Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene Implementation at Engro - a Case study Muhammad Ahmed / Dr...

Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene Implementation at Engro - a Case study

Muhammad Ahmed / Dr Amina WaheedSeptember, 2011

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Radiation Exposure

Hearing Conservation

stands for “energy for growth”.is a premier fertilizer manufacturing and marketing company.

markets primary and secondary fertilizers like Engro Urea, Engro DAP, Engro Zorawar, Engro Zarkhez and Zingro.

Engro is a dynamic company driven by a vision to improve productivity and lifestyle for thousands of farmers across Pakistan.

Impetus for Healthy Workplace Initiatives

The Company strives to maintain HSE Standards as per international norms, and has adopted DuPont’s Management Systems, which ensures all employees are at minimum possible risk.

Issues of workplace health and wellness are our ongoing priority.

We believe that approaches which promote workplace health and wellness are in the best interests of both employers and workers – a clear ‘win-win’.

Occupational health as well as industrial hygiene and safety are of prime significance at Engro and unrelenting efforts are made to meet international best practice standards.

The Occupational Health program at Engro includes industrial hygiene and occupational health aspects, focusing primarily on reducing health risks to employees.

Our approach is to reduce & control health risks exposure & to prevent diseases development by effective occupational health services.

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Local benchmarking

Gap analysis by DuPont

SOPs / Manual of OHIH developed as

per OSHA standards

DirectionCheck by DuPont

DuPont auditRating 3.15

Five-level scale of OHIH

elements by DuPont

Journey Towards OHIH implementation

5 World Class

4 Excellence

3 Skill

2 Awareness

1 Fundamentals

Program rollout

Expected Impacts

While the benefits of occupational health services are intuitively obvious and indeed demonstrable, practical OHIH management of employees’ health and care issues, early intervention and clinical assistance has wide spread benefits.Conforming to local & international health and safety standards.Improved staff motivation and performance. Raised awareness of occupational health diseases & lifestyle risk factors have helped to motivate the people for prevention and control.Prevention of disabling illness/disease.Reduced risk and cost of illnesses and lost workdays due to risk based interventions & early detection.

OHIH Management Benefits

Protect the health of personnel enhancing productivityProtect the health of the business through loss preventionEnsure cost-effective controls Avoid the high costs of disabilityImprove moralePrevent diseases & their complicationsLifestyle modificationValue to Business

Vital to entry & operation within the marketplaceImproved productivityLoss control, HSE Mgmt. closely related to quality, business control & operational reliabilityImproved reputationSafe, environmentally friendlyCreates mindset & value system to achieve successDifferentiated product or service

OHIH Excellence Benchmark Elements

Standards/ Programs/ ProceduresMetrics & Records

AuditsContractor OHIHOHIH Resources

Hazard IdentificationExposure and Risk Assessment

Hazard Control & PPEEpidemiology

Training, Motivation & CommunicationFitness for Duty

Health Surveillance - Early DetectionHealth Management

Leadership elements

Workplace elements

Personal elements

OHIH system at Engro is aligned with DuPont standards and is based on the following 13 elements

# Strategy Pillars Why needed1 Line organization to be

involved in the implementation: training, gap analysis, action plan formulation

• To create urgency• To get buy in

2 Improvised Stewardship mechanism

• Regular Stewardship by Line Mgt and HSE

3 Phase-wise implementation of OH & IH elements

• People take time to assimilate to new systems, as majority was of low skill and education

4 Internal audits • Get structured feedback Implementation Strategy

Structures and organization of OHIH cont…

1. Standards/ Programs/ ProceduresOHIH level 1& 2 manualsWork instructions/ ChecklistsHSE ManualEmergency Response Manual

2. Metrics & RecordsDisease recordMedical examinations recordOHIH / Health clubs KPIsAudiomtery recordHSE MISOHIH incidentsOH illness recordAudits & recommendations


3. AuditsManagement Safety AuditsOHIH / HSE auditsD-level committee recommendationsExternal Audit (DuPont)OHIH surveys (Noise, Light, Dust, ergonomics) Catering Hygiene Audits


4. Contractor OHContractors pre-employment /periodic medicals Food Handlers medical examinationsRadiographers periodic medical examinationsFabricators periodic medical examinationsContractor’s HSE awareness in D level meetings


5. OHIH Resources– Qualified IH engineer & OH Physician– OHIH sub Committee

6. Hazard IdentificationHealth Risk Assessments

Recommendations, Implementation plan

Management Safety AuditsSafety AuditsHazardous Chemicals Exposure & Prevention Measures


7. Exposure & Risk AssessmentDrinking Water ManagementHearing Conservation ProgramRespiratory ProtectionHazardous Chemicals Exposure & Prevention MeasuresHeat Stress ManagementErgonomics surveysIndoor Air QualityNoise SurveysLighting SurveysBlood Borne Pathogens ManagementManagement of Heavy MetalsRadiation Protection ProgramHealth Hazard Communication


8. Hazard Control and PPEHealth AwarenessPPE-Fit testAsbestos ManagementManagement of NARFManagement of Heavy MetalsRadiation Protection ProgramBlood Borne Pathogens ManagementHepatitis, Tetanus Immunization


9. EpidemiologyAnnual Chronic diseases monitoring & trend analysisAudiomtery epidemiologyInjuries & illnesses analysisHealth Clubs KPI’sPeriodic health assessments analysis


10. Training & MotivationTraining & Awareness Group SessionsHealth NewsletterHealthy lifestyle program /Health Club sessions

Hypertension /DiabetesObesity Control ProgramSmoking Cessation ProgramOsteoporosis Prevention Program

Weekly D-level committees MeetingsFirst Aid / CPR trainingsHeat Stress awareness sessionsHearing conservation awareness


11. Fitness for DutyPre-employmentPre-placementReturn to work after illness planJob specific health assessment for critical jobs

12. Health Surveillance - Early Detection– Periodic health assessments– Ergonomic health surveillance– Audiomtery

13. Health Management24/7 OPD & Emergency services Diagnostic services (Lab, X-Rays, Ultrasound)Referral & ConsultationsFirst Aid Management Program


Measures of Performance

During recent years Engro Fertilizers have been accredited with the following international awards:

OSHA compliance in Health & Safety by attaining level 3 in DuPont benchmarking scaleISO 9001 Quality Management ISO 140001 Environmental Management OHSAS 18001 Safety Management SA-8000 Certified Company

The Way Forward…

To sustain and make it a part of work cultureWe continually strive to align our HSE management systems and processes to international best practices including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and DuPont Workplace Safety Standards. We aim to achieve world class excellence level 5 by DuPont.

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