Occupational Medicine
Occupational Medicine
People face significant demands in their professional lives.
They are exposed to physical, psychological, chemical, biological, and many other stressors. Heat, cold, dust, and noise affect them, and harmful substances also have their effects.
To ensure that managers in companies and authorities receive legally compliant and competent advice, both Occupational Safety Specialists and Occupational Physicians must be appointed.
In most regions of Asia, Europe and Oceania, we provide the counselling by company doctors that is required by law in many countries in the form of e-care relationships.
- Preparation of risk analyses in cooperation with the HSE specialists and managers
- E-consultancy on workplace design, working environment and work processes
- Developing preventive measures for occupational health hazards
- E-consultancy on the procurement of work equipment, machines and personal protective equipment, their inspection and selection/testing
- E-consultation on emergency organisation and first aid measures
- Carrying out occupational medical pre- and aftercare examinations and counselling services for employees and employers through regional cooperation partners
- E-counselling on workplace health promotion and reintegration measures
The occupational physician is not allowed to:
- Check private, illness-related absences of employees
- Dispense or provide prescription medications
- Disclose findings from confidential employee discussions, pre-employment, and follow-up examinations to supervisors or employers
- Issue medical certificates of incapacity for work
- Give instructions when applying their expertise
The risk posed not only to employees but also to those responsible within a company by neglecting health protection measures is often underestimated. Responsibility always lies with the entrepreneur and often with employees in leadership positions.
For instance, fines of up to €25,000 can be imposed if you intentionally or negligently fail to meet the requirements of §§2 and 12 of the Occupational Safety Act.
If adverse working conditions arise from such "omissions" that lead to health damages for employees, claims for damages can be made against managing directors and executives by affected employees and trade associations.
This means that liability limitations arising from the company’s legal form can be circumvented (piercing the corporate veil)!
Operating without occupational health protection experts is, aside from being a legal obligation, highly risky and ultimately saves in the wrong areas.
What are the advantages of optimal organization in the areas of occupational health and safety:
- Improved, hazard-free, and ergonomically optimized workplaces lead to higher efficiency and quality.
- The personal well-being of employees is one of the most important foundations for increasing motivation, creativity, productivity, and quality.
- Fewer work-related illnesses contribute to economic success.
Company Image:
- Reliability in meeting deadlines and quality assurance through improved personnel planning with
- fewer illness-related absences.