Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this module students will be able to:
Demonstrate how occupational health fits into national health and safety management and public health strategies.
Identify hazards that can lead to occupational ill health and apply the hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control and management process to occupational health hazards.
Analyse how occurrences of occupational ill health can be identified and how they should be managed.
Advise management on methods to reduce the risk of occupational ill health (controls).
The learning outcomes of this module are consistent with achieving the objectives of SDG 3 Good Health and SDG 8 Decent Work from an occupational health and wellbeing perspective.
Be able to recommend occupational health strategies appropriate to mitigate health risks including health screening, health surveillance, absence management and employee assistance and workplace health promotion programmes.
Identify when to call in specialist expertise, and explain how occupational health professionals interact with other multidisciplinary team members including safety and welfare professionals.
Indicative Module Content:
Occupational Health & Occupational Diseases, Occupational Health Services & Health Surveillance, Occupational Health in Practice, Workplace Health Promotion, Occupational First Aids, Mental Health and Well being