Work Practice 1
Code
9329
Academic unit
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública
Department
Saúde Pública e Comunidade
Credits
15.0
Teacher in charge
Florentino Manuel dos Santos Serranheira
Total hours
150
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
Stage 1 aims to provide direct contact with the reality of working in an organization, the aim is that students are able to:
- Identify and systematize the organic and functional structure of the company and the information circuits;
- Identify key health issues valued by workers and business administration and the expectation for the action of the SSO / OHS;
- Describe the organization''s SSO / OHS;
- Delimit a specific work situation, structure its components (Activity, Conditions and Consequences) and identify the interrelationships between the various elements;
- Identify clearly, in any sector of business, risk factors present and the set of job requirements that specifically put their employees in order to enable an evaluation, even if qualitative occupational hazards.
Prerequisites
To be enrolled at Occupational Medicine Specialization Course
First year of Occupational Medicine Specialization Course completed
Subject matter
- The internship lasts for one semester during which the student will develop the activities necessary to accomplish the objectives and preparing its report.
- The description should include the following components:
• Description of the company''s organization and Services OS / OHS / OSH and critical completion;
• Company sources contacted or consulted.
• Analysis of a specific work situation of a section or sector of the company according to the AET model, including an evaluation (qualitative) of occupational risks and prospects for intervention or further future research.
Bibliography
– Karwowsky, W.; Marras, W.S. – The Occupational Ergonomics Handbook. Londres, Roca Raton, 1999.
– Monod, H.; Kapitaniak, B. – Ergonomie. Paris: Masson, 1999.
– Serranheira, F. et al. – Uma perspectiva da ergonomia no contexto da saúde e segurança do trabalho (SST). Segurança. 189 (2009) 18-23.
– Uva, A. Diagnóstico e Gestão do risco em Saúde Ocupacional. Lisboa: ACT, 2006; 2010.
– WHO. WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION – Occupational Health Services: an overview. Edit. by Jorma Rantanen. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1990 (WHO Regional Publications/ WHO European Series nº 26).
Teaching method
Internship with tutorials