Kesihatan Pekerjaan dan Alam Sekitar (KPAS)-PADANG TERAP

Kesihatan Pekerjaan dan Alam Sekitar (KPAS)
Vision
Towards creating a safe and healthy working environment for the staffs of Ministry of Health (MOH) in Padang Terap as well as for the customers through health promotion.

Mission
To create a conducive working environment by identifying hazards and taking actions to manage them, and to promote a quality level of health through prevention and control of disease, injury, and disability between men and work.

Objectives
General
To raise and maintain the physical, social and mental well being of every staff of MOH in the district of Padang Terap at the optimum level.
Specific
1) To maintain a healthy and safe working environment, working process and daily practices as well as to prevent any health problem arising which may occur due to the occupation or environment.
2) To increase the level of knowledge and awareness about occupational health and safety among employers, employees and customers.
3) To increase the level of health, safety and well-being of individuals through prevention and disease control activities in a workplace.
4) To increase quality and productivity through increasing the level of health, safety and well-being of individual
Methodology
1) By integrating primary health care and occupational health programme.
2) Provide training to the staffs in relation to occupational health.
3) To strengthen the surveillance network of the epidemiology of occupational diseases including chemical and pesticide poisoning.
4) To promote occupational health and safety.
5) To strengthen the cooperation and coordination of activities among various sectors, departments or agencies.
Activities
1) Notification and surveillance of occupational diseases.
2) “Quality Assurance” indicators, for example incidence rate of needlestick injuries.
3) Establishment of occupational health and safety committee.
4) Health and safety promotion at workplace by:
- Talks, courses and training.
- Providing necessary material for health education.
- Conducting ‘Workplace Risk Assessment.
5) Investigate complaints regarding occupational health and safety.
6) Conduct training/workshops/courses for staffs regarding occupational health and safety.
7) Conduct occupational health and safety assessment for health facilities.
8) Monitor health checks among healthcare workers
9) Monitor and conduct ‘Healthy Setting’ activities.
10) Conduct household safety assessment.
11) Conduct playground safety assessment.
12) PLKN assessment from time to time.
13) Assessment of building plan by local authority.
14) Assessment of license application for entertainment outlet.
15) Conduct sanitary assessment of schools/institutes