Occupational Health
The term occupational health is directly related to the English term occupational health, which has also been translated as occupational health or occupational health, the latter deriving from translation homology with occupational medicine, as can be seen by comparing the English versions and Spanish Encyclopedia of health and safety at work.
In 1986, the meeting of experts from the Region of the Americas, organized by the Pan American Health Organization, used the following definition: "It is the body of scientific knowledge and techniques to promote, protect and maintain the health and welfare of the working population, through measures aimed at worker conditions and working environment and the community, through the identification, assessment and control of the conditions and factors that affect health and promoting actions that favor. "Then adding "The development of occupational health should be achieved with the participation and cooperation of workers, employers, government sectors, institutions and associations involved. To design and implement interdisciplinary cooperation and the establishment of a team, which has to be part of the medical workers is necessary "
In this context 3 Specific objectives are defined:
Maintaining and promoting the health and working capacity of employees.
Improve working conditions to promote the health and safety of workers.
Develop organizational cultures and systems that promote health and safety at work, promoting a positive organizational climate, greater efficiency and optimizing business productivity
Hi dani very important your contribution.
ResponderEliminarThis system is the development of a logical and stepwise process based on continuous improvement and includes the policy, organization, planning, implementation, evaluation, audit and improvement actions in order to anticipate, recognize, assess and control the risks that may affect the safety and health at work.
comprises:
• Subprogram of Preventive Medicine and Labour
• Subprograma of Industrial Hygiene and Safety
• Subprograma of Environmental Sanitation
It is essential to ensure optimal working conditions for all employees of a company.
Hi Leidy
ResponderEliminarOccupational health aims to prevent occupational diseases, protect workers from health risks present in the workplace where they work, and establish conditions suited to environmental conditions and physical and psychological capabilities of workers.
In this context 3 Specific objectives are defined:
Maintaining and promoting the health and working capacity of employees.
Improve working conditions to promote the health and safety of workers.
Develop organizational cultures and systems that promote health and safety at work, promoting a positive organizational climate, greater efficiency and optimizing business productivity.