Occupational Health/Occupational Hygiene

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1 Introduction
2 Recognition of Hazards
3 Evaluation of Risk
4 Control
- 4.1 Hierarchy of Control
- 4.2 Maintenance and Testing of Control Measures
5 Information, Instruction and Training
6 Professional Bodies
7 National & International Agencies
8 Occupational Hygiene Education
9 Occupational Hygiene Ethics

[edit] Introduction

[edit] Recognition of Hazards

[edit] Chemical Agents

[edit] Biological Agents

[edit] Physical Agents

[edit] Noise

[edit] Vibration

[edit] Ionising Radiation

[edit] Non-ionising Radiation

[edit] Ergonomics

[edit] Evaluation of Risk

[edit] Qualitative Risk Assessment

[edit] Quantitative Risk Assessment

[edit] Exposure Limits

[edit] Exposure Assessment

[edit] Measurement of Exposure

[edit] Air Monitoring

Aerosols, Dusts & Fume; Gases & Vapours; Pumped Sampling Methods; Diffusive Sampling Methods; Direct Reading Instrumentation; Sampling Strategies; Statistical Methods in Exposure Monitoring;

[edit] Noise Monitoring

Sound Pressure Level Mapping; Dosimetry; Octave Band Analysis; high noise level induces the hearing loss and continues working in same condition makes person to irritating

[edit] Vibration Monitoring

[edit] Ionising Radiation Monitoring

[edit] Electromagnetic Field Strength Monitoring

[edit] Biological Monitoring

[edit] Health Surveillance

[edit] Control

[edit] Hierarchy of Control

[edit] Elimination

[edit] Substitution

[edit] Total Enclosure

[edit] Systems of work

[edit] Partial enclosure with Local Exhaust Ventilation

[edit] Local Exhaust Ventilation

[edit] General Ventilation

[edit] Reduction in numbers of employees duration & frequency of exposure

[edit] Workplace Hygiene

[edit] Safe storage and disposal of materials

[edit] Provision of PPE

Respiratory Protection; Respirator Fit Testing; Qualitative Fit Test; Qualitative Fit Test (Particulate; Pressure Drop) Hearing Protection; Skin Protection; Gloves; Skin Protection Programmes;

[edit] Prohibition of Eating, Drinking & Smoking in designated areas

[edit] Washing, changing and storage of clothing

[edit] Maintenance and Testing of Control Measures

[edit] Information, Instruction and Training

[edit] Professional Bodies

[edit] ACGIH

[edit] AIHA

[edit] BOHS

=== CRBOH === CRBOH

=== IOHA ===IOHA

[edit] National & International Agencies

[edit] World Health Organisation

[edit] International Labour Organisation

[edit] International Agency on Research in Cancer

[edit] European Union

[edit] Health & Safety Executive (UK)

[edit] Occupational Safety & Health Administration (US)

[edit] National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (US)

[edit] Occupational Hygiene Education

[edit] Graduate Education

[edit] Post Graduate Education

DIPLOMA IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH---D.O.H In INDIA ,there is a course "Diploma in Industrial Health- (DIH)" which is a post graduate 2 full years course only for medical graduates. this course is recognised Medical council of India (MCI).Recently the name has been changed from Industrial to occupational. (Diploma in Occupational health- DOH).Presently this course is conducted by west bengal university of health sciences (WBUHS [1]) in All india institute of hygiene and public health (AIIH&PH) in KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL INDIA.

[edit] Vocational Education

[edit] Continuing Professional Development

[edit] Occupational Hygiene Ethics