Health, Hygiene and Safety at Work

Code:

MSP12_29

Acronym:

MSP12_29

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Environmemtal Health

Instance: 2016/2017 - 2S

Active?	No
Responsible unit:	Department of Public Health and Forensic Sciences, and Medical Education
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree Course in Public Health

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MSP	0	Master Degree Public Health - Official Plan12	1	-	3	27	81

Teaching language

English

Objectives

Acquisition of knowledge on concepts and methods of occupational health. Recognition of the most frequent occupational risk factors. Understand the different risk assessment tools. Recognize the main types of occupational illnesses.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students should be able to undertake the assessment of occupational risks and to plan their preventive measures; To collaborate on designing sites, methods and organization of work as well as to cooperate in the choice and maintenance of work equipment; To understand the methods of workers’ health surveillance according to the risks they are exposed to; To identify major occupational diseases; To develop health promotion activities in the workplace; To acquire skills to gather statistical information on hygiene, health and safety at work; To acquire knowledge on measures to be taken in the event of serious and imminent danger.

Working method

Presencial

Program

The practice of Occupational Medicine; The Occupational Medical History; Disability Issues in Occupational Medicine; Occupational Ilnessess; Occupational risk assessment; Environmental Exposures and Controls.

Mandatory literature

Rom W, Markowitz S. ; Environmental and Occupational Medicine: Fourth Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins., 2007
Stellman J; International Labour Organization Encyclopedia of Occupational Health, Fourth Edition. , ILO, 1999
LaDou J; CURRENT Occupational & Environmental Medicine: Fourth Edition (Lange Medical Books), McGraw-Hill Medical, 2006. ISBN: 10: 0071443134 / ISBN 13: 9780071443135
Bowler, R. M., Cone, J. E.; Occupational Medicine Secrets, Hanley & Belfus, 1999. ISBN: 10: 1560531614 / ISBN 13: 9781560531616

Comments from the literature

Bibliography will also include scientific papers with relevance to the topics under study.

Teaching methods and learning activities

A total of 81 hours of student’s work, of which 27 are of contact, distributed as follows is estimated:
A weekly theoretical session of 90 min (total: 9 sessions – 13.5h)
A theoretical-practical weekly session of 90 min (9 sessions total – 13.5h)

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	54,00
Frequência das aulas	27,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

To be present in at least 75% of  the classes

Calculation formula of final grade

Classification of the final monograph