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Workplace Occupational health and safety solutions
Our services are designed to help businesses like yours make a meaningful impact on the sustainability. Through our solutions incorporating international standards and best practices, we can guide your organization towards attainment of higher standards in sustainability.
Workplace Occupational health and safety solutions
Armed with qualifications from the world’s leading institutes and experience of working with the best industries and international organizations, we have the capacity to provide you with the best solutions for managing your workplace occupational health and safety. Our range of solutions covers the assessment and assessment of the entire spectrum of OHS, e.g., risk assessment, employee health surveillance, work environment, ergonomics, psychosocial, food hygiene, nutritional assessment, gender-based violence and sexual harassment, decent work, etc.
- Biohazards risk assessment, emergency preparedness and response plan development for new and emerging air, water and food borne infectious hazards
- Vulnerability assessment of organization’s managerial workforce for lifestyle associated risksg. hypertension, Diabetes, Asthma, Cerebrovascular accidents, tobacco, alcohol usage and psychological stress etc., and development of executive health and wellbeing program
- Organizational gap assessment of the organization’s medical / occupational health and safety medical centres / services and capacity building through resources improvement, mentoring and training of health functionaries.
- Workplace hazards identification and risk assessment for physical, chemical, biological, mechanical and psychosocial hazards
- Occupational health and safety management system development, implementation support, monitoring and evaluation
- Occupational health survey of employees for physical, mental and social health status, nutritional status, mental health status etc.
- Occupational health surveillance for pre-employment, preplacement and periodic health status
- Ergonomic assessment and program covering material handling, warehousing and storage, assembly work, office work and computer work
- Canteen hygiene assessment and food safety management plan for industrial canteens and pantries, catering and food serving organizations.
- Workplace psychosocial stress assessment and management plan
- Assessment of gender specific policies and practices, training and capacity building for prevention of workplace harassment and gender-based violence (GBV)
- Training need assessment and capacity building of workforce on diverse OHS aspects as mentioned above through targeted training program across the organization.
Environmental health solutions
Global phenomenon such as population growth, industrialization, globalization and urbanization etc. have led to remarkable improvement in clinical care, public health and longevity of human lives. However, many of these improvements have also led to adverse impacts on climate and environment leading to climate change and its associated impacts, deforestation and emerging infections, waste generation, chemical toxicities and adverse health impacts due to air, water and land pollution on human populations. Armed with the knowledge of the best practices from UNEP, WHO, UNDP, World Bank etc. and with experience in assessment and management of air, water and land pollution health impacts, industrial wastes, biomedical wastes management, coupled with the qualifications in Environmental and social safeguarding system, we offer solutions specially directed to Government agencies, municipalities, apex industrial chambers, development aid organizations etc.
- Health impact assessments of projects, programs on communities as part of EIA, ESIA or separate study
- Health impact assessment studies of air, water and land pollution impacts on communities as part of EIA, ESIA or separate study
- Health impacts assessment of climate change impacts on communities and workplaces
- Development and conduction of awareness across the organization on responsible and sustainable lifestyle for environment and health.
Regulatory advisory services covering environmental, health, social, energy and climate change
Environment, social and climate change risks and impacts are integral to the functioning of any industry and other organization and compliance to such regulations is a key responsibility of all organizations. In addition, there are multilateral environmental agreements that govern these as well as climate related risks. Hence, we offer solutions to enhance your capacity for assessment and management of regulatory requirements concerning these areas
- Assessment of the legal implications of various environmental, energy and climate change regulations to ensure businesses and organizations compliance
- Advice to organizations on legal and regulatory aspects associated with ESG and sustainability reporting initiatives such as Taskforce on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Global reporting Initiative (GRI) and Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR) etc.
- Providing legal advice for compliance with OSH, Labour protection and welfare and gender-based violence (GBV) protection regulations etc.
- Creating legal registers based on client activities and services and providing regular updates for relevant laws and mandates
- Conducting Gap assessment and Due Diligence for laws on environment, energy, climate change and health & safety.
- Providing training and education to client’s legal professionals, businesses, and communities on environmental laws, energy regulations, and climate change policies, OSH, Labour protection and welfare and gender-based violence protection regulations.
Corporate Social Responsibility-Health solutions
CSR is an integrated aspect of an organization that serves to address its social responsibilities towards the community. To improve the quality and coverage of CSR activities, especially on health impacts in a community, we offer our support to derive the benefits, by adding value to the existing services..
- Technical support, mentoring and capacity building of the CSR unit / NGO / CBOs involved in planning and implementation of organizational CSR activities
- Stakeholder engagement and consultations for community need assessment on health, nutrition, water supply, sanitation and associated aspects
- Development and support implementation of community-based School Health Program.
- Health CSR project assessment for adequacy, coverage and impacts on communities.
- Development and implementation of a comprehensive awareness and capacity building program covering sustainable lifestyle practices
- Independent assessment and monitoring of community health programs and development activities for results and impacts.
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and supply chains
MSMEs are an important part of In India, MSMEs contribute to more than 29% to the GDP and are responsible for 50% of the country’s total exports. They are also accountable for one-third of India’s manufacturing output. In the same way, supply chains contribute significantly in manufacturing sector specially in Pharmaceutical, automobiles, chemicals etc. Each of these, have definite contribution towards generation of emissions and discharges as well as workplace hazards and risks. With experience of working with ILO, WHO and individual units in MSMEs and incorporating the best practices and guidance from ILO, WHO and UNEP, we offer solutions including specialized programs for environmental, health, safety and social risks and their management in the most cost-effective manner
- Workplace Improvement in Small Enterprises (WISE) for all manufacturing and service organizations
- Workplace Improvement and Neighbourhood Development (WIND) program for Agri based rural communities and organizations
- Zero Accident Program (ZAP) for injuries reduction in workplaces
- HealthWISE program for healthcare facilities and clinics
- Responsible production program for small units manufacturing hazardous chemicals
- Healthy and safe teleworking program, based on WHO-ILO guidelines for Work from Home (WFH) community workers.
Donor funded infrastructure and developmental projects
Large infrastructure projects in different sectors e.g. hydropower, transport, ports, railways, airports, etc. require large capital inputs and have associated environment, health, safety and social risks that require comprehensive assessment and management from the stage of planning, implementation and even at decommissioning. Hence, both the donors as well as implementing organizations use the standards and guidelines of donor organizations e.g. World Bank-IFC, UNDP etc. for assessment and management of such environment, social and health risks throughout the project lifecycle. With our qualifications and experience of working with World Bank standards and guidelines, we offer services to manage such risks covering all stages of the project cycle.
- Environment, Health and Social risks assessment as standalone study or as part of Environment and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for diverse sectoral industries
- Development of Environment and Social Framework (ESF) based on IFC World Bank / other donor agency guidance and procedures.
- Environment, Health and Social risks management plans (ESMP) development and implementation monitoring.
- ESF tools development such as Labour Management Procedures (LMP), Environment and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP), Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) etc
- Organizational environmental and social system assessment (ESSA)
- Gap analysis of organization’s capacities for Environmental and Social risks and impacts assessment and management
Banking and finance sector Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) risks
For banks and other financial organizations, sustainability is not only an ethical, but also an economic and existential question covering the governance aspects too i.e., ESG risks. Such ESG risks may have negative impacts on assets, the financial and earnings situation, or the reputation of a bank. With experience of working with World Bank organizations and knowledge of their Environmental and Social safeguard system standards, guidelines and procedures, we offer our services to strengthen your safeguards mechanisms for improving assessment of your own environmental and social risks associated with your operations as well as preventing and managing these ESG risks associated with the financing of the projects for your clients.
- Development and implementation of Environment and Social Policy and Framework (ESF) on E & S risks.
- Development of objectives on E & S risks and a monitoring framework including protocols to review and monitor transactions of Wholesale and Retail Banking businesses covered by E&S Policy throughout the loan tenure
- Assistance in designing and implementing Environment and social management system and plan to improve the organization’s internal environmental and social risks assessment and management at all functional levels, through developing and / or strengthening the existing Environment, Health and Safety management Systems.
- Assistance in development and implementation of a comprehensive awareness and capacity building program including sustainable lifestyle practices at different functional levels
- Organizational preparedness for prevention and mitigation of risks from biohazards.
Health sector
Human health is the ultimate target of majority of environmental, occupational health, safety and social risks at both workplaces within the organizations as well as in the community. Hence, capacity of the health sector in assessment and management of such hazards and risks is critical for the health, safety and wellbeing of the entire society. At the same time, healthcare itself has associated environmental, health and safety hazards and risks that pose serious health risks to the community if not managed effectively. With our long experience of providing support for managing environmental, health, safety and social risks to the healthcare sector, we offer comprehensive services covering such risks.
- Biomedical waste management solutions from concept to implementation support and evaluation
- Technical studies e.g. Situational analysis and need assessment studies, Health vulnerability and Impact Assessment for specific aspects e.g. climate change, healthcare waste etc.
- Technical advice on mainstreaming environment management (circular economic solutions) into healthcare operations
- Mercury and other hazardous materials phaseout plans
- WHO-ILO HealthWISE program for awareness creation and behaviour change capacity building on sustainability in healthcare organizations.
- Technical advice on climate resistant health system infrastructure and adaptation practices.