Health, Safety and Welfare Management deals with the legal and social responsibilities of an organization by means of the services provided by the Human Resource department to ensure a healthy and safe place of work, help elderly & retired employees, help employees cope with their personal problems and provision of recreational facilities.
Health and Safety policies deal with the protection of employees and other people affected by an organization’s produce & against hazards arising from their employment or links with the organization. They are also concerned with minimising loss and damage to property and prevention of accidents.
Occupational health programmes dealing with prevention of ill-health arising from working condition consists of two elements-
- Occupational Medicine- This is a specialised branch of preventive medicine concerned with diagnosis and prevention of health hazards at the workplace and dealing with stress or ill health that has resulted inspite of preventive actions
- Occupational Hygiene- This branch is concerned with measurement and control of environmental hazards and comes under the area of work of an ergonomist, engineer or chemist dealing in preventive measures
Mainly Health, Safety and Welfare Management is concerned with the following steps-
- Development of Health, Safety and Welfare policies and procedures
- Identification of hazards and assessment of risks attached to them
- Audits and Inspections
- Implementation of occupational health programmes
- Stress Management
- Accident Prevention
- Performance measurement related to health & safety
- Communication regarding good health, safety and welfare practices
- Training
- Organization of the entire Health, Safety and Welfare of the company
