Indian Association of Occupational Health (IAOH)

It was in the steel city of Jamshedpur, in the year 1948, that three visionaries of industrial medicine as it was known then, nurtured an idea of establishing a National Scientific Forum where problems related to Industrial Medicine could be discussed. The visionaries were Lt. J.R.Kochar, Col. Najib Khan and Maj. R.C.Tarapore. It was through their relentless efforts that the Society for the Study of Industrial Medicine (SSIM) India was ceremonially inaugurated on 9th July 1948, with an initial founder membership of 28. At the very first meeting, these three doyens were elected as the first torchbearers of the organization.

The objectives of the society were described as:
• Stimulation of enquiry and research into causes, treatment and prevention of occupational diseases.
• Guidance to industry with regards to problems of occupational medicine and hygiene, on modern scientific principles.
• To secure effective and complete organization of medical officers in the industry
• To maintain liaison with National and International Organizations interested in occupational health problems.

Mission:
IAOH is committed to enable occupational health professionals to make India's work places healthy, safe and green —free from the ill effects of hazards, by evolving effective solutions; to be the nodal voluntary organization committed to attain highest standards of health in India by enabling stake holders, influencing policy makers and creating community consciousness.