127. The public health director is responsible for the implementation, in the territory of the regional board, of the contract entered into under section 109; he shall, in particular,(1) see to the application of the specific health programmes for establishments;
(2) cooperate with the committee on the examination of qualifications of the council of physicians, dentists and pharmacists and with the board of directors of the person operating a hospital centre or local community service centre, for the examination of applications of physicians who wish to work in the field of occupational medicine, in accordance with this Act, and the regulations thereunder, the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2) and the regulations thereunder or, as the case may be, the Act respecting health services and social services for Cree Native persons (chapter S-5) and the regulations thereunder;
(3) coordinate utilization of the resources of the territory to provide the examinations, analyses and expert opinions necessary for the carrying out of the health programmes;
(4) collate data on the workers’ state of health and health risks to which they are exposed;
(5) ensure the keeping of a worker’s medical record for a period of not less than 20 years after the end of his employment or 40 years after the beginning of his employment, whichever is longer;
(6) carry out epidemiological studies;
(7) assess specific health programmes for establishments and make the appropriate recommendations to the Commission, to the physicians in charge and to the health and safety committees concerned;
(8) transmit to the Commission statistical data on the workers’ state of health and any information the Commission may require in accordance with this Act and the regulations;
(9) visit the establishments in the territory and take cognizance of all the information necessary for the performance of his duties.