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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Egyptian OSH system

A. The institutional structures with OSH related activities and powers

 The Ministry of Manpower and Migration (MOMM),

 NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)

 The Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP),

 The Health Insurance Organization

 The Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs with related
organizations

 The Ministry of Environment

 The Ministry of Interior

 The Ministry of Industry (MOI)

 The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA)

 The Ministry of housing, utilities and urban communities

B. Major responsibilities of national OSH institutions.

 Define the general policies and programs ensuring the
protection of manpower as well as the procedures for their

implementation

 NIOSH Established in 1969, as an independent research agency
for OSH

 Periodic follow-up of occupational health conditions;
epidemiological study of work-related diseases;

 Study occupational and environmental health problems caused
by industries and suggest control measures;

 Conduct health surveys for specific problems in industrial
establishments especially in heavily industrialized areas;

 Keep records of cases of pesticide poisoning, and suggest
control measures;

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