Occupational Medicine & Corporate Health

Occupational Health is the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations by preventing departures from health, controlling risks and the adaptation of work to people, and people to their jobs.

At Dr. Arshad Health Associates we provide complete services to companies for all their employment related health needs. We specialize in the treatment and management of work related injuries and illnesses, a considerably neglected field in Pakistan. Our staff works closely with each client organization to minimize employee disability, promote employee health and help control health care costs.

SALIENT services in this area include:

Pre-Placement, periodic and Fitness to Work medical assessments examinations and screenings for ALL OCCUPATIONS–from the senior most cadres to the junior most at corporate offices, work locations and fields, including drivers and food handlers.

RETURN TO WORK health assessment and advice, Independent Medical Examinations and disability assessments.

Exit medical assessments at completion of service.

Identifying and assessing risks from health-related hazards in the working environment; Surveying factors and the working practices that effect the workers’ health.

Giving advice on planning and organization of work and working practices, evaluation, choice and maintenance of the working environment with respect to the optimum standards of healthcare.

Advising, educating and training on occupational health, safety and hygiene and on ergonomics and protective equipment

Work Health Surveillance Programmes

Occupational rehabilitation

Organizing emergency, first aid and other Occupational Health related trainings.

Drug & Alcohol Testing

Field/Remote Site Medical Services

Dr. Arshad Health Associates is engaged in the provision of high quality and convenient field health care services since the past over 40 years and are the pioneers of such services in Pakistan.

The services are increasingly shaped around the needs and preferences of individual companies. We specialize in dealing with the corporate sector, Oil & Gas sector, Construction, Mining and other remote sites and understand the specialized medical and health care needs this community has.

We provide highly personalized, one window medical solutions, engaged in satisfying the needs of multifaceted individuals of national origin and a large number of expatriates across the globe. We endeavour to provide our services to those standards of Occupational Health, Hygiene and Safety that are at par with international standards and best practices in the industry.

Our expertise in this area includes:

Conducting fitness to work medical assessments at field & remote sites including all types of screenings

Provision of Oil & Gas UK approved assessments

Field/ Remote Site Medical Services: Provision of trained doctors/ paramedics/nursing care for fields, towns, offices and all types of locations

Setting up, equipping and running field clinics with provision of best available equipment and medications

Providing top side medical support in designing and operating medical emergency response & medevac plans for companies and remote sites including but not limited to routine clinical care

Provision of ambulances and arranging in land and overseas evacuation of patients.

Health audits all locations within Pakistan or overseas

Occupational Health Risk Assessments, Industrial Hygiene & Biological Monitoring

Biological Monitoring

This is a way of assessing chemical exposure by measuring chemicals and / or their break down products in the body by biological sampling of urine, blood or breath. This is useful is estimating chemicals that can be absorbed, ingested or breathed into the body and cause harmful health effects and also to assess the effectiveness of controls such as personal protective equipment.

It is usually useful in situations to assess compliance of controls and their effectiveness, employee awareness and training and compliance with safe working practices.

This can be done qualitatively and qualitatively. It involves collection of biological specimen by either sampling the breath, urine or blood. Qualitative assessment is appropriate for assessing whether there is an exposure issue or not and if there is one then more Quantitative assessments are available targeting the substance of concern. On assessments exact quantification of exposure(s) is accurately assessed and controls are implemented, adjusted and or modified for risk mitigation to minimize or remove any potential health hazards.

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