Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Better Workplaces in Low and Middle Income Countries
The students learnt how to master risk assessments, gained insights into innovative prevention strategies, and navigating modern work complexities. They studied ways to identify and evaluate risks, including physical, chemical, biological and psychosocial hazards. Students enhanced their ability to recognise workplace risks and prevent related illnesses and injuries. Additionally, the course covered how to adapt to evolving challenges like increasing automation, digitalisation and climate change
6 weeks, 5 hours per week
Bente Elisabeth Moen
Professor, Centre for International Health, UiB
University of Bergen
Gro Tjalvin
Associate Professor, Department of Global public Health and Primary Care, UiB
University of Bergen
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- describe basic concepts in occupational health
- identify the most important risk factors for illness and injuries at workplaces globally
- perform a risk assessment at the workplace
- reflect on occupational health in a global perspective, with focus on climate changes and low-income settings
Syllabus
The students will learn: -Basic concepts in occupational health, recognize risk factors for illness and injuries at workplaces globally and describe the major occupational diseases. -Different steps in risk assessment at the workplace -Risk prevention on exposure to health hazards in the work environment. - The interaction between different actors within occupational health and know how to work with occupational health in a low- and middle- income setting. -There will be a focus on new workplaces and new working conditions due to climate changes, in addition to a focus on traditional challenges at work.
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Issued on 22nd August 2026
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