Integrated Health Management
At Aditya Birla Group, our people are our greatest asset—and their well-being is our priority. We go beyond traditional occupational health to build a comprehensive ecosystem that supports both physical and psychological wellness. Through digital innovation, preventive care, and continuous capability building, we strive to create a culture of proactive health and empower every employee to thrive throughout their career journey.
Our Approach
We have established an ‘Integrated Health Management’ system that addresses every dimension of employee health care— preventive, promotive, curative, and rehabilitative care. Our approach offers every employee a robust health care framework that fulfills different needs of diverse workforce at different stage of life.
Integrated Health Care : Physical & Psychological
Managing Health Risks
At the Aditya Birla Group, we develop, update and keep reviewing our systematic, standardized, and proactive process to identify, evaluate, and control workplace health risks – that can help achieving objective across businesses and geographies.
Few examples of key risk categories:
1. Occupational Exposure
2. Ergonomics
Evaluation of workstation design, work posture, and material handling practices to prevent musculoskeletal disorders.
3. Heat Stress
Assessment of environmental, personal and work-related factors to prevent heat-related illnesses, supported by on-site measurements and control strategies.
4. Psychological Stress
Identification of work-related, domestic and expatriate stressors and implementation of measures to protect psychological well-being.
5. Respiratory Protection
Evaluation of airborne hazards, proper selection of respiratory protective equipment, and fit-testing programmes.
We have developed a suite of user-friendly tools for risk assessments. These tools ensure that evaluations are consistent, comprehensive, and aligned with global best practices. To ensure quality and reliability, we have pre-approved competent service providers who are trained in our protocols and equipped to conduct specialized assessments. This allows our sites to access expert services quickly while maintaining uniform standards across the Group. This structured, end-to-end approach helps us not only comply with regulations but go beyond compliance — creating safer, healthier, and more productive workplaces.
Our WASH Commitment
In early 2015, Aditya Birla Group formalized our commitment to workplace Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) standards by endorsing the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Pledge for Access to safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene at the workplace. This pledge represents a collaborative commitment among leading organizations to ensure access to safe drinking water for employees and extends support to broader communities.
The WASH initiative aligns with our sustainability objectives and reinforces the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 6, which aims to "Ensure access to water and sanitation for all." By embracing this pledge, we have strengthened our organizational commitment to providing comprehensive water, sanitation, and hygiene access to our workforce across all operational boundaries and geographical locations.
This commitment has driven systematic efforts across our operations, encompassing over 240 sites globally, to ensure that safe drinking water, adequate sanitation facilities, and proper hygiene infrastructure are available to all employees within our operational premises.
To achieve this, we have established comprehensive standard and guidance note on general hygiene, sanitation, and potable water management that provide our sites with clear frameworks for implementation. These guidelines ensure consistency across our operations while allowing sites the flexibility to adapt to local conditions and requirements. We were signatories to the WASH Pledge.
Our Digital Edge
Digitization & Digitalization
Digital tools developed in-house and can be utilized at no-cost by all the ABG sites
To attain excellence in Integrated Health management across various aspects, the Group Sustain-ability Cell has proactively pioneered the creation of cloud-based digital solutions. These applications play a pivotal role in facilitating effortless information exchange, enhancing communication, streamlining processes and developing organizational memory bank.
1. PEHEL (Proactive Engagement on Health to Enrich Lives)
An in-house health and medical management software developed for data management and to digitalise periodic medical examinations, first aid management, and MIS among others, for our sites. We have also developed a mobile application for users within the group. It enables the users to access their medical records online and in real-time, anytime, anywhere, along with the historical health records.
2. Job stress assessment
A digital solution to evaluate work-related stressors, helping us address the root causes of workplace stress.
3. Office ergonomics risk assessment
A tool developed to evaluate the ergonomic conditions and identify potential risks that could lead to discomfort, musculoskeletal issues, or other health concerns for office workers.
4. Employee feedback on health services
An internal feedback mechanism for medical services is a crucial component of healthcare to ensure the continuous improvement of patient care, operational efficiency, and overall service quality.
5. Training need identification for doctors and nurses
An online competency assessment test for medical staff that guides targeted skill development.
H.Academy
We have built flagship training, education and awareness programmes for different aspect of Health management. The objective is to enhance the application and demonstration of appropriate knowledge, skills, approaches, and behavior of personnel in both occupational health and clinical settings. These programmes foster interactive learning and knowledge sharing to build internal expertise across all levels of the organization.
H.amplifier is a 3-day classroom and interactive training for professionals across businesses, focused on strengthening competency in managing OH programmes as per ABG standards. It covers legal obligations, ABG & international standards, and best practices in health surveillance, exposure management, respiratory protection, stress, and ergonomics. The program also emphasizes quality, ethics, and comprehensive understanding of global ABG requirements for effective implementation.
The H.path is a series of online session delivered by Health experts for all employees. It addresses -often-overlooked -aspects of employee health through comprehensive briefings covering topics from fitness, nutrition, and mental well-being to childcare, geriatric care, rehabilitation, and cancer awareness. With this series, we hope to empower our employees to make positive choices that contribute to a healthier and happier life.
‘Radiance’ is a tailored, impactful training module for nursing staff which enhances their capabilities by focusing on clinical skills and nursing care along with updates on emergency response protocols. The program emphasizes health technology utilization while developing patient communication and counseling skills to ensure comprehensive nursing excellence.
‘H.refine’ - a series of short capsule courses for medical practitioners covers the latest medical research and evidence-based practices while providing specialized skill updates on occupational health.
This internal competency development initiative builds in-house first-aid training capabilities while standardizing training quality across all sites to achieve cost optimization through internal expertise. The program ensures compliance with ABG first-aid standards and creates a network of certified first-aid trainers throughout the organization.
Heat stress management at workplace
ABG has identified a three-step approach to assess & address heat stress at workplace environments.
1. Qualitative assessment of workplace heat stress
2. Quantitative assessment using Thermal Work Limit (TWL) equipment
Quantitative assessment of workplace heat stress is conducted at identified high-risk workplaces through qualitative assessment results. TWL calculates dry-wet-globe temperature, humidity, air velocity, and Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) while providing readings in metabolic rate, enabling us to categorize our workplaces and processes into high, moderate, and low risk categories.
3. Physiological monitoring
To implement physiological monitoring of employees and workers who are exposed to high-risk workplaces and processes, allowing us to identify high-risk individuals working in high-risk environments who require extra care and attention to prevent any incidents of heat stress.