Research indicates that occupational health and hygiene should be monitored in every organization because it massively affects the productivity as a whole. Every year 1.2 million people are affected by muscular disorders like back pain and repetitive strain injury. Noise, fatigue & stress levels should also be monitored as they are rapidly affecting the workforce leading to as many as 20 million working days being lost in a year.
Hence special attention should be paid on controlling hygenic and health conditions in an organization. This is possible by taking the following steps-
- Using Ergonomic equipment- The workstations, machines and processes used by employees should be as close to natural ease as possible especially while designing and establishing work routines so as to prevent the most commonly caused muscular disorder RSI-repetitive strain injury.
- Conducting Preventive Medicine Programmes- This process develops a standard of health to be maintained by an organization and involves regular audits to ensure potential health hazards as well as examinations for those at risk.
- Using Design and process engineering to eliminate the hazard at source or using less harmful alternatives
- Isolating potentially harmful proceses and substances as well as providing protective equipment
- Conducting pre-employmeny medical checks, regular checkup of those exposed to risk and imparting proper training for self defense against any hazardous material
- Keeping premises and machinery clean to eliminate possibility of harmful radiations and toxic materials
