Factory Doctors Must Flag Hazards To Management Beyond Treating Injuries: Director of Factories
The discussion also covered the connection between workers' health and industrial productivity:Reports
HYDERABAD: Factory medical officers must identify workplace health hazards and report them to management, besides treating injured workers, director of factories Y. Mohan Babu said on Friday. He was addressing a workshop attended by around 200 doctors from industries across Telangana, where occupational diseases, preventive healthcare and workers' well-being were discussed.
The National Safety Council (NSC), Telangana Chapter, organised the workshop, titled ‘Healthy Workers: Safe Working Places - Role of Factory Medical Officers’, in technical collaboration with the department of factories and in association with the Indian Association of Occupational Health (IAOH), Telangana Chapter.
Mohan Babu, who also chairs the NSC Telangana Chapter, explained the statutory requirements for appointing medical officers, particularly in factories involving hazardous processes. Their responsibilities include periodic medical examinations and preventive and remedial measures to identify and manage occupational diseases.
The discussion also covered the connection between workers' health and industrial productivity. Dr P.R. Nanda Kishore of IAOH linked physical well-being to sound decision-making and said a healthy workforce contributed to organisational productivity and economic growth