産業医(さんぎょうい)

さんぎょうい
noun
company doctor; occupational physician
healthworkoccupation
1. company doctor; occupational physician
A doctor appointed by an employer to look after employees' health at work; required by law for workplaces with fifty or more employees.
産業医(さんぎょうい)に相談(そうだん)する。
Consult the company doctor.
The company doctor comes to the office once a month.
Employees who have worked long hours for a long stretch are supposed to see the company doctor.

Usage

A 産業医(さんぎょうい) advises rather than treats: stress checks, interviews with overworked staff, and decisions about returning to work after sick leave. Treatment itself is left to ordinary clinics.

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