MANAGING BEST PRACTICES: Investigating health complaints
I can boast a little that I have conducted more than 450 health hazard evaluations during my career. Most were initiated after more than one individual complained of symptoms or showed signs of health problems when working at a particular job or location.
I can also boast that I helped bring almost every evaluation to a successful conclusion. But I'll let you in on a secret: I only found a specific, clearly identifiable cause - overexposure to a specific hazard for a particular health problem - in less than five percent of the evaluations.