medico competente

English translation: company doctor/physician

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Italian term or phrase:medico competente
English translation:company doctor/physician
Entered by: Sarah Weston

05:53 Jun 9, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Human Resources / Health & Safety
Italian term or phrase: medico competente
I know this has been asked before but I'm not very happy with the answers I've seen. The context is a part of a health and safety report for an industrial plant. Two example sentences below. Thanks!

Il **medico competente** attiva la sorveglianza sanitaria per gli addetti alla movimentazione manuale dei carichi per cui l'indice sintetico di rischio è superiore a 1.
Il **medico competente** stabilirà l'effettiva periodicità dei controlli in funzione della valutazione dei rischio e delle conoscenze relative allo stato di salute individuale e collettivo della popolazione seguita.
Sarah Weston
United Kingdom
company physician
Explanation:

Role of the Company Physician

The Company Physician will hold a valid license for the Province of Ontario to practice medicine.

Coverage for malpractice from a suitable company is also required.

The role of the company physician will include, but not be limited entirely to, the following:

1. Periodic assessments of workplace hazards and suggestions as to the prevention of work related injuries.

2. Review of the physical demands and essential duties of all assigned jobs on the property.

3. Periodic visits to the site to assist the Joint Health and Safety committee in problem areas.

4. Reinforcement of health and safety.

5. Audiometric screening program and referrals to appropriate physicians.

6. Performing section 25 medicals i.e. W.S.I.B. medical reassessments by the physician of the companies choice.

7. Setting up preventive medicine programs and screening.

8. Assistance in referring employees to drug or alcohol rehabilitation centres if required within the Employee and Family Assistance Program.

9. Pre-placement medical exams to determine the workers abilities to perform the essential duties of the assigned job.

10. Return to work medical examinations after an accident or illness to determine the employee's restrictions and to recommend to the company any accommodations that may be required.

11. To provide liaison between the employees personal physician and the company in cases of difficult return to work.

12. To communicate with WSIB adjudicators and nurse case managers in assisting an injured employee to return to work in a timely and safe fashion.

13. To be responsible for confidential health records.

14. To be available to the human resources superintendent and supervisors on a daily basis for advice or same day referrals as the need arises.

15. To provide liaison between injured workers and their personal physician regarding the level of functioning and stamina required returning to the work place.

16. To assist in the formulation of medical policy at the direction of the manager.

Lines of communication are to the manager with liaison to those employees of the company concerned with health and safety.

Selected response from:

moranna (X)
Italy
Grading comment
Thank you Moranna and to everybody else. To be honest I think any of these answers could work in the right context, but in my particular context I used "company doctor". If I could have I would have chosen Lirka's answer too, as I think that "designated company doctor" would have worked very well, but unfortunately there can only one!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1company physician
moranna (X)
4occupational physician
Joseph Tein
4Incumbent physician
Nadia Ayoub
4the doctor responsible, or the doctor in charge
Ellen Kraus
4qualified physician
TrishCivitella
3designated physician
Lirka


  

Answers


11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
occupational physician


Explanation:
I've not seen this term before, but I find over 44,000 hits for it in Google.

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Note added at 14 mins (2008-06-09 06:07:16 GMT)
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"Moreover the employer must give to an *occupational physician* (in that case called Medico Competente) the responsibility of health surveillance. ..."

"Servizio del Medico Competente ASUR Zona 7 – Ancona, Ospedale di Loreto, Loreto ... The *occupational health physician* needs to ... "

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Note added at 18 mins (2008-06-09 06:11:24 GMT)
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Actually, having looked around a bit more, I would use the longer phrase "OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PHYSICIAN." It makes more sense to me this way. Over 28,000 Googles hits.

" Negro C (2006) I compiti del Medico Competente alla luce della Direttiva ... [The role of occupational health physician in the implementation of the ..."

I haven't peeked at any previous ProZ questions about this, so I don't know if this is a new translation, or if it repeats what you have seen before. Espero que te ayude de todos modos :)

Example sentence(s):
  • "Management of the visual risk in VDT workers and the role of the occupational physician (Medico competente)] "
Joseph Tein
United States
Local time: 05:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Incumbent physician


Explanation:
Dizionario Italiano: che ha l'autorità necessaria per fare una determinata cosa
Incumbent: 1. holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club. (Dictionary.com)



Example sentence(s):
  • Incumbent Physician will maintain electronic medical record in accordance with VA policies and procedures and shall electronically sign all treatment and ...
  • The incumbent, Physician Assistant (PA), in this position will function as part of a clinical surgical team to provide care for VA patients. ...

    Reference: http://www.podiatrists.com/jobs/physician-emergency-medicine...
    Reference: http://federalgovernmentjobs.us/jobs/Physician-Assistant-916...
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 14:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
company physician


Explanation:

Role of the Company Physician

The Company Physician will hold a valid license for the Province of Ontario to practice medicine.

Coverage for malpractice from a suitable company is also required.

The role of the company physician will include, but not be limited entirely to, the following:

1. Periodic assessments of workplace hazards and suggestions as to the prevention of work related injuries.

2. Review of the physical demands and essential duties of all assigned jobs on the property.

3. Periodic visits to the site to assist the Joint Health and Safety committee in problem areas.

4. Reinforcement of health and safety.

5. Audiometric screening program and referrals to appropriate physicians.

6. Performing section 25 medicals i.e. W.S.I.B. medical reassessments by the physician of the companies choice.

7. Setting up preventive medicine programs and screening.

8. Assistance in referring employees to drug or alcohol rehabilitation centres if required within the Employee and Family Assistance Program.

9. Pre-placement medical exams to determine the workers abilities to perform the essential duties of the assigned job.

10. Return to work medical examinations after an accident or illness to determine the employee's restrictions and to recommend to the company any accommodations that may be required.

11. To provide liaison between the employees personal physician and the company in cases of difficult return to work.

12. To communicate with WSIB adjudicators and nurse case managers in assisting an injured employee to return to work in a timely and safe fashion.

13. To be responsible for confidential health records.

14. To be available to the human resources superintendent and supervisors on a daily basis for advice or same day referrals as the need arises.

15. To provide liaison between injured workers and their personal physician regarding the level of functioning and stamina required returning to the work place.

16. To assist in the formulation of medical policy at the direction of the manager.

Lines of communication are to the manager with liaison to those employees of the company concerned with health and safety.



moranna (X)
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you Moranna and to everybody else. To be honest I think any of these answers could work in the right context, but in my particular context I used "company doctor". If I could have I would have chosen Lirka's answer too, as I think that "designated company doctor" would have worked very well, but unfortunately there can only one!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cathryn Taylor: (company doctor if UK). From the sample sentences Sarah gives, this is the one
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the doctor responsible, or the doctor in charge


Explanation:
to tell the truth, I dont understand what makes you avoid using the term <competent > in this context (it implies both competent and responsible)

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 14:58
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
qualified physician


Explanation:
It appears that they are talking about "a qualified physician" here and not specifically about a company or occupational physician, which are usually termed "... aziendale" and "... di/del lavoro" respectively.
Hope this helps!

TrishCivitella
Local time: 14:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
designated physician


Explanation:
possibly

Lirka
Austria
Local time: 14:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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