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What is Occupational Health? Occupational health deals with the prevention and management of ill-health at work, and health promotion and wellness of employees.
Occupational Health Trends In over the last 10 years, more stringent health and labor regulations have been applied to protect employees from illness and injury at work and to promote good health and wellness. The continual need to control and reduce business costs, means there is increasing pressure to recruit healthy employees and maintain or improve their health through safe work practices and health management at work. In Asia as in many western countries, there is an alarming increase in ill health caused by non-communicable disease (this means chronic disease such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity). All these aspects can severely impact on the productivity of your business The impact of poor health at work is the loss of productivity and potentially high insurance claims and premiums. The management of employee health requires the active support of employees and of the organization to make changes through integrated health and wellness programs. Employees of companies that have wellness programs are healthier and more productive than those that do not.
Why should you be bothered about occupational health concerns? There is more and more emphasis, particularly for companies who trade internationally, to meet international standards of employee health care and safety. Compliance with health and safety legislation ensures that you minimise your risk litigation from non conformance.
The MedConsult Approach MedConsult Asia applies a business model to reduce costs, with a system approach to occupational health procedures with: •Occupational health audits and walk through surveys.
•Training of nurses and physicians in health
project management. •Communication to management and
employees on health problems and issues.
A Professionally Managed Occupational Health Programme Ensures: •Compliance with health and safety legislation - reducing the risk of litigation.
•Lower employee costs - by reducing unnecessary absence from illness, and avoiding
•excessive private medical insurance claim.
•Increased staff retention - saving time and effort recruiting, retaining, and training staff.
•Improved productivity – healthy employees are more motivated and efficient.
•Improved employee morale and productivity.
•Deliverable solutions to manage employee health problems at work.
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