Unit Code: EVH604

Unit Name: Occupational Health & Safety

Description: Occupational Health is essentially preventive medicine and it’s aim as endorsed by a joint ILO/WHO Committee is to: Promote maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations. Prevention :among workers of departures from health caused by their working conditions Protection: of workers in their employment from risks resulting from factors adverse to health i.e. “the adaptation of work to man and each man to his job” The Course is designed to involve active participation both in individual and group learning through discussions, presentations and field visits. The group will also be challenged to prepare a health promotion package under the banner of “Health promoting workplace”.

Learning Target Outcomes:

Prerequisite: PBH501, PBH503, PBH504, PBH505, PBH502, EPI500, EVH507 & HPM501

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 2