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Action Plan for Occupational Health Care

An action plan for occupational health care is regulated by the Occupational Health Care Act.The action plan for occupational health care has to be prepared in every working place irrespective of the amount of the employees.

The action plan for occupational health care may be produced as a part of an action plan for occupational health and safety also [2.3.4.6 Safety Action Plan].

General targets of the occupational health care, needs based on the circumstances of the working place and the actions caused by them shall be put down in the action plan. In the action plan there should be included the following:

  • studies,surveys and measurements to be made at the working place and suggested corrections

  • a follow-up of the execution of the operation and actions

  • actions for maintaining and furthering the health of the employees and the health examinations

  • a follow-up of the working capacity of the employees

  • ways of action relating to the prevention and resolution of the working capacity problems

  • an estimation of treatment and rehabilitation needs and a guidance to thetreatment and rehabilitation

  • an information and a guidance to be given to cooperation organs, superiors and employees

  • first aid readiness at the working place

  • an estimation of the quality and effects of the occupational health care.

The action plan for occupational health care is usually prepared together with service providers of the occupational health care.

The action plan has to be checked annually, but a planning period may be 3-5 years.

The action plan as well as the other matters regulated by the Occupational Health Care Act shall be handled in a labor protection committee primarily or by way of other substitute cooperation. If no work safety committee or substitute procedure exists, the plan shall be handled together with a labor protection delegate at the working place. In case there is no labor protection delegate at the working place, the matters shall be handled together with the employees.

The employer has an obligation to provide occupational health care for an employee whose employment contract has been terminated based on production-related or financial grounds [2.8.5.1 Production-Related, Financial and Re-Organizing Related Grounds as Termination Grounds] for six months counting from the end of the obligation to perform work, if the employer has at least 30 employees working for them, and the employee who is being dismissed has been in an employment relationship with employer for at least 5 consecutive years.

The Social Insurance Institution shall compensate the costs accrued to the employer from the organization of the occupational health care provided that the action plan has been made.