INDS 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Occupational Safety And Health, Public Health Surveillance, Engineering Controls

• School: McGill University
• Department: Interndisciplinary Studies
• Course: INDS 111
• Professor: Anne Andermann

Document Summary

Occupational health is the multidisciplinary approach to the recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention and control of diseases, injuries, and other adverse health conditions resulting from hazardous exposures in the workplace. Physical: noise, vibration, radiation, extreme temperature, barometric pressure. Biomechanical ( ergonomic ): repetition, forceful exertion, awkward postures; intensity, Psychosocial / organizational: psychological /cognitive / emotional / temporal demands; decision latitude; support of co-workers, superiors; psychological /sexual harassment; effort- reward balance; work intensification; work-family balance duration, frequency. Work is an important determinant of heath. Work exposures are an important determinant of health inequalities. Research studies of specific populations or workplaces. Exposure data collected by public health or ministry of labour inspections. Global burden of fatal occupational injuries and illnesses estimated to cause more deaths worldwide than childhood illnesses or infectious diseases. Attributable occupational fraction of global estimates for 7 major disease categories. 2 million work-related deaths annually including 346 000 fatal traumatic injuries.