Rights .................................................................................................... 16
Using this Guidance .................................................................................................................................... 17
2. Governance .....................................................................................................................18
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 18
The individual occupational health professional ............................................................................. 19
Professional codes of conduct, licensing and registration........................................................... 19
Continuing professional development ................................................................................................ 20
Quality improvement activity .................................................................................................................. 20
Feedback ......................................................................................................................................................... 20
Teaching and training ................................................................................................................................ 20
Leadership and management.................................................................................................................. 21
Relationships with clinicians outside the OH team ......................................................................... 22
Relationships with workers’ representatives...................................................................................... 23
Relationships with employers’ representatives ................................................................................ 24
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