Occupational Higiene and Safety
Code
9327
Academic unit
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública
Department
Saúde Pública e Comunidade
Credits
2.5
Teacher in charge
Florentino Manuel dos Santos Serranheira
Total hours
16
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
At the end the students should be capable of:
- Know the specific goals of the Health and Safety at Work;
-Identify the general methodologies specific intervention of these disciplines;
- Understand the need for interaction of Physicians of Technical Working with these areas and know how to jointly develop action plans
Prerequisites
To be enrolled at Occupational Medicine Specialization Course
Subject matter
– Occupational Hygiene: essential concepts, areas of activity and general intervention methodologies;
Accidents at work: concepts, indices characterization, analysis methodologies of industrial accidents
Individual Protective Equipment: standards, understanding and managing the usage decision.
Internal Emergency Plans: objectives, methodology and structural characterization of its implementation;
Security Management.
Bibliography
– FREITAS, L. – Gestão da Segurança e Saúde do Trabalho. Edições Universitárias Lusófonas. Lisboa, 2003
– GARDINER, k.; HARRINGTON, J.M. – Occupational Hygiene. Blackwell Publishing 3rd edition. Massachussets, 2005
– HAMMER, W; PRICE, D. – Occupational and Safety Management and Engineering. Prentice Hall, 5ª edit. 2001
– KINNEY, G.; WIRNTH, A. – Practical Risk and Analysis for Safety Management. NW Center, 1976
Teaching method
– Lectures participated
– Individual commitment, participation and attendance (20%)
– Work Group (80%)
Evaluation method
Individual commitment, participation and attendance (20%)
– Work Group (80%)