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Exposure to hazardous chemicals or other materials may cause a variety of health problems: skin and mucous membrane irritation; reproductive problems; bone marrow changes with altered blood cell production; impaired liver

Hepatitis B Vaccine is provided at no charge to Vanderbilt faculty/staff who are exposed to human blood or other potentially infectious materials in their job, and when needed to meet VUMC immunization compliance requirements. This is offered at multiple locations. 

Vanderbilt faculty/staff who are exposed to high levels of noise at work will have a hearing test when they start working. The hearing test is repeated every year as long as the person is exposed to high levels of noise.

Occupational Health offers travel exams for all Vanderbilt faculty and staff who will be traveling internationally on Vanderbilt business.

TB Skin Tests are provided to VUMC employees free of charge. We offer many locations for your convenience.

If you have completed the Vanderbilt Online Tutorial for Ergonomics (VOTE) and still feel that your workstation is ergonomically incorrect you may do the following:Steps to obtain an in-person evaluation:

All Division of Animal Care faculty and staff, and others who have contact with non-human primates, including research staff, are at potential risk for Herpes B virus infection and are required to participate in OHC’s medical surveillance program.

Personnel who are working with a macaque (a specific species of non-human primate) may be exposed to the simian herpes B virus if they sustain a bite or needle stick, a scratch from the animal or a dirty cage, or a splash with the animal's blood