Occupational Health Management System

Course Description

Occupational Health is defined as the promotion and maintenance of the physical, mental and social well-being of the workforce. It is a multidisciplinary field concerned with preventing people from becoming ill because of their work.

Occupational Health (OH) Management is the management process, through which corporate resources are organised and used to promote well-being and prevent, or minimise, the adverse health impact of work on personnel and contractors. Failure to control occupational health risks in the workplace can result in a wide range of effects, from general worker under performance to premature deaths. It is also recognised that good occupational health performance is not only ethically sound, but it also makes good financial and business sense.

Course Objectives

Attendees will gain the knowledge and competence to:

·        Use the primary methods for classification of the level of occupational health risk

·        How to identify all health hazards to which personnel may be exposed

·        while at work.

·        Setting of control implementation priorities.

·        Basics of Health Risk Assessment as systematic identification of health hazards in the workplace and subsequent evaluation of health risks.

·        How & When they take existing control measures into account and identifies and recommends further preventive or control actions where appropriate.

Course Certificate

IGTD certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of  80 % of the total tuition hours of the course.

Who Should Attend

·        Safety Engineer

·        Medical staff

·        Loss prevention Engineer

·        Sanitary Inspector

·        Administrative Sanitation

·        Emergency Team

·        Site Managers

Course Outlines:

·        Occupational Health Definitions

·        Occupational Health Management System

·        Occupational Health MS Elements & Sub-Element

·        Chemical Hazards

·        Physical Hazards

·        Biological Hazards

·        Radiation Hazards

·        Occupational Health Risk Management

·        First Aid and Medical Management

·        Medical Support

·        Food Safety

·        ISO2000 Food Safety Management System

·        HACCP Principals

·        Public Health and Welfare

·        Noise Pollution, Hearing Conservation and Vibration

·        Ergonomics

·        Lighting

·        Display Screen Usage

·        Hazardous Substances