#Health protection
Staff health protection in adverse work environments. Organizing support programs for hazardous productions. Focuses on sanatorium treatments, medical and preventive nutrition, and preventing early professional aging.
History of Personal Protective Equipment
The article traces the historical path of the development of personal protective equipment from primitive ancient prototypes to modern high-tech systems. The material examines key stages in the evolution of PPE, including the Industrial Revolution, breakthroughs of the First World War period, the systematization of standards, and the introduction of composite materials. The review shows how protective equipment consistently adapted to new industrial risks, turning into ergonomic multifunctional...
"Time to Breathe": A Guide to Smoking Prevention
The article is devoted to corporate smoking prevention and explains how employees' habit causes damage to business due to lower efficiency, loss of working time, and frequent sick leaves. The author shares a step-by-step approach to supporting workers: from identifying the causes of smoking and evaluating the degree of addiction using the Fagerström test to conducting healthy lifestyle contacts. The material shows how to use corporate assistance platforms, motivation, and the personal example of...
Preventing Workplace Overheating in High Temperatures
Working in hot weather has a negative impact on the body and imposes special obligations on workers and employers. The article explains the actions that need to be taken when the first signs of overheating appear, as well as the specifics of organizing the work regime in conditions of high air temperature. In addition, the material contains recommendations on complying with a rational drinking regimen to prevent body dehydration and maintain fluid balance.
Health Protection and Disease Prevention
The article is dedicated to the structure of the corporate healthcare system at ALROSA, including the organization of medical examinations and the prevention of occupational diseases. The material examines the results of implementing ESMO devices, online appointment scheduling, and reducing the time required to complete medical checkups in 2024. In addition, the text highlights measures to reduce exposure to harmful production factors and the Company's programs to support a healthy lifestyle amo...
How Modern Freezing Technologies Affect Food Safety: Challenges and Solutions
The article examines gaps in the current EAEU regulatory framework and Rospotrebnadzor's inspection system in the field of frozen ready-to-eat food production. The author analyzes key food safety risks, including the lack of a unified industry standard, outdated SanPiN microbiological standards, and the difficulties of cold chain control in production. The material presents practical recommendations on tightening internal microbiological control standards at enterprises and business participatio...
Water and Hydration Regimes in the Workplace
Maintaining a proper drinking regime in production helps prevent dehydration, increase work capacity, and reduce the risk of occupational diseases. The article explains why under high-temperature conditions fresh water does not restore water balance and how consuming mineralized salted water replenishes salt loss. It also highlights the experience of PJSC "MMK" in providing workers in severe working conditions with balanced drinking water.
Prevention of Acute Respiratory Diseases
The article is devoted to the problem of high incidence of influenza and acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI), the risk of developing dangerous complications, and the decrease in protective immunity to respiratory infections. The material examines key preventive measures, including personal hygiene and good nutrition, as well as explains the role of annual vaccination. The publication will remind readers of the need to consult a doctor at the first symptoms and will suggest how to protect o...
First Aid Kit: Statutory Minimum or Maximum for Saving Lives?
A standard first-aid kit under Ministry of Health Order No. 262n copes with minor injuries and meets legal requirements, but may be ineffective in critical situations. The article examines a two-level approach to safety using OTEKO as an example, where the standard regulatory set is supplemented with specialized medical supplies and practical employee training. It shows how the combination of quality equipment and practical skills enables colleagues to provide emergency assistance on-site before...
Health Capital – Investments That Pay Off
A comprehensive employee health and well-being management program at a large industrial enterprise. It includes automating pre-trip medical exams, organizing in-house ambulance teams, implementing color-coded healthy eating indicators, and a smoking cessation project.
Employee Mental Health: Why Online Support Beats In-House Psychologists
Employee emotional burnout and stress directly affect business productivity, but hiring an in-house psychologist is limited by confidentiality issues and a lack of specialist options. Using the experience of OTEKO company as an example, the article explains the benefits of using a corporate online psychological support service that guarantees anonymity, access to experts, and convenient consultations for employees. Such a model allows paying only for services actually rendered and makes mental h...
Your Health is Your Strength: How to Stay Fit Even in the Daily Work Hustle
The article examines the problem of physical inactivity and emotional stress among employees, which creates additional expenses for businesses. The author shares the experience of creating a workplace gymnastics project with short exercise routines performed right at the workplace without high costs or special training. The material will show how to overcome organizational and psychological barriers, convince management, and engage colleagues in taking care of their health by personal example.
A Healthy Employee Means a Healthy Business: Why Work Should Go Hand in Hand with Well-being
Implementation of a system of daily regulated physical exercise sessions for office employees at the workplace. The project includes broadcasting short exercise videos on the corporate portal and screens, as well as using a bonus system to motivate personnel.