1. Each Member shall determine, by national laws
or regulations or other appropriate methods consistent with national
practice and conditions, and after consultation with the organisations
of employers and workers concerned -
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(a)
for which risks inherent in the
work there is to be an initial medical examination or a periodical
medical examination, or both;
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(b)
with due regard to the nature
and degree of the risks and the particular circumstances, the maximum
intervals at which periodical medical examinations are to be carried
out;
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(c)
in the case of workers exposed
to special occupational health hazards, the range of special investigations
deemed necessary;
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(d)
appropriate measures for the
provision of occupational health services for workers.
2. All medical examinations and investigations
carried out in pursuance of paragraph 1 of this Article shall be free
of cost to the worker.
3. The records of the medical examinations and
the investigations shall be confidential.