Health

Umicore Precious Metals Refining wishes to guarantee all employees a healthy working environment and seeks continual improvement of its occupational health performance.

A multidisciplinary team (occupational medicine specialists, ergonomists, nurses) is responsible for the “Active Health Program”. The aim is to find the proper balance between prevention and health monitoring.

Occupational health monitoring

Medical contacts
Risk analysis
Bio-monitoring
Vaccination
Prevention of occupational diseases
Workplace analysis

More health

Prevention of chemical hazards: systematic cutting of levels of lead in blood and arsenic in urine by developing our own reduction programmes
Follow-up of new legislation and development of new standards: platinum allergy, electromagnetic fields, acid mist, dioxins.
Prevention of cardiovascular risks and dietary advice
Medical back-to-work consultancy
Medical check-ups
Health advice and vaccinations for travellers

More comfort

Concept ergonomics
Advice and training on the use of computers
RSI prevention

More healthy environment

Measurement and analysis for industrial hygiene: noise, gases, fumes, dust, solvents and metals
Advice and preventive action resulting from the measurements

More Well-being

Alcohol and drug policy
Smoking policy
Risk analysis for shift work
Stress management (questionnaire on psycho-social factors)

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