Occurrence
© University of Bergen Annually, occupational accidents and work-related diseases cause close to 2.8 million fatalities, out of which over 380,000 are caused by occupational accidents and 2.4 million by …
Course: Occupational Health in Developing Countries
Occupational Injuries: Regulations, Notification and Costs
International Labour Organization About 374 million occupational accidents occur annually; many of these resulting in long absences from work. Even if the data are not very accurate on the national …
Control measures
Hierarchy of control measures As illustrated in the previous example there are many ways of reducing the risk of negative health effects at the workplace. The control measures to reduce …
Risk matrix
In any risk assessment, the degree of risk and thus prioritization for action is, to a certain extent, based on personal judgement and opinion. Although it is recommended to “keep …
Risk assessment – an example
One simple way to carry out a risk assessment is to follow the five steps in the template provided in a Training Package on Workplace Risk Assessment developed by ILO …
Risk assessment
Workers have a right to be protected from harm caused by any failure to take reasonable risk control measures at their workplace. Risk assessment is the responsibility of the employer …
Occupational Health: Legislation and Key People
In the video you saw the main office of OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Authority in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The personnel here work to improve the work places in …
What is occupational health?
Handling hot iron sticks can be very dangerous. © G. Tjalvin What is occupational health? Actually, occupational health as a discipline includes even more; it is not only the issue …
Occupational Health: What Are the Common Risk Factors?
The field of Occupational Health covers a wide area. We hope you will find it interesting. It should be included in public health programmes in all countries. Industry is increasing …
Basic concepts
Welcome to this very first week of “Occupational Health in Developing Countries” This week consists of four topics, each followed by discussion and a quiz. Introduction to occupational health After …