Occupation Health Testing Candelaria, TX
If you are an employer or individual in need of occupational health testing services, Occupational Health Testing USA provides occupational health screenings for all OSHA and DOT job requirements at many locations in Candelaria, TX and the surrounding areas. Our occupational health testing services are available for employers in need of pre-employment, post-accident, fit for duty or annual testing requirements. We also provide testing for individuals in need of any employment or personal related health evaluations. In many cases, our Candelaria, TX locations are within minutes of your home or office and same day service is available.
Occupational Health Services In Candelaria, TX
- DOT Physicals (FMCSA, PHMSA, FAA, FRA, FTA, USCG 719K/E)
- Pre-Employment Physicals
- Audiograms
- TB Chest X-ray
- EKG
- Lab Metabolic Panel
- Lab Lipid + Glucose Panel
- Lab – Hep B Panel
- Lab- MMR Titer
- Kraus Weber Lower Back Evaluation
- Lift Test
- OSHA Respirator Questionnaire
- Respirator Fit Test – Qualitative
- Respirator Fit Test – Quantitative
- Hep B Vaccination
- MMR Vaccine
- TDAP Vaccine
- TP/PPD Skin Test
- Varicella Vaccine #1
- Vision Test Ishihara
- Vision Test Snellen
- Vision Test Jaeger
- Drug Testing
- Alcohol Testing
Occupational Testing Locations in Candelaria, TX
(Not All Testing Centers Perform All Tests)
1501 N Erma Ave 20.0 miles
PRESIDIO, TX 79845
101 N. ERMA 20.0 miles
PRESIDIO, TX 79845
What is Occupational Health
Occupational health is a field of healthcare involving multiple fields dedicated to the well-being and safety of employees in the workplace, with a strong focus on injury prevention and education. Some occupational health services include employee wellness, Pre-placement services, ergonomics, occupational therapy, and occupational medicine.
Occupational health refers to the identification and control of the risks arising from physical, chemical, and other workplace hazards in order to establish and maintain a safe and healthy working environment. These hazards may include chemical agents and solvents, heavy metals such as lead and mercury, physical agents such as loud noise or vibration, and physical hazards such as electricity or dangerous machinery.
Since 1986, the NIEHS has supported training and education programs designed to protect workers and their communities from exposure to toxic materials encountered during hazardous waste operations and chemical emergency response. This includes safety and health training for workers who are involved in hazardous waste removal and comprehensive training and environmental restoration for residents living near heavily polluted industrial waste sites.
Local Area Info: Candelaria, Texas
The town stands in the Chihuahuan Desert on the north bank of the Rio Grande, just across from the small Mexican town of San Antonio Del Bravo. The two towns were linked by a bridge across the river that enabled the inhabitants of San Antonio to buy groceries and supplies from Candelaria; some sent their children to school there. However, in 2008 the bridge was controversially removed by the US Border Patrol because of concerns that it had become, in the words of Border Patrol chief John Smietana, "a route for terrorists, drug traffickers and illegals."
It is unclear when Candelaria was founded, but the area was occupied by Native Americans before farmers began to grow crops on the irrigated floodplain of the Rio Grande. It was known initially as Gallina ("chicken" in Spanish) before being renamed as Candelaria. In 1868, an entrepreneur named William Russell came to the area to establish a farm worked by the local people, selling the grain to the US Army at Fort Davis and Fort Stockton. Cotton was also grown locally. With the town's population increasing steady, it became the seat of one of Presidio County's three school districts in 1893. By 1911 it had grown to two stores, a church and a school, with 307 pupils in the school district and a general population of 1,842, though only a minority of these actually lived in the town.
The remoteness of the area led to concerns about its security during the Mexican Revolution. The US Army responded in 1916 by establishing an army post, Camp Candelaria, that was garrisoned until late 1919. The town's fortunes waned thereafter; with its poor transport links along a 50-mile dirt road to Presidio, its small-scale agriculture could not compete with the industrial farms elsewhere along the Rio Grande. The population fell steadily, from 250 in 1925 to 75 by 1940. By the late 1980s the town had shrunk to a two-room elementary school, a store, a Catholic church, and a cluster of adobe houses.
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