Health of our employees
Life and health of employees is number one priority for ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih. The company has two polyclinics, fourteen health posts and five pre-shift inspection points.
The purpose of their activity:
- timely detection of early signs of acute and chronic occupational diseases (poisoning), general and occupational diseases, oncopathology of employees;
- ensuring dynamic monitoring of the state of health of employees in conditions of exposure to harmful and dangerous production factors and labor process;
- resolving the issue of the employee's ability to continue working under the influence of specific harmful and dangerous production factors and labor process;
- development of individual and group health protection and rehabilitation measures for employees classified as a risk group based on the results of medical examination;
- carrying out appropriate health improvement measures;
- support of personnel health.
Employees were hired, examined when transferring to another job and out of turn at the direction of the manager - 1044 employees.
Every day from 120 to 160 employees of the company come to two polyclinics. They receive conclusions and admission to work, recommendations for improving health and prevention of chronic diseases.
If necessary, they can undergo examination and receive treatment or referral to specialized health care institutions. According to the results of the professional examination, taking into account contraindications to work for health reasons, 125 employees were employed (transferred to another job).
Medical center of the company continues to work on the prevention of breast cancer and tuberculosis. In 2021, 1260 women working in the company underwent mammography.
In 2021, 95 employees of the company were sent for medical examinations to hospitals, 70 of them were sent for treatment and examination to the Research Institute of Occupational Diseases. All employees are treated under the insurance policies of insurance company "Krayina". According to the terms of the contract, insurance coverage is provided for outpatient, inpatient and emergency care, for treatment in day hospitals of authorized medical institutions, examination, allows to receive medical support for diseases in insured cases, with additional treatment programs. The insurance company guarantees the organization and payment of the cost of medical services not only for the main, but also for concomitant diseases, in case of their exacerbation during treatment.
During the year, 814,617 employees were examined on pre-shift and post-shift control.
According to the good tradition that has already developed at the company, on the eve of the New Year holidays, PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih replenished the fleet of ambulances and purchased another new ambulance to serve employees working at the mine and in the open-pit. The ambulance is equipped with modern medical equipment and allows to start providing assistance already when transporting a patient to hospital.