Workers' health determines the quality and efficiency of production

Protecting, caring for and improving the health of workers, encouraging healthy lifestyles and nutrition at the workplace... contributes to the sustainable development of the country in general and localities in particular.

Therefore, in order to ensure the rights of workers, every year, the People's Committee of Nam Dinh province directs functional branches and localities to synchronously deploy propaganda measures, guide and urge units and businesses to strictly implement the provisions of law on occupational safety and hygiene, prevention of occupational diseases and accidents, and providing periodic health check for workers.

The Department of Health and functional agencies regularly coordinate to inspect, disseminate, guide and train employers and employees on occupational safety and hygiene management, occupational health care and prevention of occupational diseases.

Inspect and examine labor-employing units and enterprises. Detect, warn and guide employers to overcome potential risks of labor accidents and occupational diseases for employees.

Most businesses, especially large enterprises with many employees, actively implement regulations on occupational safety and hygiene, improve working conditions, and organize periodic health checks for workers. , examination and detection of occupational diseases for heavy, high-risk workers. Every year, the number of units and businesses in the province that organize periodic health checks for employees and the number of workers receiving regular health checks increases.

The Provincial Labor Federation coordinates with health units to organize free health examinations and consultations for workers, integrating propaganda of knowledge about labor safety and hygiene, and the movement to preserve environmental hygiene. green - clean - beautiful labor market, environmental protection movement. At the same time, regularly direct trade unions at all levels to coordinate with authorities and professional peers to effectively implement occupational safety and hygiene.

In May, the Provincial Labor Federation implemented many activities to care for workers' health. Specifically: On May 15, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Labor Confederation organized communication, consultation and health examination for female workers of Thanh Bach Vietnam Shoes Co., Ltd., Hoa Xa Industrial Park (city). Nam Dinh street).

200 female workers of the company listened to lectures from Hanoi Medical University to raise awareness and skills in reproductive health care and family planning; Consulting on health care for adolescents and young adults, and skills to prevent gynecological diseases for children of workers. Within the framework of the program, 300 female workers of Thanh Bach Vietnam Shoes Co., Ltd. were examined, ultrasounded and given health advice by doctors from Kim Ngan Medical Co., Ltd. (Nam Dinh city). reproduction.

On May 27, Nam Dinh Provincial Labor Federation continued to coordinate with Nam Dinh University of Nursing Hospital to organize the "Your Health" model, examining, consulting, and propagating reproductive health for women. 900 female workers (200 workers listened to propaganda, 700 workers had health check-ups) Golden Victory Vietnam Co., Ltd., Nghia Minh commune, Nghia Hung district, Nam Dinh province.

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According to statistics from the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, from the beginning of 2022 until now, the whole province has had 95,779 workers receiving regular health checks.

As a result, there were 28,672 people with type I health; 52,262 people with class II health; 13,262 people with health type III; 1,396 people had health type IV and 232 people had health type V. Among the thousands of workers examined for occupational diseases, there were 7 cases of occupational diseases who were promptly consulted, treated and provided with public assistance. suitable job.

Besides the achieved results, the work of health care for workers, periodic health checks, and prevention of occupational diseases for workers in the province still has many difficulties.

Health checks for workers are only paid attention to in some large-scale enterprises; some small and medium-sized enterprises do not really pay enough attention. Many small businesses, production and business establishments do not perform well in occupational safety and hygiene, do not pay due attention to employee health care, and do not carry out periodic health checks. occupational disease examination for workers.

There is still a situation where workers work in unsecured environments, hygienic conditions and labor safety, and are not given reasonable rest; Excessive stress and labor intensity lead to occupational diseases.

A part of workers do not clearly understand the factors and occupational harms in the working environment and are still subjective in the production process.Indifferent to protecting one's own health, not using labor protection when working.

In craft villages and traditional craft villages, especially mechanical craft villages, wood processing, rattan and bamboo weaving, there are many workers who work long hours in environments with too much dust and noise, but many people still Not using masks, glasses and protective gloves during work resulted in lung, hearing and skin diseases due to inhaling heavy metal dust and chemicals...

To solve the problems, in the coming time, the authorities in Nam Dinh province will continue to promote propaganda and dissemination of regulations on the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees in work. ensure labor hygiene and safety; prevention of occupational diseases.

Strengthen state management of occupational safety and health, inspect, examine and handle violations of labor safety and health and health care policies for workers. Promote propaganda so that each worker needs to be equipped with knowledge, raise awareness of compliance with labor safety rules, and implement regulations on labor protection to protect their health.

According to State regulations, employers must organize periodic health checks for employees, including apprentices and trainees, at least once a year. For people doing heavy and hazardous work, at least once every 6 months; Female workers must have gynecological examinations; People exposed to risk factors causing occupational diseases must be examined to detect occupational diseases; Workers who suffer from labor accidents or occupational diseases must have a medical assessment to rate their injuries, determine the level of reduced working ability and receive treatment, nursing, and labor rehabilitation...

The state stipulates that there are 34 occupational diseases eligible for social insurance, of which 7 diseases belong to the group of pneumoconiosis, 10 diseases belong to the group of poisoning, 6 diseases belong to the group of physical factors, 5 diseases belong to the group of skin diseases, 5 diseases belong to the infectious group, 1 disease belongs to the cancer group. There are many causes of occupational diseases such as harmful factors that are not well controlled during the working process (physical, chemical, biological...) that directly impact workers.

Quynh Nga