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Health status and risk monitoring in workplaces is important for prevention, early disease detection, and reducing medical costs. It involves tracking worker health and risks in the work environment. Workplace health risks include injuries, diseases, lack of suitable working conditions, and safety violations. Monitoring worker health through periodic examinations and environmental monitoring helps ensure a safe and healthy workplace. It allows employers to introduce controls, evaluate health risks, and reinforce training. A complete monitoring process focuses on the worker, environment, health problems, and aims to promote a healthy work culture and increase productivity.

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NEED AND TECHNIQUES OF HEALTH STATUS AND RISK MONITORING IN WORKPLACES
What is health status and risk monitoring? • Health monitoring is the tracking of any aspect of an individual's health. • Health monitoring is very important in terms of prevention • Particularly the early detection of diseases can reduce suffering and medical costs • Risk monitoring is the process that tracks and evaluates the levels of risk in an organization • Minimize the exposure to risk and maintain a healthy environment.
Workplace Scenario Mental Traumas/Lack of Motivations Communicable/Non-Communicable Diseases Injuries and Accidents Lack of suitable working Environment(Extreme Hot/Extreme Cold Place) Violation of safety rules, Carelessness among workers, Use of old or outdated machines or equipment Lack of safety equipment like PPE/tools of standard quality, Lack of regular repair and maintenance of tools, machines, and equipment's Results
Why in workplaces? • To keep the employee and workplace safe • Detecting ill-health effects at an early stage, allowing employers to introduce better controls to prevent them from getting worse. • Providing data to help employers evaluate health risks in their workplace. • Enabling employees to raise concerns about how work impacts their overall health. • Providing an opportunity to reinforce employee training
How? -Focusing on worker’s Examine Worker’s Health • Pre-Placement examination can be done to make assurance of worker’s health before appointing them (can include whole body check-up) Periodic examination of Worker’s Health • Health checkups of Worker’s should be done in a periodic basis to ensure that they are in a sound and healthy state (Can include a wide variety of tests/checkups depending upon the nature of work)
Recommended Periodic health examinations 6 Industry Medical examinations Frequency of examinations Garment industry General examination, Eye- test Once every 12 months Metal industry General examination, blood test/urine test Once every 12 months (For worker exposed to lead - once every 6 months) Plastics industry General examination, blood test/urine test Once every 12 months Manufacture and industrial application of pesticides General examination, chest X-ray, blood test/ urine test Once every 12 months (For worker exposed to organophosphates - once every 6 months) Quarrying and mining General examination, audiometric test Once every 12 months
How? -Focusing on Environment Periodic Environmental Monitoring • The workplace environment should be monitored periodically to ensure that the workers are working in a suitable environment that is tolerable for their health. • Different things like Hazards(Bio-Chemical, Exposures), Temperature, humidity, ventilation, lighting, sanitation, toxic substances etc. can be monitored with proper checklists.
Need and techniques of health status and risk monitoring in work places.pptx
How? -Focusing on Individual Identification and reporting of health problems • One should always be aware of the workplace they are working in and access their own health. • In case of any problem, timely reporting of their health condition to the supervisor should be done.
A Complete Process
Conclusion • Health monitoring is very important in terms of prevention • The set of activities undertaken to monitor the health status and risk supports the organization to maintain the proper health of the workers. • It leads to the promotion of a healthy working environment, and motivation among employees. • This will increase the productivity of the work.
References • The WHO occupational health risk management framework for toolkits.... | Download Scientific Diagram (researchgate.net) • Health Monitoring - Occupational Health and Workplace Monitoring at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities - NCBI Bookshelf (nih.gov) • World Health Organization. Occupational health: A manual for primary health care workers. 2002. [accessed on 25 July 2021] • https://www.ilo.org/legacy/english/protection/safewor k/cis/products/safetytm/chemcode/12.htm
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Need and techniques of health status and risk monitoring in work places.pptx

  • 1. NEED AND TECHNIQUES OF HEALTH STATUS AND RISK MONITORING IN WORKPLACES
  • 2. What is health status and risk monitoring? • Health monitoring is the tracking of any aspect of an individual's health. • Health monitoring is very important in terms of prevention • Particularly the early detection of diseases can reduce suffering and medical costs • Risk monitoring is the process that tracks and evaluates the levels of risk in an organization • Minimize the exposure to risk and maintain a healthy environment.
  • 3. Workplace Scenario Mental Traumas/Lack of Motivations Communicable/Non-Communicable Diseases Injuries and Accidents Lack of suitable working Environment(Extreme Hot/Extreme Cold Place) Violation of safety rules, Carelessness among workers, Use of old or outdated machines or equipment Lack of safety equipment like PPE/tools of standard quality, Lack of regular repair and maintenance of tools, machines, and equipment's Results
  • 4. Why in workplaces? • To keep the employee and workplace safe • Detecting ill-health effects at an early stage, allowing employers to introduce better controls to prevent them from getting worse. • Providing data to help employers evaluate health risks in their workplace. • Enabling employees to raise concerns about how work impacts their overall health. • Providing an opportunity to reinforce employee training
  • 5. How? -Focusing on worker’s Examine Worker’s Health • Pre-Placement examination can be done to make assurance of worker’s health before appointing them (can include whole body check-up) Periodic examination of Worker’s Health • Health checkups of Worker’s should be done in a periodic basis to ensure that they are in a sound and healthy state (Can include a wide variety of tests/checkups depending upon the nature of work)
  • 6. Recommended Periodic health examinations 6 Industry Medical examinations Frequency of examinations Garment industry General examination, Eye- test Once every 12 months Metal industry General examination, blood test/urine test Once every 12 months (For worker exposed to lead - once every 6 months) Plastics industry General examination, blood test/urine test Once every 12 months Manufacture and industrial application of pesticides General examination, chest X-ray, blood test/ urine test Once every 12 months (For worker exposed to organophosphates - once every 6 months) Quarrying and mining General examination, audiometric test Once every 12 months
  • 7. How? -Focusing on Environment Periodic Environmental Monitoring • The workplace environment should be monitored periodically to ensure that the workers are working in a suitable environment that is tolerable for their health. • Different things like Hazards(Bio-Chemical, Exposures), Temperature, humidity, ventilation, lighting, sanitation, toxic substances etc. can be monitored with proper checklists.
  • 9. How? -Focusing on Individual Identification and reporting of health problems • One should always be aware of the workplace they are working in and access their own health. • In case of any problem, timely reporting of their health condition to the supervisor should be done.
  • 11. Conclusion • Health monitoring is very important in terms of prevention • The set of activities undertaken to monitor the health status and risk supports the organization to maintain the proper health of the workers. • It leads to the promotion of a healthy working environment, and motivation among employees. • This will increase the productivity of the work.
  • 12. References • The WHO occupational health risk management framework for toolkits.... | Download Scientific Diagram (researchgate.net) • Health Monitoring - Occupational Health and Workplace Monitoring at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities - NCBI Bookshelf (nih.gov) • World Health Organization. Occupational health: A manual for primary health care workers. 2002. [accessed on 25 July 2021] • https://www.ilo.org/legacy/english/protection/safewor k/cis/products/safetytm/chemcode/12.htm