| Grex > Scruples > #76: The "Factory Medicine" Physical |
| The "Factory Medicine" Physical | 
Sep 24 11:23 UTC 1994 |
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| response 1 of 5: |
Sep 24 12:46 UTC 1994 |
No, it costs more to resterilize than to use disposible so even a cut-rate operation will us one-shot (sorry) supplies. I can't imagine anyone simply reusing without resterilizing. That wouldn't be cutting costs that would be criminal.
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Sep 25 08:13 UTC 1994 |
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| response 3 of 5: |
Oct 1 03:08 UTC 1994 |
That happens to be highly illegal. I think OSHA would like to hear about it. I think I would request a physician of my own choice, or at least a laboratory of my own choice.
| response 4 of 5: |
Nov 8 07:52 UTC 1994 |
Yes. I would refuse to have anything further with it and walk out of there. I'd go straight to my new supervisor and explain why. (Of course, I probably wouldn't have taken the physical in the first place. I get my phsical from my own physician, and won't submit to drug tests & suchlike invasions of privacy.) I'd also report them to as many places as I could find, including Cal-OSHA, the local medical society, and misc.jobs.misc People who cut corners on sanitation should be put out of business, fast. I've seen the claim (and I quite believe it) that most of the improvement life expectancy over the last couple of centuries is due, not to advances in medical treatment, but to public health measures like proper disposal of sewage, mosquito control--and sterilizing medical equipment.
| response 5 of 5: |
Dec 28 03:01 UTC 1995 |
Use good medical sense and observe aseptic practices of technician and professional staff. If it offends demand sterile procedures, its their license not yours.