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Periodical medical examination provides the health status of employees in an organization but its usefulness cannot be utilized to the full extent without the knowledge of the work environment. Moreover, periodical medical examination results will be normal initially due to the slow progress of occupational diseases. Therefore relying completely on medical examination reports is not enough in the quest for the prevention of occupational diseases. The situation calls for a direct assessment of the workplace by an occupational health physician to anticipate and early detection of occupational diseases even before it starts appearing in the periodical medical examination reports. The process of direct assessment of workplace in an industry can be termed as the Industrial survey.
Industrial survey and periodical medical examination should always go hand in hand, without the support of each other the outcome of whole occupational health services will not bear fruit.
Once the industrial survey is conducted, based on observations, recommendations are framed for eliminating window for occupational diseases. As mentioned elsewhere the implementation of recommendations again calls for the integrated approach from various disciplines of the organization for an effective outcome.
Below mentioned are the general guidelines about what to look for during the industrial survey:
Periodical medical examination provides the health status of employees in an organization but its usefulness cannot be utilized to the full extent without the knowledge of the work environment. Moreover, periodical medical examination results will be normal initially due to the slow progress of occupational diseases. Therefore relying completely on medical examination reports is not enough in the quest for the prevention of occupational diseases. The situation calls for a direct assessment of the workplace by an occupational health physician to anticipate and early detection of occupational diseases even before it starts appearing in the periodical medical examination reports. The process of direct assessment of workplace in an industry can be termed as the Industrial survey.
Industrial survey and periodical medical examination should always go hand in hand, without the support of each other the outcome of whole occupational health services will not bear fruit.
Once the industrial survey is conducted, based on observations, recommendations are framed for eliminating window for occupational diseases. As mentioned elsewhere the implementation of recommendations again calls for the integrated approach from various disciplines of the organization for an effective outcome.
Below mentioned are the general guidelines about what to look for during the industrial survey:
- 1. Study of the department: Understanding the process / Chemicals used /
raw materials / finished products / byproducts.
2. Observations - a.
General view
b. Levels of chemicals in air /dust in air/ Gases in air/ Noise/Heat
c. Working condition of employees - i.
Working hours
ii. Sickness Absenteeism
iii. Overtime duty
iv. Stress
v. Food quality /canteen quality
vi. Availability drinking water
vii. Shift duties
viii. Actions taken for the already existing occupational diseases
ix. Abiding by Karnataka Factories Rules1969/ Factories Act 1948 with respect to occupational diseases
d. Identification
of possible occupational diseases
e. Health records correlation with work environment
f. Ergonomics with respect to body posture during work
g. Awareness of occupational diseases among employees
h. Classes conducted for creating awareness among employees
e. Health records correlation with work environment
f. Ergonomics with respect to body posture during work
g. Awareness of occupational diseases among employees
h. Classes conducted for creating awareness among employees
- i.
Occupational diseases and its prevention
ii. Health Education
iii. First Aid Training
j. Injury data
k. Employees opinion
3. Conclusion
4. Recommendations
5. Abstract
4. Recommendations
5. Abstract
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