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Employees' Health Department

Address:39 Yirmiyahu St.
P.O.Box 1176
Jerusalem 9101002
Accessibility:

Accessible to people with physical challenges

Phones:02-5080444
02-5080443
Hours: Sunday -Thursday
8:00am - 4:00pm
 
 
 
 

Mission of the department of Worker Health

 

 
Safeguarding and improving the health and functionality of the workers
 
 
 

 
 
 

Roles

 
 
 
Initial prevention
 
 
 
  • Promotion of a safe, healthy working environment
 
 
 
Primary prevention
 
 
 
  • Evidence-supported, feasible health classification
  • Promotion of healthful, safe and hygienic conduct in the workplace
 
 
 
 
 
 
Secondary prevention‎ ‎
 
 
 
  • Hazard and health risk identification / ensuring the existence of appropriate protective measures and means
  • Adoption of evidence-supported periodic tests
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tertiary prevention‎ ‎
 
 
 
  • Prevention of escalation of existing morbidity and quick, efficient professional rehabilitation of sick workers
 
 
 

 
 
 

Methods

  1. Legislation and advanced enforcement
  2. Ensuring up-do-date, adequate data infrastructure
  3. Maintenance of a human-professional infrastructure and a therapeutic environment suitable for the workers’ needs
  4. Increasing awareness of the health-related rights and obligations of workers and employers
  5. Promotion of research, development and implementation of beneficial intervention methods
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