Employee Health and Safety

Ensuring the health and safety of employees is of primary importance to the Organization. Organization is committed to maintaining safe facilities, sponsoring appropriate training programs, and providing necessary safety equipment. In addition, Administration and staff shall cooperatively develop appropriate procedures and regulations for ensuring employees' health and safety, with special emphasis on the handling of potentially hazardous equipment or substances and for investigating and reporting any accidents and mishaps. All newly employed staff shall be required to comply with the physical examination. Every employee must provide annually, at a minimum, an updated health history of current health problems.

All employees shall undergo an annual physical examination. A physical examination may include :

1) Health History

The written record of a person's past health events, completed by the individual or his/her physician. It must include past serious illnesses and injuries, current health problems, allergies, and a record of immunizations received.

2) Health Screening

The testing of a person, using one or more diagnostic tools, to determine the presence of precursors of a particular illness or disease. It must include height, weight, blood pressure, pulse and respiratory rate, vision and hearing.

3) Medical Examination

The examination of the employees by medical inspector or by a physician licensed to practice medicine.

Responsibilities of Employers

Employers have a legal obligation to inform employees about safety and health standards that apply to their workplace. Employers must establish a written, comprehensive hazard communication program to ensure that employees who work with or near hazardous materials...

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...any non-smokers dislike working in a smoky environment. This can often lead to conflict. Non-smokers whose health is affected by the effects of passive smoking may take legal action against the employer.

ALCOHOLISM

Alcoholism is serious and widespread problems at work. The effect of alcoholism on the worker and the work are severe such as

Staff performance

45% of male and 28% of female heavy drinkers report that the after-effects of their drinking affected their work in the past week. 75% of problem drinkers are in full-time employment.

Safety

25% of accidents at work are reported as being alcohol related.

Absenteeism/Sickness

Quantity and quality of work decline sharply in form on “on-the-job absenteeism”

Financial considerations

It is estimated that alcohol misuse costs industry several billion pounds each year.

realistic goals.