Occupational Health and Safety Hygiene
Occupational Health and Safety Hygiene
INTRODUCTION
The discipline of occupational health is concerned with the two-wayrelationship between work environment and health. Occupational
health is a part of the health science curriculum.
The philosophy aims to promote and maintain the highest knowledge of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations:to prevent departures from health caused by their working conditions;the protection of workers in their employment from risk resulting from factors adverse to health; the placing and maintenance of the workersin an occupational environment adapted to his physiological and psychological make-up.
This teaching material is prepared based on curriculum of occupational health and safety. There are five chapters in the lecture note, each of which has questions and exercises at the end.
Therefore, the material is designed to provide a clear and concise account of the principles and practices of occupational health safety
and hygiene.
COURSE OUTLINE
Chapter One: Noise definitions and identifying
- Learning objectives
- Historical incidents
- Elements of the work Environment
- Questions and Exercises
Chapter Two: Noise equations, Calculations, and measurement
- Learning Objectives
- Classifications of occupational health, safety and hygiene hazards
- Questions and Exercises
Chapter Three: Assessment and methods of data collection
- Learning objectives
- Evaluation of Occupational environment
- Questions and Exercises
Chapter Four: collected data analyzing methods
- Learning objectives
- Type of small scale enterprises and informal sectors
- General actions on small enterprises and informal sectors
- Question and Exercises
Chapter Five: Identifying hearing loss factors and applying countermeasures
- Learning objectives
- Prevention and control methods of occupational hygiene and safety Hazards
- Administrative Controls
- Personal Protective equipment
- Plant Sanitation
- Illumination/lighting
- Good Housekeeping and Maintenance
- Emergency response training and education
- Questions and Exercises