"Consecration" of the occupational physician in the reform of OHS

Presentation: SST currently have some advantages that the reform has to make optimal.

The expertise of occupational physicians in the companies and the proximity of SST are the key points that the reform had to save.

First, the long-awaited reform has "put on the front of the stage" specialization and the professional independence of doctors.

Indeed, their power of proposal was finally "act" as the law really gives them the power to intervene when they detect a problem of global health.

Now, when the medical officer finds a risk to the health of workers, the employer must propose measures to stop writing via a written reasons. In return, the employer must implement its requirements or, if appropriate, write a paper on the reasons for the refusal.

Note also that the occupational physician may be seized by the employer of a health issue at work then it will always him list his recommendations in writing.

Extended missions of the occupational physician will pair with those of the HSC and elected staff representatives: the reform is focusing on further interaction with the aforementioned written communication.

As the occupational physician is given a role in preventing occupational health, its protection as a result of a breach of contract is obviously improved and irrespective of the nature of his contract CDD or CDI.

"Right hand" in terms of social and health monitoring in the company, new prevention workers are created. Thus, it will be for the employer to appoint one or more competent employees to manage the activities of protection and prevention of occupational risks of the company. Otherwise, those involved in risk prevention professionals from the health service inter-working will always be sought.

Ultimately, the objective of promoting a policy of effective occupational health through better prevention in the company by focusing on collective action for all employees, appropriate to their work situation, and individual follow-up seems better suited to the needs of 'already reached.
Everyone knows the development of primary prevention efforts is a necessity to curb the impact of work situations on health. Also, the definition by law of the missions of ESS and the establishment of multidisciplinary teams of health at work involved in achieving this target preventive. Hopefully the results in terms of well-being at work are to meet the challenges of reform