The National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), Ahmedabad, was established by the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi. The Institute started functioning as 'Occupational Health Research Institute' (OHRI) at the B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, in the year 1966. The OHRI was rechristened as 'National Institute of Occupational Health' (NIOH) in 1970 and moved to the present premises. To cater local needs of the Southern and Eastern regions, the Institute established two Regional Occupational Health Centres (ROHC) at Bangalore (1977) and Calcutta (1980). Occupational Health is a sustained activity aimed at promotion and maintenance of highest degree of physical, mental and social well being of workers in all occupations.

The Institute functions as a WHO Collaborative and Reference Centre for Occupational Health. Since its inception, the Institute is devoted to the cause of working class of people and aims to provide 'Occupational Health' to the workers engaged in all occupations and minimize deterioration of workplace environment through: Research, Education, Service and render assistance to the regulatory authorities to take necessary policy decisions for the control of occupational health related problems. The major contribution of the institute can be seen in the form of peer-reviewed publications, reports and large number of know-how influencing policy decisions through expert advice, research, development of modules for control of occupational diseases and help development of manpower through education and training.

To create safe work environment through intensive research, technology development and knowledge dissemination of quality support system, in order to improve upon the health and well being of the workers.
•Toxicology (metal, pesticide, reproductive, geno & neurobehavioral)
•Environmental Pollution (air, water, noise, thermal)
•Operational Research
•Women Health
•Agricultural Health
•Human Resource Development
•Control of Health Hazards
•Biological Health Hazards

To emerge as an international ranking center of excellence:
•Research and Technology Centre
•Academic Centre
•To establish inter-organizational coordination for cooperative research and occupational health delivery.
The National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH) has been established with the following objectives:
•To promote intensive research to evaluate environmental stresses/factors at the workplace.
•To promote the highest quality of occupational health through fundamental and applied research.
•To develop control technologies and health programmes through basic and fundamental research and to generate human resources in the field.

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