OHC design
A good OHC layout lets staff reach an injured worker fast and keeps clean and dirty flows apart.
- Sized to your workforce, hazards and shifts
- Built to the rules for your site
- Full turnkey or equipment supply only
OHC setup guide: all topics
Rooms in a typical OHC
| Area | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Reception and triage | Registration, first assessment, waiting |
| Doctor’s consultation | Examinations, pre-employment and periodic check-ups |
| Emergency and resuscitation bay | Stabilising injured or collapsed workers; direct ambulance access |
| Observation | Short stay beds under nursing watch |
| Screening room | Vision, audiometry (quiet room), spirometry, ECG |
| Pharmacy and store | Medicines, consumables, cold storage |
| Dressing and minor procedures | Wound care and dressings |
| Toilets, utility and waste | Accessible toilet, dirty utility, biomedical waste holding |
| Ambulance bay | Covered pick-up point close to the emergency bay |
Design principles
- Location: ground floor, near the main work areas, with a covered ambulance bay
- Patient flow: one-way from triage to treatment to observation
- Infection control: washable surfaces, hand-wash points, separate dirty utility and waste holding
- Utilities: oxygen points, power back-up for critical equipment, water and drainage
- Accessibility: ramps, wide doors and an accessible toilet
- Screening room: a quiet room if audiometry is part of your programme
Room sizes follow the state rules and your level of care. See OHC rules.
Get a free OHC plan
Tell us your company, site location, industry, total workers and largest shift, whether you have hazardous processes, and whether you need a full turnkey OHC, design only, an upgrade or equipment only. We will suggest the right OHC size, layout and equipment list.
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Last reviewed on 7 November 2026 against: Factories Act, 1948 (DGFASLI copy); Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020; Model Rules under the Factories Act, 1948 (DGFASLI). Medasus Healthcare Pvt Ltd is a private consultancy and medical equipment supplier. Requirements vary by state, industry, process and client standards, and inspections and approvals are by the authorities; Medasus cannot guarantee approval. Check the rules that currently apply to your establishment before you build.
