It's a presentation work in my pg program.

1. Assignment on
Discuss Need and importance of occupational
epidemiology in Indian context
M.sc in Biostatistics and Demography
Presenting by
Under the guidance of
Akash Patel
Dr. M.R. Pradhan
International Institute for Population Sciences
Deonar, Mumbai 400088.
Of

2. Outline
● Meaning of occupational epidemiology
● Importance of occupational epidemiology in Indian context
● Need of occupational epidemiology in Indian context

3. Importance of occupational epidemiology in Indian context
● The importance of an occupational epidemiology in india is to foster a safe and healthy
occupational environment. It may also protect co-workers, family members, employers,
customers, suppliers, rearby communities, and other members of the public who are impacted
by the workplace environment.
● Improved efficiency and productivity due to fewer employees missing work from illness or
injury.
● Improved employee relations and a safer work environment is a less stressful work environment.
● Protecting employees in the workplace from accidents, injuries, and exposure to harmful
substances.
● Reduced costs associated with accidents or injuries (healthcare and rehabilitative costs, losses in
productivity, impact on employees’ well-being).
● Lower insurance premiums resulting from fewer workplace incidents and workers’
compensation claims.
● It give the informations about reduce the workplace stress and use of tools appropriately.
● It also give information about the build up the emergency services, education, health care system
in occupational region.
Meaning of Occupational Epidemiology
Occupational epidemiology is a subdiscipline of epidemiology that strong focuses on
investigations of workers and the workplace. Occupational epidemiologic studies examine health
outcomes among workers, and their potential association with conditions in the workplace
including noise, chemicals, heat, or radiation, or work organization such as schedules.

4. Need of occupational epidemiology in Indian context
● Promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of
workers in all occupations.
● It reduces injury and illness in the workplace and improves employee productivity.
● It helps retain employees. It reduces the cost of injury and workers' compensation.
● It is describe workplace-related diseases and to identify their underlying causes.
● As we khnow that India is a densely populated nation with a high unemployment level; as such
there is ready availability of labour at lower wages. In such situations, health and safety at the
workplace is often compromised.
● In india, most of the labour workers do the occupational works with lack of awareness and
education, some time it's being the reason of accidents with them likes some deasease, injury etc.
● Needs of occupational epidemiology in india most important factor because here poverty is an
additional risk factor with low-income youths more likely to work in high-risk occupations such
as agriculture, mining and construction.
● With the help of occupational epidemiology, india can get more development because using this,
it will boost more productivity and improves employee occupational education as well as
automatically boost our economy and social development.
● It helps to implicate the any policy in better form related to occupation by the government or
institutions easily with less wealth because we will get a well information about major
occupational diseases like silicosis, musculoskeletal injuries, pneumoconiosis, chronic obstructive
lung diseases, asbestosis, byssinosis, pesticide poisoning and noise induced hearing loss.

5. Thank you