Work in the digital age
Digital resources have changed our way of working in many ways and lead to new challenges as well as new possibilities. Definitions Work in the digital age involves many new …
Course: Occupational Health in Developing Countries
What is Organic Solvent Intoxication?
This example is about a 29 year old man, referred to the hospital because he had become very forgetful. He was working in a paint factory, in the production line. …
Types of pesticides and their side effects
We have at least 500 types of pesticides, and the number of different products for sale is consequently even higher. The main groups of pesticides are categorised into the following …
Chemical Hazards and Health Effects When Welding
Thousands of different chemicals are used in large quantities in various industrial processes, and new chemicals are introduced every year. At numerous workplaces worldwide worker exposure to chemicals represents a …
Vibration
Health effects of vibrations Vibration is a mechanical phenomenon whereby oscillations occur about an equilibrium. The oscillations or movements may occur in different directions and frequencies, measured by the unit …
Occupational Health Services (OHS) in Norway
Since the Occupational Health in Developing Countries course is developed by a Norwegian university, we will present some historical aspects of the development of occupational health services in Norway as …
Occupational health services: Professions and tasks
According to ILO Recommendations on Occupational Health Services (No. 171) OHS should be made up of multidisciplinary teams whose composition should be determined by the nature of the duties to …
Noise Exposure at Work
To know whether or not the noise is a risk factor for health at the workplace the employer needs to know the quantity of the noise exposure. For noise there …
Week 6: feedback
This week we will answer questions on two topics: The pregnant worker and coronavirus. Questions from all learners – posted through the “FutureLearn – Comments” are considered for this feedback …
Week 5: feedback
Questions about byssinosis, shiftwork, mental first aid and home office situations are answered in this video. Questions from all learners – posted through the “FutureLearn – Comments” are considered for …
Week 4: feedback
This week we show you how colleagues in Tanzania use a mobile unit for performing audiometry at noise workplaces. We are very proud of them. They have a stop in …
Week 3: feedback
The feedback video this week discusses use of personal hearing protection equipment and coronavirus-disease as a possible occupational disease. Questions from all learners – posted through the “FutureLearn – Comments” …
Week 2: feedback
The feedback video for this week is based on recent questions from learners. In the video educators discuss some central questions you have posed in this week’s lessons. Questions from …
Week 1: feedback
The feedback video for this week is based on recent questions from learners. In the video educators will discuss some central questions you have posed in this week’s lessons. Questions …
Introduction to Care of the worker
This week consists of four topics, followed by one discussion and a quiz Occupational Health Services Occupational health services for all workers has been a long-term objective of the World …
