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Good Health Is Good Business
Good Health Is Good Business
Good Health Is Good Business
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OVER VIEW
What is an Occupational Health ?
Importance of Occupational Health
Fitness to work
Health Surveillance of Staff at risk.
First aid.
Fatigue Management.
Food / kitchen hygiene.
Use of drugs & alcohol at workplace.
Blood borne pathogens.
General housekeeping of residence
blocks, dining halls (messes) & sanitation
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CONTROLLING HEALTH RISKS AT WORK
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HEALTH HAZARDS
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SAFETY HAZARDS
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LIFTING
Lifting heavy items
or lifting items
incorrectly, can
cause serious back
Injury , Hernia and
Crushing injuries
HERNIA
LIFTING
UPPER LIMB DISORDERS
WHO AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
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ILO STATISTICS
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
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ILO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND
SAFETY COVENTION C155 (1981)
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ILO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
CONVENTION (C.161) 1985
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LAGISLATION REGARDING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
AND SAFETY IN PAKISTAN
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BENEFITS OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMME
• Prevents cost of absence and ill-health redundancy
• Reduction in re-training and recruitment costs.
• Helps in retention of staff and build employee loyalty
• Increased productivity leading to increased profits
• Compliance with Legislation
• Decrease employer liability
• Less insurance premiums
• Reduced risk and cost of litigation
• Rise in public profile of the company
• Helps to prevent occupational diseases like deafness, cancers, asthma, etc
• Protection of both physical and economic well being of employees
• Corporate social responsibility
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OBJECTIVE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM
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HEALTH SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME
INCLUDES
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SCOPE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
PROGRAMME
deals with following areas of Occupational Health:
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HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT (HRA)
• The identification of health hazards in the workplace and the
subsequent assessment of risk to health due to these hazards.
• This assessment takes into account existing control measures and
where required additional measures are adopted to reduce risks to
ALARP .
HRA must be carried out for
• All new activities and developments
• All existing operations
• Changes in existing activities
• For post-operating activities
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE
PROGRAMME
Step-3 : Exposure Categorization S.No. HAZARD CATEGORY ASSOCIATED HAZARDS
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE
PROGRAMME
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Step-5: Health Risk Assessment:
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HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT MATRIX
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SETTING PRIORITIES
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HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT MATRIX
Severity Likelihood / Probability (P)
1 2 3 4 5
No health
effect
1 Low
Minor / slight
health effect
2 Medium
Major health
3 effect
Single fatalities
4 High
Multiple
5 fatalities
Very High
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HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT MATRIX
Severity Likelihood / Probability (P)
1 2 3 4 5
No health
effect
1 No Immediate Action Required
Minor / slight
health effect
2 Third Priority
Major health
3 effect
Single fatalities
4 Second Priority
Multiple
5 fatalities
First Priority
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE
PROGRAMME
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PRIORITOIES TO CONTROL HAZARDS
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PRIORITOIES TO CONTROL HAZARDS
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PRIORITOIES TO CONTROL HAZARDS
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HIERARCHY OF CONTROLS
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NOISE REDUCING CONTROLS
Re-design or
maintain Acoustic
Guard
Noise
Shadow
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE
PROGRAMME
Step-9: Documenting Health Risk Assessments
• The record of HRA is kept and retrievable for Audits and periodic reviews.
• For chronic health risks records should be kept for long period to allow the
evaluation of individual health effects.
• Include exposure monitoring and health surveillance record
• It may act as insurance against possible future liabilities.
• Findings of HRAs should be communicated
to relevant staff
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PRE -EMPLOYEMENT HEALTH SCREENING
• Color blindness
• Audiometric tests
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PREIODIC HEALTH SURVEILLIENCE
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM
• Electrical Technicians
• Drivers
• Fork Lift and crane operators
• Kitchen staff
• Janitorial staff
• Fire man
• Radiology
• Exposed to High noise
• Any case identified by Dept. Head / Field Incharge
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Surveillance Required
S. Occupational Possible Freque
Cadre Vaccinatio
No Exposures Hazards Screening ncy
n
1 Production / Noise level above Hearing loss Audiometric
Maintenance 85 for 8 - hrs a Color blindness -- Annual
Test
Technicians day
Color
Blindness Initially
(Only for --- / Upon
electrical entry
technicians)
2 Vehicle Drivers Driving for Vision & hearing Eye Test -- Annual
company business loss
Initially
Audiometric
-- / Upon
Test
entry
Initially
Color
--- / Upon
Blindness
entry
3 Fork Lift / Crane Loading / Eye Test -- Annual
Operators unloading ision & hearing Audiometric 2-
driving loss --
Test Yearly
Initially
Color
--- / Upon
Blindness
entry
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Surveillance Required
Occupational Possible Freque
S. No Cadre
Exposures Hazards Vaccinatio ncy
Screening
n
4 SF Infectious agents Transmission Compl
Hepatitis
Hospital’ in blood and other of contagious - ete
B
s Staff body fluids, while diseases Course
handling the from patients 5
patients. - Tetanus
Yearly
5 Cantee Preparation of Transmission
n Staff food for PPL Staff of contagious X Ray, SGPT and Stool D ---- Upon
diseases e.g. /R entry
Typhoid, Hepatitis Upon
----
A entry
Hepatitis A
Upon
and parasitic ----- Typhoid
entry
infections.
Medical Review by Company
Doctor / CMA based on Annuall
----
medical screening results of y
SGPT and Stool D / R
6 Janitoria Exposure to Susceptible Compl
Hepatitis
l Staff effluent & to diseases --- ete
B
hazardous wastes like Typhoid, Course
Hepatitis etc 5-
--- Tetanus
Yearly
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Surveillance Required
S. Occupational Possible
Cadre Frequency
No Exposures Hazards Vaccinati
Screening
on
7 Janitorial Exposure to Susceptible
Staff effluent & to diseases
hazardous like --- Tetanus 5 - Yearly
wastes Typhoid,
8 Radiology Radiation Hepatitis etc
CBC
Lab Staff Urine Annually
---
Chest X-Ray
9 Firemen Medical fit test
se of breathing usceptible to for use of
apparatus in cardio- Breathing
Smokey respiratory Apparatus as --- Annually
conditions of distress and per checklist
fire. syncope. provided in HSE
SOP on PPE
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EXECUTION OF HEALTH SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM
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HEALTH SURVEILLANCE OF CONTRACTORS
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HEALTH SURVEILLANCE OF CONTRACTORS
• Dept. Head / Field Incharge will acquire record(s) of vaccination and health
surveillance of contractor’s Staff and forward to Medical Dept. for necessary
review and recommendations.
• Any new entry into the record shall be maintained at contract executing
Dept.'s end.
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DISEASE STATISTICS
• At Fields Site Company Medical Advisor (CMA) in coordination with
Field HSE Representative develops and forwards the Disease Analysis
Record Sheet (PPL - HSE / FM / HS / 04) on monthly basis to OHS with
copy to HSE Dept. HO through respective Field / Location Incharge for
their record and onward maintaining statistical data.
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FIRST AID
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FIRST AID BOXES
• Provided at desired places on location of Head Office and Fields and Messes
• At HO, WW & PPL owned Huts, Geological Survey Teams first aid boxes are
inspected & maintained by Medical Dept. HO
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FIRST AID TEAM
• Department Head / Field Incharge are responsible for Nomination and
arrangements for training of Emergency Response Team Members (ERTMs)
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AMBULANCE
• Proper ambulance shall be available at Fields / Locations equipped with
necessary first aid accessories.
• Vehicle must contain first aid box and Stretcher for onward shifting patient to
nearby hospital.
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BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS & HEALTH HAZARDS
– HBV
– HCV
– HIV
– Tuberculosis
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FATIGUE MANAGEMENT
• Fatigue refers to mental or physical exhaustion that reduces work efficiency.
• However fatigue is more than simply feeling tired or drowsy.
• Fatigue is caused by prolonged periods of physical and or mental exertion without
enough time to rest and recover.
• PPL Fields / Locations are provided with facilities to balance out work requirement
and medical fitness for staff to appropriately prevent / manage fatigue.
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KITCHEN HYGIENE & DINNING
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PERSONAL HYGIENE
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FOOD MANAGEMENT
• Hygiene Training:
• Field HSE Representative / HSE Coordinator shall provide
awareness and training to all food handlers on food safety &
personal hygiene for effective implementation of standards
outlines in this procedure.
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WATER QUALITY
• Water utilized for drinking and cooking purpose at Fields / Locations shall be from approved sources
• comply with the chemical and bacteriological limits specified in Quality Drinking Water Standards specified by
Ministry of Health, Govt. of Pakistan.
• PPL Occupational health specialist shall approve the source based on certain testing from external laboratories or
certificate submitted from the supplier.
• Water used for dish washing, lavatories etc. shall be stored in aboveground tanks. All underground and above
ground tanks are internally cleaned at least annually to avoid chances of microbiological accumulation.
• It will be ensured that tankers / bowzers are internally clean and in good physical condition.
• CMA / Field HSE Representative / HSE Coordinator shall carry out random inspections of tankers / bowzers and
address this requirement in work contract.
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USE OF DRUGS & ALCOHOL
• PPL views alcohol and drugs abuse very seriously.
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HOUSE KEEPING
• PROGRAM EVALUATION
• HSE & Medical Dept. will evaluate the overall performance of this
procedure on annual basis.
TRAINING
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• Field HSE Representative / Coordinator shall identify the training
need as per TNA in coordination with Occupational Health Specialist.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
HSE Dept. HO
• Overall Co-ordination of managing Health Surveillance Program
• Monitoring of implementation
• Recommend preventive measures to
Departmental Head / Field Incharges
in close liaison with Occupational Health Specialist
• Review on annual basis and update
Medical Dept. HO
• Implement Health Surveillance Program across PPL.
• Carry out Assessment of nature, severity, extend of injury / illness.
• Recommends treatment of individual and preventive measures to avoid re-
occurrence.
• Seek all budgetary approval required for execution of this program.
• Nominate Occupational Health Specialist (OHS) for execution of this program.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
• .Occupational Health Specialist
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RESPONSIBILITIES
• Dept. Head / Field / Location Incharge
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RESPONSIBILITIES
• HSE Representative / Coordinator
• Carrying out initial risk assessment
• Identification of persons at risk
• Carrying out inspection of Kitchen along with Admin. Dept. / Section Rep.
• Extending necessary assistance to Field / Location Incharge in
implementing requirements of procedure
HR / IR Dept.
• Coordinating medical screening of newly appointed Staff through Medical
Dept. at HO and / or Field / Location.
• It will be ensured that Electrical Technicians, Fork Lift / Crane Operators and
Vehicle Drivers are assessed for color blindness and audiometric in addition
to other specified routine pre employment test.
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ATTACHMENTS
• Basic Occupational Health Surveillance Program Annexure A
• Occupational Health Risk Assessment Guidelines Annexure B
• List of First Aid Box Inventory Annexure C
• Ambulance Inspection Guidelines Annexure D
• Occupational Health Risk Assessment PPL - HSE / FM / HS / 01
• Occupational Health Surveillance Record PPL - HSE / FM / HS / 02
• Occupation Health Surveillance Record - Contractor PPL - HSE / FM / HS / 03
• Disease Analysis – Record Sheet PPL - HSE / FM / HS / 04
• Ambulance Inspection Checklist PPL - HSE / FM / HS / 05
• Kitchen Hygiene Inspection Checklist PPL - HSE / FM / HS / 06
• Food Handler Initial Health Assessment Form PPL - HSE / FM / HS / 07
• List of First Aid Boxes \PPL - HSE / FM / HS / 08
• Nomination Form for ERTM PPL - HSE / FM / HS / 09
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Thank You
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