Occupational

Health and Safety

PREPARED BY: GROUP 5

Basic Occupational Health and Safety

What is Occupational Health?
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH REFERS TO HEALTH MATTERS
CONCERNED WITH EMPLOYMENT AND THE WORK
PLACE. PEOPLE SPEND A MAJOR PART OF THEIR
ADULT LIVES AT THE WORK PLACE WHEREIN
THERE IS A CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO INFLUENCES
AT THE WORK PLACE.
 Different Aspects

PHYSICAL ASPECT PSYCHOLOGICAL

SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECT
ASPECT
Physical Aspect
EXPOSURE TO TOXINS AND HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY STANDARDS
IMPACT ON RESPIRATORY HEALTH AND CHRONIC
CONDITIONS
EXAMPLES: ASBESTOS, SILICOSIS, CHRONIC
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS
IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND
SAFETY STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT
Sociological Aspect
INCOME INEQUALITY AND CHRONIC POVERTY
SOCIAL STATUS AND JOB SATISFACTION
IMPACT OF CASTE SYSTEM ON OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH
LACK OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION LEADING TO
HIGHER RISKS
IMPORTANCE OF SURVEILLANCE DATA FOR
IDENTIFYING HIGH-RISK JOBS
Psychological Aspect
JOB DEMANDS AND PERCEIVED CONTROL
ROLE STRAIN, STRESS, AND RELATIONSHIPS AT
WORK
KARASEK'S DEMAND-CONTROL MODEL
IMPACT ON MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH
IMPORTANCE OF DECISION LATITUDE AND SKILL
USE FOR JOB SATISFACTION
Psychological Aspect
STRESS AT THE WORKPLACE
CAREER GROWTH
UNEMPLOYMENT
ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN THE WORKPLACE
HEALTH PROMOTION
Occupational Health In Industry
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH IS THE PHYSICAL AND
MENTAL STATE OF THE INDIVIDUAL ASSOCIATED
WITH HISOCCUPATION AND THE ABSENCE OF
ILLNESS OR DISEASE ARISING FROM THE NATURE
OF THE JOB OR FROM EXPOSURE TOWORK-
RELATED HAZARDS. WORK-RELATED HAZARDS CAN
BE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL,
PSYCHOLOGICAL ORMECHANICAL.
Occupational Health In Industry

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH IS THE ADVANCEMENT AND SUPPORT OF THE

HIGHEST LEVEL OF PHYSICAL, MENTALAND SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF
WORKERS / EMPLOYEES IN ALL PROFESSIONS, BY MAINTAINING A
STRATEGIC DISTANCE FROMWELL-BEING GAPS, BY MONITORING RISKS
AND ADAPTING WORK TO INDIVIDUALS
Goals of Occupational Health
1. PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF WORKERS THROUGH A
CONTINUOUS PROCESS OF IDENTIFICATION,ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL
OF EXPOSURE TO HEALTH HAZARDS AT SOURCE IN ORDER TO PREVENT
OCCUPATIONALDISEASES DUE TO THEIR WORKING CONDITIONS ON THE
JOB.

2. ENSURE A HEALTHY WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND IMPROVE THE

SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF WORKERS,INCLUDING THE PROFESSIONAL AND
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR WORK
Importance of Occupational Health

IMPACT OF HEALTH ON WORK PERFORMANCE

DETERMINING FACTORS OF WORKERS'
HEALTH FOCUS ON PREVENTING HEALTH
PROBLEMS RELATED TO WORK
Occupational Health Hazards
CATEGORIES: PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL,
PSYCHOLOGICAL, MECHANICAL
EXAMPLE FOR EACH CATEGORY OF HEALTH HAZARD
1. PHYSICAL - NOISE EXPOSURE
2. CHEMICAL - EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
3. BIOLOGICAL - EXPOSURE TO INFECTIOUS AGENTS
4. PSYCHOLOGICAL - WORK-RELATED STRESS
5. MECHANICAL - MACHINERY ACCIDENTS
Management of Occupational Health
1. ADEQUATE AND HYGIENIC CATERING FACILITIES
2. ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE WORKPLACE.
3. PROTECTION AGAINST EXPOSURE TO EXTREME
TEMPERATURES.
4. HOT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
5. PROTECTION AGAINST COLD.