Occupational Health Program

Benefit
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State the objectives of the Occupational

Health Program
Identify the various health program that
need to be implemented by respective
companies as required by the government
Enumerate various activities that will
improve and enhance the welfare and
morale of employees of a certain company
Identify all the facilities required to be put
up by certain establishments as required
by the government

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM

Occupational Health Program is a

program provided by Management to
deal constructively with the health of
employees in relation to their work

Objectives
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To facilitate the placement and insure the suitability

of individuals according to their physical
capabilities, mental abilities, and emotional makeup in work which they can perform with an
acceptable degree of efficiency and without
endangering their own health & safety and that of
their co-workers.
To protect employees against health hazards.
To assure adequate medical care and rehabilitation
of the occupationally ill and injured; and
To encourage personal health maintenance, e.g.
physical fitness activities.

Activities
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Maintenance of a healthful work environment this

requires that all personnel perform periodic inspection of
premises, including all facilities used by employees and
evaluate the work environment in order to detect and
appraise health hazards, mental as well as physical.
Health examinations
Placement the chief purpose is to help determine
the individuals personal and emotional suitability for
a work assignment and to provide data for future
health guidance.
Periodic - these examinations make it possible to
detect potentially serious ailments in the early stages
when treatment is most effective

 Special these are given to employee exposed

to potentially hazardous materials and
processes and whose work could involve
hazards to health
and safety of others such
as drivers, crane operators, or food handlers.
They are also recommended:
Before transfer from one job to another
Upon return to work after an illness or injury
When an employee is going to returning from a
foreign assignment
Prior to retirement
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Diagnosis and treatment of both occupational

and non-occupational injuries and diseases

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Immunization programs directed to the

prevalent preventable diseases of the locality
Medical records health personnel must
maintain accurate and complete medical records
of each worker from the time of his first
examination to treatment
Health education & counseling to help
understand the HOWS and the WHYS of good
health practices and the use and care of personal
protective equipment
Nutrition programs to meet the total health
needs including the specific demand of their work
and the total living needs.

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Mental health activities the objective is to

promote the mental health and happiness of people
at work.
Family planning program
Physical fitness program develop awareness
and understanding of the benefits of such programs
to employees in relation to his work and to motivate
the workers to undertake some kind of regular
physical activity, which is suited to his physical,
mental, and social capabilities

Medical & Dental Services

First-aid Treatment every employer shall keep in his

establishment such first aid medicines and equipment as the
nature and conditions of work may require, in accordance with
such regulations as DOLE prescribe (50% of the total employee)
Art 155 Emergency medical and dental services.
1. The services of a full time registered nurse when the number of
employees exceeds fifty (50) but not more than two hundred (200)
except when the employer does not maintain hazardous workplaces,
in which case the services of a graduate first-aider shall be provided
for when no registered nurse is available.
2. The service of a full-time registered nurse, a part time physician and
dentist, and an emergency clinic, when the number of employees
exceeds two hundred (200) but not more than three hundred (300)
3. The service of a full time physician, dentist and a full-time registered
nurse as well as a dental clinic, and an infirmary or emergency
hospitals with one bed capacity for everyone hundred employees,
when the number of employees exceed three hundred

Art 156 When emergency hospital not required .

The requirement for an emergency hospital or dental clinic
shall not be applicable in case there is a hospital or dental
clinic which is accessible from the employers establishment
and he makes arrangements for the reservation therein of
the necessary beds and dental facilities for the use of his
employees.

Art 157 Health program

The physician engaged by an employer shall, in addition to
his duties, should develop and implement a comprehensive
occupational health program for the benefit of the employees
of his employer.

Art 158 Qualifications of health personnel

The physicians, dentists, and nurses employed by employers
shall have the necessary training in industrial medicine and
occupational safety and health. The Dept. of Labor and
Employment, in consultation with industrial, medical, and
occupational safety and health associations, shall establish
the qualifications, criteria and conditions of employment of
such health personnel.

Art 159 Assistance of employer

It shall be the duty of any employer to provide all the

necessary assistance to ensure the adequate and immediate
medical and dental attendance and treatment to an injured or
sick employee in case of an emergency.