Medical examinations and the purposes of their conduct
The obligation of workers to undergo medical examinations is established by the Labor Code and Federal Law of March 30, 1999 No. 52-FZ “On the sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population” (hereinafter referred to as Law No. 52-FZ).
Medical examinations are carried out for the following purposes:
1. Establishing the suitability of an employee to perform work in the position and preventing occupational diseases. Such examinations are carried out by persons engaged in work with harmful and (or) dangerous working conditions or work related to traffic, minors, etc. The results of medical examinations in the first case are issued in the form of a medical report, and in the second - in the form of a certificate in form 086 /y. The procedure for conducting mandatory preliminary (upon entry to work) and periodic medical examinations (examinations) of workers engaged in heavy work and work with harmful and (or) dangerous working conditions is approved by Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation dated April 12, 2011 No. 302n.
2. Protecting public health, preventing the occurrence and spread of diseases. These medical examinations are carried out for those working in medical organizations, in the food industry, trade, etc. The results of medical examinations of persons applying for work and working in relevant organizations are entered into personal medical records. Moreover, medical examinations alone are not enough - after passing them on the basis of Art. 36 of Law No. 52FZ, such workers must undergo hygienic training and certification. The instructions on the procedure for conducting professional hygienic training and certification were approved by Order of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation dated June 29, 2000 No. 229 (hereinafter referred to as Order No. 229).
An approximate list of professions of officials and workers who are required to undergo periodic professional hygienic training and certification when entering work and subsequently undergo periodic professional hygienic training and certification is given in Letter of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation dated 08/07/2000 No. 1100/2196-0-117 (hereinafter referred to as Letter No. 1100/21960117) .
The procedure for conducting mandatory medical examinations, recording, reporting and issuing personal medical records to employees is determined by Order of Rospotrebnadzor dated May 20, 2005 No. 402 “On a personal medical record and sanitary passport” (hereinafter referred to as Order No. 402).
