The Modern Approaches to Development of the System of Working Population Health Protection

Abstract

The article presents the results of expert appraisal of corporation approaches to protection of health of workers, role of social partnership and measures of incentives to implementation of programs of development of healthy life-style at enterprises. The results of study of modern approaches of Russian companies to protection of health of workers permits to establish availability among employers of significant potential for amelioration of health of working population. It is most expressed among large companies and is expressed in development on the following main directions: evaluation of health of workers, evaluation of industrial risks, organization of medical care, organization of sanitary anti-epidemiological activities, formation of healthy life-style. To stimulate employers to implementing corporation programs combining priorities of business and state, development of national standard or model intersectoral program considering best practices of companies-leaders. The experts emphasized importance of development of standard of medical specialist of management of health protection of workers. Their competences are to bypass the framework of occupational safety and include skills in personnel management, economic efficiency calculation, development of complex programs of protection and promotion of health of workers, including healthy life-style.