It is ELMEPA’s policy to provide all the necessary supplies for the maintenance of facilities and equipment, which must remain safe and without health risks during the exercise of the work.
ELMEPA is obliged to:
- To make arrangements to ensure safety and the absence of health risks in relation to the use, management, storage and transport of articles and substances.
- To provide information, instructions, training and supervision necessary to ensure the health and safety at work of employees, students and visitors.
- To maintain any workplace under his ownership, as well as the means of access and egress, in a safe condition and without health hazards.
- To provide and maintain a safe and adequate working environment in terms of facilities and arrangements for the well-being of employees and students during their stay in the institution.
- To provide the necessary protective equipment for the health and safety at work of employees and students.
- To encourage staff to set high standards of health and safety by personal example so that graduates adopt an attitude of good health and safety practice.
- Review and revise the Health and Safety Guide and publish any amendments.
Legislation and approved codes of good practice, in many cases, set out the minimum standards for OSH. However, ELMEPA recognizes that these standards would be better maintained, developed and improved in consultation with the Safety Technician and the Occupational Physician. Therefore, educational units (schools, departments) should be encouraged to implement and improve health and safety regulations in collaboration with the Safety Technician and the Occupational Physician.
Health at work
“Health promotion in the workplace is a coordinated effort of employers, employees and society, with the aim of improving the health and well-being of people in the working environment“. (Excerpt from the Luxembourg Declaration on the promotion of health at work).
Health promotion in the workplace extends beyond meeting legal safety and health requirements. It entails, among other things, the active assistance of employers to their employees in order to improve their general health and well-being. In this process it is important to encourage the participation of employees and to take into account their needs and opinions regarding the organization of work and the workplace.
By improving the mood and health of employees, health promotion in the workplace has many positive effects, such as fewer staff attrition and absenteeism, more motivation and higher productivity, while at the same time creating a positive image of the employer, who is shown to care for his employees.
Occupational Doctor
The qualifications and responsibilities of the “occupational doctor” are fully described in Law N.3850/10 and the relevant presidential decrees. These responsibilities are advisory to the employer while, also, the occupational doctor has the obligation to supervise the health of the employees.
In particular, the occupational doctor provides instructions & advice to the employer, the employees and their representatives, in writing or orally, regarding the measures to be taken for the physical and mental health of the employees. The occupational doctor registers the written instructions in the special book of article 6 of this law. The employer is informed in writing of the instructions listed in this book.