III. MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS
3.6. Análisis de datos estadísticos
JGC will ensure, through auditable means, that all personnel, including subcontractors, employed on the project are assessed and passed as medically for fitness to work, and periodically re-assessed. No one suffering from a transmittable disease will be allowed to work on the project. Employees using medication, which will influence their performance, will report this to the medical staff.
JGC will ensure within his proposed system of audit and review that spot checks are conducted to verify compliance with this requirement.
JGC will operate a personal health program in order to prevent illness occurring or spreading, and this will include sexually transmitted diseases.
Health hazards will be discussed with employee involvement at HSE committee meetings.
Health standards and procedures will be defined for expatriate staff, drivers, operators of construction plants and etc.
Medical and First Aid Facilities
Medical and first aid facility in accordance with Qatar Labor and Workmen Laws, Articles 134 & 135 will be provided and staffed as required. A detail procedure stating the operation facilities and requirements expected from Subcontractors will be discussed in First Aid and Medical Facilities Procedure (Doc. Ref. No.: S-000-1654-108).
JGC will conduct a Medical Health Risk Assessment to determine the requirements for proactive medical support for the entire workforce.
Based on the findings and recommendations of the assessment, JGC will provide first aid, medical and occupational health facilities for all JGC employees, Subcontractors personnel and Dolphin personnel operating at site.
JGC will provide a hierarchy of first aid and medical treatment facilities to rapidly and effectively treat any personnel taken ill or injured during the course of the work. The approach will be to provide rapid first aid and trauma response at the casualty location, followed by stabilization and evacuation to specialist medical care in a dedicated facility.
To achieve this, JGC will provide:
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• Basic first aid training for the Supervision
• Sufficient personnel trained as Advanced First Aiders to provide immediate medical assistance to injured staff. The Advanced First Aiders will be trained in the use of the trauma response kits • First aid kits suitable for trauma response in all working areas, i.e., with each work party and in
any work area more than 4 minutes from the clinic at main camp
• A purpose-built clinic staffed with general practitioner level at the camp. The facility will be sufficient to provide stabilization and resuscitation, and be generally equipped to cope with emergency situations
• Air-conditioned, long wheelbase ambulances suitably outfitted and capable of transporting two ‘stretchered’ patients. The ambulances will carry a radio or other means of communication to assure contact with the clinic. The ambulances will be provided with a driver and paramedic and will be deployed at either the work site or at a place nearby during working hours (JGC will wish to enter into an agreement with an ambulance service provider)
• An evacuation service for stabilized patients or causalities requiring emergency treatment at a hospital in Doha. It is envisaged that this may be an aviation service using helicopters
• Medical treatment and first aid facilities in accordance with the emergency response procedures and emergency response plan
Medical and First Aid Facility will be provided within the Laydown Area during office hours and Accommodation Camp Area after office working hours. Such facilities will be equipped with an ambulance and it will be made available for the workforce both during and after normal working hours. The responsibilities of medical and first aid personnel will be to:
• Provide treatment to occupational injuries and related illnesses; in the event of serious injury, relate patient to RLC Medical Center or Government Hospital in Doha.
• Support injured person by providing medical care to sustain or contain an injury until injured person receives extensive treatment or care from RLC Medical Center or Government Hospital in Doha.
• Contribute by providing professional assessment of injury and causes to accident reports; • Maintain medical records and first aid log, and the medical files of each and every individual
employed in the Project; and
• Render post-treatment when required.
The medical ambulance, with dedicated and responsible driver(s), will be prominently marked and maintained on standby during normal working hours.
The location of RLC Medical Center and Government Hospital in Doha nearest to site, as well as the route leading to these facilities will be provided in the form of a map, which, will be kept in the ambulance at all times.
First aid facilities will be provided adjacent to the Contractors’ office and accommodation camps. This first aid facility will be open and adequately staffed during working hours. In normal working hours, during the non working nights, Doctor and nurses will be relocated at Camp’s First Aid Facilities, available for any needed assistance.
If during the course of the work an accident occurs that requires hospitalization as assessed by the Medical Doctor, the injured person will be transported by medical ambulance to RLC Medical Center or
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Government Hospital in Doha nearest to the project site. The Site Construction Manager will appoint dedicated ambulance driver(s).
Medical Fitness Examination
All employees including Subcontractors will be subjected to pre-employment medical examination within 2 weeks of arrival on site. Medical examination report will be kept and maintained by the appointed Medical Doctor. Medical examination for all construction workers, foremen and supervisors will conform to the OGP report S6.46/228, Assessment of Fitness to work in the E&P industry, November 1995.
Health Impact Assessment
In order to set the general background and the expected minimum health care standard, JGC will conduct a health impact assessment. The purpose of the study and assessment is to:
• Ensure appropriate medical cover is provided for risks caused by project activities and risks inherent in the environment in which work is carried out
• Review existing medical services at RLC and Doha facilities where Project personnel will be treated in an emergency
• Assess the key medical providers operating in QATAR