Occupational Health

1. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH: A Major
Concern
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Dr. Shubhankur Bhardwaj
BDS, MHA
SGPGIMS, Lucknow

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AIM
“The promotion and maintenance of the
highest degree of physical, mental and
social well-being of workers in all
occupations"

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• Health promotion of workers
• Prevention of occupational diseases
• Administration of occupational
health services
• International organizations
• Women and occupational health
• Child labour and prevention

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• Nutrition
• Communicable disease control
• Environmental sanitation
• Mental health
• Measures for women and children
• Health education
• Family planning

5. HEALTH PROMOTION OF
WORKERS
NUTRITION
•Malnutrition
•Canteen /250 workers
•Diet and snacks at reasonable
rates
•Store /dining room
•Health education
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COMMNICABLE DISEASE
CONTROL
•Early diagnosis/Rx
•Cases isolated from working
environment
•Protective measures
•Regular Medical checkup
& Immunization
•TB, Typhoid,hepatitis,malaria
venereal diseases

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ENVIRONMENTAL
SANITATION
• Water supply
• Food
• Toilet
• General cleanliness
• Space
• Lighting
• Ventilation/Temperature
• Protection from hazards
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MENTAL HEALTH
•Promote health and
happiness
•Detect signs of
emotional stress
•Identify the cause
•Treatment
•Rehabilitation of the
ill
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MEASURES FOR
WOMEN
& CHILDREN
•Maternity leave for 12
weeks with cash benefit
under ESI act
•Ante/Intra/Postnatal
services
•Prohibition of night work
•Prohibits of work
underground
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10. HEALTH
EDUCATION
•Important health
promotional measure
•Provided whenever
necessary
•Content
– Hygiene, participation
•At all levels
– Management
– Supervisors
– Workers
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11. FAMILY
PLANNING
•Encouraged to
adopt small family
norm
•Health education
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12. PREVENTION OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
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• MEDICAL MEASURES
• ENGINEERING MEASURES
• LEGISLATIVE MEASURES

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PRE PLACEMENT
EXAMINATION
PERIODICAL
EXAMINATION MEDICAL &
HEALTH CARE SERVICE
NOTIFICATION
SUPERVISION OF
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
MAINTANANCE &
ANALYSIS OF RECORDS
HEALTH EDUCATION &
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DESIGN OF BUILDING
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
GENERAL VENTILATION
MECHANISATION
SUBSTITUTION
DUSTS
ENCLOSURE ISOLATION
LOCAL EXHAUST
VENTILATION
PROTECTIVE DEVICES
RESEARCH
STATISTICAL
MONITORING
ENVIRONMENTAL

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• The Factories Act, 1948
• The Employees State
Insurance Act, 1948
• Mine & Mineral Act,
(Development & Regulation)
Act, 1957
• Noise Pollution (Regulation
& Control ) Rules, 2000
• The Child Labour
(Prohibition & Regulation)
Act, 1986
• The Air (Prevention &
Control of Pollution ) Act,
1981
• Maternity Benefit Act (1961)
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• Factories act enacted in 1881
• The act amended in 1911, 1934, 1948, 1976,
1987
• Factory: establishment employing 10 or more
workers where power is used, and 20 or more
workers where power is not used.
• Prescribed working hours, holidays and
employment of young men and women.
• Prohibits employment of children under 14
years

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• Chapter III (Section 11-20) deals with
health aspects
• Chapter IV (Section 21-40) deals with
safety aspects
• Chapter V deals with welfare aspects
• Chapter VI deals with work hours
holidays interval
• Chapter VII deals with employment of
young person

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• Provides cash and medical benefits to
industrial employees in case of sickness,
maternity and employment injury.
• Administration by ESI Corporation
• The Union minister for labour :chairman
Secretary Ministry of labour : vice
chairman
• 4 principal officers
– Insurance commissioner
– Medical commissioner
– Finance commissioner
– Actuary

19. Medical benefit
Sickness benefit
Maternity benefit
Disablement benefit
Dependent benefit
Funeral expense
Rehabilitation
allowance
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Benefits to employees
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Benefits to
employers
Exemption from the
applicability of Workmen's
Compensation Act 1923
Exemption from Maternity
Benefit Act 1961
Exemption from payment of
Medical allowance to
employees and their
dependants or arranging for
their medical care
Rebate under the Income
Tax Act on contribution
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• Child (under 14 years)
labour is prohibited in
India under The Child
Labour (Prohibition And
Regulation) Act, 1986.
• It includes work in a shop,
commercial establishment,
work-shop, farm,
residential hotel,
restaurant, eating- house,
theatre or other place of
public amusement or
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21. The International
Labour
Organization• The International Labour Organization is a
specialized agency in relationship with the
United Nations,
• Comprises the International Labour
Conference, the Governing Body, and the
International Labour Office.
• Conference meets annually, is composed of
national representatives of government,
management, and labour
• Principal function is to formulate international
labour standards in the form of Conventions
and of Recommendations. It may also record its
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• Indian National Trade Union
Congress (INTUC)
• Centre of Indian trade unions
(CITU)
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• Women's jobs have specific characteristics
• Equipment and schedules designed in
relation to the average male body
• Low wages
• Sexual harassment at work place
• Discrimination against women
• Increased responsibility on household
works
0• The laws of labour are male oriented
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24. Thank You
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