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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

 Counseling for recommendations on preventive aspects
concerning the work environment and workers’ conditions;

 Environmental and health impact assessment of different
enterprises;

 Health education for different occupational groups,

emphasizing: health care workers, agricultural workers,
working children, new industrial workers, and employers in
small scale enterprises;

 Early detection of occupational diseases and injuries and
planning for preventive measures necessary for reducing
injuries, disabilities and deaths resulting from these hazards;

 Identification and monitoring of workers health problems, and
follow-up of corrective actions taken by the employer

 The Ministry of Interior is in charge of fire protection licenses of
enterprises, (Civil defense Authority)

 The Ministry of housing, utilities and urban communities,
delivers planning permits and building specifications

C. National OSH educational and training programs institutions:

 Governmental institutions:

o Training departments at the Ministry of Manpower, the
Ministry of Health and Population, the Ministry of Industry,
and the State Ministry of Environmental Affairs. At these
ministries, training courses are usually funded by
international or national funding agencies, and are usually
executed by local experts from outside the ministries and/ or
private offices.

o The National Research Centre in Cairo affiliated to the
Ministry of High Education.

o NIOSH is responsible for basic, advanced, specific and
specialized training on OSH for:
- Specialists and technicians in OSH (who are members

of the OSH Committee)
- OSH committee members
- Middle and higher management and production line
officers

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