occupational health and safety

1. Occupational Health &
Safety
Bhuvnesh yadav

2. Learning Objective
1)To understand the concept of occupational health and its
importance.
2) To recognize the aim and the components of occupational
health program.
3) To know the importance & the components of occupational
history and examination.
4) To recognize different occupational hazards and their effects.
5) To know common occupational diseases.

3. Syllabus

5.  The physical & mental health of
the workforce is linked to
productivity.
 A healthy worker in a safe &
healthy workplace results in a
well-motivated & productive
workforce

7. Magnitude of Problem
 According to ILO, there are globally about
2.2 million work-related deaths annually,
equivalent to 1 death every 15 seconds.
 The largest share of work related fatalities is
made up by fatal diseases: 2-1.7 million
deaths annually.
 The annual number of non-fatal work
related diseases has been estimated to be
160 million.

8. Occupational Health
DEFINITION
“OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH is the
promotion & maintenance of the
highest degree of physical, mental
& social wellbeing of the workers in
all occupations”.

9. Components of Occupational Health
 INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE.
 INDUSTRIAL DISEASE.
 INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS.
 INDUSTRIAL HAZARDS.
 INDUSTRIAL REHABILITATION.
 OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY.

10. OBJECTIVES OF OH ??
1. Prevention among workers of departure from health
caused by their working conditions.
2. Protection of workers from risk resulting from
factors adverse to health.
3. Placing & maintenance of workers in an
occupational environment adapted to his/her
physiological & psychological equipment.
4. Adaptation of worker to man & man in his job.

11. ILO RECOMMENDATION
Focus on providing the following to promote health of the
employees as follows.
1. Nutrition.
2. Prevention & control of communicable disease.
3. Environmental sanitation.
4. Water supply.
5. Provision food & snacks .

12. 6. Toilet facilities.
7. General Plant cleanliness.
8. Floor Space /air space (500 cu ft)
9. Wastage & Garbage disposal.
10.Lighting & Ventilation.
11.Protection against hazards.

13. 12.Housing.
13.Maternity benefit.
14.First Aid.
15.Family Planning.
16.Mental Health.
17.Health Education

14. THANK YOU