Job Description

GSK Consumer Healthcare, Sonepat

Job Title Occupational Health Department Environment Health &

Physician Safety
Grade 8B Effective Date Last Signatory Date
Version No. EHS-03 V1.0 Revision Date 2 years from effective date
Job Purpose
To ensure that GSKCH Sonepat site operations have adequate employee health services to enable
them to effectively assess and manage EH risks and impacts.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical, Case Management and Health Enhancement:

 Obtain and document patient histories, with an emphasis on occupation, differential
diagnosis, and exposure
 Identify non-occupational factors that may contribute to occupational illness or injury
 Determine if a person has a health condition that increases their risk from exposure to
chemical, physical or biological agents
 Perform complete or focused physical examinations and select appropriate diagnostic studies
as indicated
 Identify the relationship between a patient’s symptoms, injuries or illness and work
 Diagnose and manage occupational illnesses and injuries, according to accepted guidelines
and with the help of consultants in related disciplines when indicated
 Evaluate and treat medical conditions commonly seen in general medical practice
 Use and maintain a record-keeping system with emphasis on confidentiality
 Identify the need for case-management interventions in cases of sickness absence
 Conduct assessments of employees’ health, disability and case-management needs
 Provide medical case management consistent with local regulatory requirements and GSK
policies
 Assess fitness for duty and achieve appropriate return-to-work outcomes
 Assess the health and safety enhancement needs of employees and implement related
programs
 Conduct clinical evaluations to assess level of impairment and fitness for duty, in compliance
with local regulatory requirements
 Hazard Recognition, Evaluation, and Health Surveillance
 Identify workplace hazards and their associated health and safety risks
 Characterize existing and potential occupational risks within a defined population or
workplace through observing tasks, processes or activities and by accessing and reviewing
appropriate literature, standards and other resources evaluate and interpret the results of
occupational hygiene surveys
 Evaluate the health effects of exposures to chemicals (including mixtures), noise, biological
agents, radiation and ergonomic and other workplace hazards
 Communicate technical and clinical information to professional and lay audiences
 Monitor the work environment through inspections and walkthroughs to identify risks and
determine whether controls are properly implemented
 Develop, implement, and evaluate health surveillance programmes to identify work-related
risks, injuries and illnesses
 Identify and assess work-related and non-work-related sources of stress and organisational
resilience
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 Assist employees and management with minimising risks from shift work, occupational travel
and other chrono-biological stressors
 Coordinate and deliver health surveillance programs as appropriate
 Manage health data effectively
 Counsel employees on work-related and non-work-related risk reduction

GSK and Local Regulatory Requirements

 Demonstrate general knowledge of occupational health and safety principles
 Demonstrate a working knowledge of local regulatory requirements related to occupational
health and safety and employment
 Demonstrate a working knowledge of GSK’s Global EHS Standards
 Demonstrate compliance with GSK’s Global EHS Standards and relevant local regulatory
requirements
 Understand and protect employees’ legal rights to confidentiality, e.g. for medical records
 Report cases of occupational injury, illness, and other adverse events, as per GSK and local
regulatory requirements

Impact & Risk :

 Health Surveillance (Pre-placement, Periodic and Exit Medical Examination) will be affected
 Lack of identification of work related health risks at site
 Deterioration of health of employees due to occupational hazards
 Increase in sickness absence
 Lack of adequate awareness on health – occupational & non-occupational
 No scientific mitigation plans for health hazards
 Rehabilitation process will not be in use, fitness to work cannot be assessed
 Compromise on Quality of product due lack of monitoring of communicable diseases and
personal hygiene among employees
 Non-availability of emergency medical care
 Maintenance of Occupational Health centre
 Increase in Occupational illnesses

Managerial Responsibilities:
 Management of Occupational Health Centre
 Maintenance & utilization of equipment in OHC
 Supervisory management for 4 pharmacists
 Checking of usage and storage of medicines and vaccines in OHC
 Preparation and implementation of Pandemic Business Continuity Plans

Budget Responsibility
 Medicines and Vaccines for employees
 Maintenance, Calibration & purchase of new medical equipment
 Pathological tests for employees as required by regulatory authorities
 Bio Medical waste disposal cost
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Scope of Accountability:
 Maintenance and utilization of all medical equipment
 Maintenance and reorder of all medical stock i.e., medicines, vaccines etc
 Administration of timely first aid and treatment to the injured/ill – all permanent workmen,
temporary workmen, contractor workmen and staff/execs/managers on site
 Management of pharmacists

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Knowledge/ Education / Experience Required
A. Educational Background
1. Minimum Level of
M.B.B.S.
Education
Area of Specialisation Occupational Health
Why is this Level of Education
Technical Competency
Required?
2. Preferred Level of
M.B.B.S. with AIFH
Education
Area of Specialisation Occupational Health
Why is this Level of Education
Technical and administrative competency
Preferred?
B. Job-Related Experience
Minimum Level of Job-Related
1-3 years’ experience in occupational medicine in industrial set up
Experience required
Why is this Level of
Technical and administrative competency
Experience Required?
C. Other Job-Related Skills/Background
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Knowledge & Technical Skills

 Basic knowledge on Industrial hazards
 Knowledge in basic Lean Sigma concepts
 Reliable collection of key health information
 Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of occupational health services and risk-management
methods
 Maintain current medical licensure and appropriate specialist training in occupational
medicine
 Maintain current medical and scientific knowledge, recognising his or her limits and seeking
additional resources as needed

Behavioral Skills
 Use of appropriate management principles in conflict resolution, negotiation, consensus
building, problem solving, team building and change management
 Effective written, oral and presentation skills
 Ability to work effectively as a team member with managers, employee health and EHS
professionals, demonstrating an understanding of their roles

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Organization Structure:

Site EHS Manager

Slotted 7A

Manager Fire & DM – EHS Industrial Hygienist OHP

Agency HC
Safety – Slotted 8A Slotted 8B Slotted 9A Slotted 8B

Approvals:
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