Strategic Plan For Occupational Health Department in XYZ Pharmaceutical Company
Strategic Plan For Occupational Health Department in XYZ Pharmaceutical Company
Strategic Plan For Occupational Health Department in XYZ Pharmaceutical Company
Vision
At XYZ Pharma, we work every day to grow as a leading Egyptian Pharmaceutical
Company that makes a difference in patients’ life.
Mission
We aspire to become a leading Egyptian player in innovation, offering people, patients and
their beloved ones new medicines and solutions to achieve better health outcomes and
higher quality of life.
Values
ETHICS AND RESPONSIBILITY: we take care of our employees, of patients and consumers.
PERFORMANCE: each of us is responsible for achieving their goals and those of our Team.
INNOVATION: we encourage the development and testing of new effective and concrete
solutions.
ENGAGEMENT: we are positive, motivated and open to new ideas, styles and perspectives.
Environmental Hazards
Hazards in the work environment must be recognized, evaluated, and controlled.
There must be a high index of suspicion for environmental hazards such as air-borne particles and
vapors, and physical agents such as radiation.
The health program must assess the ability of raw materials and industrial processes to do harm.
The intermediate steps and their exposures must also be considered.
Finally, the finished product should be reviewed to determine the possible effects on the worker.
Each step in production must be considered for its effect on workers over a long period and in
emergencies, such as acute spills or breakage.
Environmental Data and Physical Examination
Environmental contaminants, exposures, and stressors must be eliminated wherever possible.
If they cannot be eliminated completely, personal protective devices must be provided.
As the environment is measured, physical examinations should be made of the organ systems
affected by particular materials, etc.
Information about exposure can be computerized.
This system must involve a coordinated, epidemiological approach.
Industrial engineers determine workers' location and movements. Industrial hygienists monitor the
environment and atmospheric exposures.
The medical department gives workers physical examinations and conducts multiphasic
screenings.
5. First-aid personnel
Often, where there is no full-time or part-time physician or nurse, employees are selected and
trained to provide emergency first aid in the plant. They should obtain certification from a first aid
course. Where there are physicians or nurses in the plant, these programs are organized by the
health services department, which must ensure that enough employees are trained to do
emergency first aid.
Health Records
The health record at work should contain all information about employees' health
It must record all occupational injuries, illnesses, and treatments.
Records must be kept confidential; the personnel office and management are entitled to know
whether or not a worker can fulfill a job properly, but must not have access to confidential
information.
Evaluation
In order to evaluate the program's effectiveness and to determine costs of medical services
and a realistic budget, statistical reporting should cover costs, number of patients, tests.
Special Programs
In addition to basic occupational health and safety procedures, there are special risks and special
toxicants in many industries, needing programs to identify, monitor, and control them.
Other special programs could include: medical disaster control, alcohol and drug abuse control,
consultation and management on group insurance benefits, absentee control (prevention rather
than policing), occupational mental health, controlling hazards and toxins that escape from the
plant into the community, expansion of community services, and health evaluation of new or
modified products as they affect consumers.
Conclusion
Prevention of illness and injury, promotion of health through proper evaluation of
the employee and the working environment, and measures to combat emergencies
and other stressors are features of a comprehensive occupational health program.
The breadth of such a program depends upon the number of employees, the
enlightenment of management and labor unions, the costs that may be borne by the
industry and the community, and the priority given to these preventive approaches
in the total spectrum of health care in the community.
A proper program should enable employees to develop their potential and maintain
their health.
The returns to management and to the community are decreased absenteeism,
increased productivity, and a healthier and happier work force.