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MODULE:SAFETY AND
HEALTH OFFICER
DSH 213
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
From the definition there are two key areas involved in the practice of
occupational health. These are:
health protection
health promotion
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Health Promotion
Health promotion is an essential component of an occupational health
programme. In this area hazards to health due to lifestyles are usually
addressed as well as hazards that are both present at work and outside
work. A good example of this is noise. An effective hearing conservation
programme is not going to achieve its objective if the workers after
leaving their worksites expose themselves to noise levels which can be
as high if not more than that at their work as is found at discos. Subjects
for health promotion are many but tend to focus on diseases due to
lifestyles.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
HEALTH
PROTECTION &
PREVENTION
WORK
WORK
HEALTH
PROMOTION
INDIRECT RISKS & EFFECTS
DIRECT RISKS
(THE MAJOR TASK FOR
OH SERVICES)
INCOME
LEVEL
PHYSICAL,
CHEMICAL,
BIOLOGICAL,
ERGONOMICS &
PSYCHOSOCIAL
HAZARDS
OCCUPATIONAL
DISEASE &
INJURY
CUSTOMS,
GROUP
NORMS
ILL HEALTH
RELATED TO LIFESTYLE, E.G.
SMOKING,
ALCOHOL-RELATED
DISEASE
STATE OF HEALTH
LEVEL OF
PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY
DISEASE RELATED
TO OVERACTIVITY,
E.G. JOINT
DISORDER, OR
UNDERACTIVITY,
E.G. HEART DIS.
JOB QUALITY
&
EXPECTATION
MENTAL
WELLBEING
PSYCHOSOCIAL
HEALTHY
SOCIOECONOMIC
LATENT
DISEASE
GENES
DIET
CLINICAL
DISEASE
WORKPLACE
ENVIRONMENT
DEATH
HABITS
PRE-EXISTENT
HEALTH STATUS
7
OCCUPATIONAL
EXPOSURE
HEALTH
OUTCOME
Regulations
Chemical
Physical
Personal
Health
Health
Biological
Ergonomics
Policies
10
11
Occupational medicine
Occupational health nursing
Occupational hygiene
Ergonomics
Others
COMPONENTS OF OH SERVICES