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This document provides an introduction to an occupational safety and health course. The course will cover topics like industrial hygiene, hazard identification and risk assessment, accident prevention, and personnel protection systems. It will apply safety laws and standards to conducting hazard analyses and safety inspections in industrial work environments. The history of occupational health shows increasing awareness of workplace hazards over centuries, from ancient civilizations to modern regulations. Maintaining safety makes moral and business sense by preventing human suffering, improving efficiency, and complying with laws.

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Introduction To Ohs

This document provides an introduction to an occupational safety and health course. The course will cover topics like industrial hygiene, hazard identification and risk assessment, accident prevention, and personnel protection systems. It will apply safety laws and standards to conducting hazard analyses and safety inspections in industrial work environments. The history of occupational health shows increasing awareness of workplace hazards over centuries, from ancient civilizations to modern regulations. Maintaining safety makes moral and business sense by preventing human suffering, improving efficiency, and complying with laws.

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INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL

SAFETY AND HEALTH

PREPARED BY: ENGR. JON JON S. ESCALO


COURSE DESCRPTION

APPLICATION OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY LEGISLATIONS, REGULATIONS,
CODES, STANDARDS AND PRACTICES; THE PRINCIPLE,
PROCESSES, METHODOLOGIES AND STRATEGIES OF
HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS, RISK
ASSESSMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT ACCIDENT
PREVENTION AND HAZARD CONROTL SYSTEM; ACTION
PLANNING AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE; MITIGATION
AND CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT; PROPERTY AND
PERSONNEL PROTECTION SYSTEMS IN THE INDUSTRIAL
OCCUPANCY AND WORK ENVIRONMENT.
NUMBER OF UNITS/NUMBER OF
CONTACT HOUR PER WEEK

LECTURE – 2 UNITS
LECTURE – 2 HOURS

PREREQUISITES
MICROBIOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGY FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
AND ENGINEERING
COURSE OUTCOMES
At the end of the course, the student shall be able to:
1. Acquire knowledge on Industrial Hygiene and
Occupational Safety and Health, Fundamental
Government Legislations and Regulations, and Standards
and Practices;
2. Recognize various industrial hazard and apply basic
methods of identification;
3. Understand the principle and process of risk assessment
(hazard analysis) and risk management; accident
prevention and hazard control system; action planning
and emergency response; mitigation and consequence
management;
4. Identify Property and personnel protection system; and
5. Conduct a walk through inspection and simplified safety
audit on existing industrial facility.
COURSE OUTLINE
1. INTRODUCTION OF THE COURSE
2. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS ON
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
3. CONCEPT OF TOXICOLOY
4. BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
5. PHYSICAL HAZARDS
6. CHEMICAL HAZARDS
7. BIOCHEMICAL HAZARDS
8. ERGONOMIC HAZARDS
9. PSYCHOSOCIAL HAZARDS
10.METHODS OF IDENTIFICATION AND PRIORITIZATION
OF WORKPLACE HAZARDS
11. RISK ASSESMENT: RISK CHARACTERIZATION
COURSE OUTLINE
12. RISK ESTIMATION
13. EXPOSURE MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
14. EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT
15. DOSE-HEALTH OUTCOME EVALUATION
16. RISK MANAGEMENT
17. ERGONOMICS
18. PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT
19. ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND HAZARD CONTROL
20. MITIGATION AND CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT
21. PROPERTY AND PERSONNEL PROTECTION SYSTEM
INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH AND SAFETY
HISTORY OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
3000 BC – Egyptians were aware of the dangers from gold
and silver fumes. They even had a first aid manual for
workers.
2000 BC – HAMMURABI placed a value on permanent
injuries, such as the loss of an eye, for which the owner paid
the worker or paid the doctor’s bill.
1500 BC – Ramses hired a physician for quarry workers.
400 BC – HIPPOCRATES, the father of medicine, realized stone
cutters were having breathing problems.
100 BC – the Romans were aware of the dangers faced by
workers. They would free a slave if he survived the launching
of a ship. The Romans even had a goddess of safety and
health named Salus whose image is often embedded on
their coins.
INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH AND SAFETY
HISTORY OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
1700s – English chimney sweeps were more susceptible
to testicular cancer because of the soot. With the
advent of the industrial revolution, the use of machinery
and the changed work environment saw a rapid rise in
the number of injuries, illnesses, and deaths. During this
period, the first unions began to be organized to try to
protect workers from the hazards of the work place.
1800s – the improvement in this year was fire protection
because of pressure from insurance companies. This
was soon followed by Massachusetts’ requirement for
factory inspection. Also, the first acts and regulations
pertaining to mining were put forth. Some safety
measures were adopted for other industries such as the
railroads with the invention of air brakes and automatic
couplers, which save many live and amputations.
INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH AND SAFETY
HISTORY OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
1900s – workers compensation laws started appearing
and were finally deemed constitutional by the Supreme
Court in 1916. Before this, most employers blamed their
workers and held them responsible for workplace
incidents citing what were known as the “ the common
laws” that stated:
1. Employer is not responsible when a fellow worker
negligently causes your injury.
2. Employer is not responsible if the worker is injured
due to his/her own negligence.
3. If and employee takes up a risky job knowing fully
well the inherent hazards, the employer is not
responsible.
Most Employers have realized that a safe and healthy
workplace is more productive and makes good
business sense. In the area of prevention, there are still
the three E’s of safety.

1. Engineering – this entails awareness of safety issues


when designing equipment.
2. Education – training employees in safety procedures
and how to safety perform their job.
3. Enforcement – rules and policies must be strictly
enforces if a safe workplace is to be accomplished.
There are six good reasons to prevent accidents,
injuries, illnesses, and deaths:

1. Destruction of human life is morally unjustified.


2. Failure of employers or workers to take precautions
against occupational injuries and illnesses makes
them morally responsible for these incidents.
3. Occupational incidents limit efficiency and
productivity.
4. Occupational accidents and illnesses produce far-
reaching social harm.
5. Safety techniques have produced reduction of
accident rates and severity rates.
6. Recent cries and mandates have come forth at the
state and federal levels to provide a safe and
healthy workplace.

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