vaishali guleria# m.sc nursing 2nd year student#occupational health and safety#

1. VAISHALI
M.SC. 2ND
YEAR

3. INTRODUCTION
•Occupational health refers to
the potential risks to health
and safety for those who work
outside the home hazard
.Something that can cause
harm if not controlled.

4. DEFINITION
•“Occupational health is the
promotion & maintenance of the
highest degree of physical,
mental & social wellbeing of the
workers in all occupations”.

5. • OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE :
Disease directly caused by a person’s occupation .

6. The occupational health
and safety Management
System help you in
managing safety and
health norms in your
company. These systems
help in implementing the
laws and ensuring a safe
environment for your
employees

7. OBJECTIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH
• 1.To maintain and promote
the physical, mental and
social well being of the
workers.
• 2. To prevent occupational
diseases and injuries.

8. •3. It should be preventive rather than curative
•4. To adapt the work place and work environment
to the needs of the workers i.e application of
ergonomics principle.

9. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
STANDARDS
1. Identify the hazard
2. Clear the area close to the hazard

10. •3.Partition the hazard off or clearly identify the
area to protect other people from harm
• 4. If the hazard is easily and safely cleared,
then do so

11. 5. Occupational Health and Safety standards If not
Report the hazard to the appropriate person (such as
teacher in charge, principal etc.) to obtain assistance
6. Following clearing of the hazard fill out the correct
documentation to assist in identifying improved
practice to reduce further incidence of hazards.

12. FUNCTIONS OF OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH SERVICE –
•1. Pre-employment medical examination.
• 2. First Aid and emergency service.

13. 3. Supervision of the work
environment for the control of
dangerous substances in the
work environment
4.Special periodic medical
examination particularly for the
workers in dangerous
operations

14. 5. Health education for disseminating information
on specific hazards and risks in the work
environment.
6. Special examination and surveillance of health
of women and children

15. •7. Advising the employer or
management for improving working
conditions, and placement of hazards.
• 8. Monitoring of working environment
for assessment and control of hazards.

16. •9. Supervision over sanitation,
hygiene and canteen facilities
•10. Liaison and cooperation
with the safety committees

17. •11. Maintenance of medical
records for medical check-up and
follow-up for maintaining health
standards and also for evaluation.

18. HEALTH
HAZARDS
PHYSICAL
HAZARDS
CHEMICAL
HAZARDS
BIOLOGICAL
HAZARDS
PSYCHO-
OCIAL
HAZARDS

20. PHYSICAL
HAZARDS
HEAT
&
COLD
LIGHT
NOISE
VIBRAT
-ION
UV
RADIAT
IONS
IONIZE
D
RADIA
TIONS

24. ACIDS BASES SOLVENTS
FUMES
HEAVY
METALS

25. AV

26. 1) GASES – gas poisoning.
2) INORGANIC DUSTS
 Coal dust - Anthracosis
 Silica - Silicosis.
Asbestos - Asbestosis.(lung disease)
Iron - Siderosis.


27. 3) ORGANIC DUSTS :
•Cane fibre - Bagassosis.
• Cotton dust – Byssinosis.
•Hay or grain dust – Farmer’s lung

28. •CHEMICALS – Burns, dermatitis,
cancer, respiratory illness
• METALS – lead, mercury, arsenic,
chromium cause poisoning

30. BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
•Bacteria
•Viruses
• Fungi – molds
• Insects – mosquitoes

31. •Hazardous Plants – Poison Ivy
•Birds
• Animals
• Blood-borne Pathogens

32. DISEASES DUE TO BIOLOGICALAGENTS
•Hepatitis B Virus Hepatitis C Virus
•Tuberculosis – particularly among Healthcare
Workers

33. •Asthma – among persons exposed
to organic dust
• Blood-borne Diseases – HIV/AIDS

35. PSYCHOSOCIAL HAZARDS
•Work-related stress – excessive
working time and overwork
•Violence – from outside the
organization Bullying

36. •Emotional , verbal abuse &
Sexual Harassment
•MSDs and work-related
psychosocial factors such as
high workload/demands, high
perceived stress levels,
.

37. •Low social support,
•Low job control,
•Low job satisfaction and
•Monotonous work

39. PREVENTIVE METHODS
ENGINEERING
MEASURES
LEGISLATION
PROTECTION

40. MEASURES FOR HEALTH
PROTECTION OF WORKERS
•1. Nutrition.
•2. Communicable disease control.
•3. Environmental sanitation.
• 4. Mental health.

41. •5. Measures for women and children.
•6. Family planning services
•7. Health education..

42. EMPLOYEE BENIFITS
•Medical benefit
•Sickness benefit
•Maternity benefits
•Disablement benefit
•Dependent's benefit

43. • ROLE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSE

46. RECAPTULIZATION