Introduction

• Purpose of the course

• Some occupational illness/accident/problem that
may occur to the workers
• How do injure and illness may occur to the
workers ?
• Why do injure and illness may occur to the
workers ?
• Picture of entire occupational health Processes
• Autonomous occupational health program
 Purpose of the course
• To introduce entire OSH knowledge
• To establish a framework of students for OSH
Management Systems,
• To enhance a critical thinking of students for
OSH Act,
• To develop an understanding of, and the ability
to apply, concepts, principles, and practices
involved in OSH
Some occupational illness/accident/problems
that may occur to the workers

Neck-Shoulder-Arm Disorder by Key

Punching and PC Operation
Job stress
Human interaction at work place
 Accident at North Sea
(Piper Alpha, oil company)

Before July 6th 1988 Piper Alpha in ruins

167 people lost their lives on the North Sea Piper Alpha oil
platform
 Environmental problem caused by air pollution
NOx, SOx, Cl2
X

Na2CO3
Sea salt K2CO3

X
HCl
Wildness in Cheshire in the early 1800s, under the
cloud of the Leblanc process
 Introduction
• Purpose of the course
• Some occupational illness/accident/problems
that may occur to the workers
• How do injure and illness may occur to the
workers ?
• Picture of entire occupational health Processes
• Autonomous occupational health program
 How do injure and illness
may occur to the workers ?

Equipment/environment factor

injuries and illness

Human factor

Psychological health disorder Physiological Health

Fail-safe design
and operation Exposures to the
hazardous material

Equipment/environment factor

injuries and illness

Human factor

Psychological health disorder Physiological Health

Fail-safe design
and operation Exposures to the
hazardous material

Equipment/environment factor

injuries and illness

Works and
Human factor Workplace condition

Psychological health disorder Physiological Health

Inherent / indigenous
factors
 Fail-safe design
and operation Exposures to the
hazardous material

Equipment/environment factor

injuries and illness

Stressful job condition Works and

Human factor Workplace condition
Situational factor

Psychological health disorder Physiological Health

Inherent / indigenous
Individual factor
factors
 1

Fail-safe design
and operation Exposures to the
hazardous material

Equipment/environment factor

2
injuries and illness

Stressful job condition Works and

Human factor Workplace condition
Situational factor 3

Psychological health disorder Physiological Health

Inherent / indigenous
Individual factor factors
 Why do injure and illness may occur to the workers ?
To answer needs assessment

Assessment

1 2 3

Health and safety risk Health and safety risk Risk assessment of
assessment of work and assessment on adaptability individual health
work place condition between workers and jobs

● Environmental monitoring ● General Health exam

● Exposure monitoring ● voluntary consultant.
● Field patrol
● Surveillance

● Emergency response
● Personal health records
 How to reduce or minimize Injure and illness
Assessment
1 2 3
Health and safety risk Health and safety risk Risk assessment of
assessment of work and work assessment on adaptability individual health
place condition between workers and jobs

● Environmental monitoring ● General Health exam.

● Exposure monitoring ● Voluntary consultation
● Field patrol
● Surveillance
Advice/recommendation Health/hygiene-safety Health guidance
By OH and safety professionals training

Improvement of Work treatment Improving life style

work place accommodation

Control and evaluation

Emergency respond
Personal health records
 1

Health and safety risk assessment of work

and work place condition
• Environmental monitoring
• Exposure monitoring
•
Standards
•
Field patrol
Surveillance
………..

Hazards Environmental and occupational Toxicology ……………

Physical hazard
Chemical hazard
Biological hazard
Ergonomic hazard
Psychological Hazard
Industrial hygiene
 2

Health and safety risk assessment on adaptability

between workers and jobs

• Mental Health

• Health Promotion

• ……………….
 3

Risk assessment of
individual health and safety

• Periodical health examinations

• Fitness as duty
 Risk Assessment and Control Plan
Work and Work Individual or Adaptability
Environment between Workers and Works
Risk Assessment for Each Periodic Health Exam.
Hazard ↓
Scheduled
↓ Follow up
Risk Control Plan （Work Accommodation）
Risk Assessment at
Changes Fitness for Work Assessment
at Return to Work or Accidents
Temporarily ↓
↓
Propriety of the Change
Work Accommodation
Risk Control Plan
 Risk Control Plan

Oppurtunity Improvement Responsibility Due Date Status

Revision of Revision of Work
Health Supervisor YYYY/MM
Law Procedures
Development of Noise
Field Patrol Health Supervisor YYYY/MM
Map and the Exhibition
Occupational Health Occ. Physician /
Accidint YYYY/MM
Training Health Supervisor
Improvement of Resting Group Leader, #1
Field Patrol YYYY/MM
Room Section

Level 3
Why do injure and illness may occur to the workers ?
To answer needs assessment

Assessment

1 2 3

Health and safety risk Health and safety risk Risk assessment of
assessment of work and assessment on adaptability individual health and
work place condition between workers and jobs safety

● Emergency response
● Personal health records
Fail-safe design
and operation Exposures to the
hazardous material

Equipment/environment factor

injuries and illness

Human factor

Psychological health disorder Physiological Health

 Why do injure and illness may occur to the workers ?
Assessment

1 2 3

Health and safety risk Health and safety risk Risk assessment of
assessment of work and assessment on adaptability individual health and
work place condition between workers and jobs safety

● Environmental monitoring ● General Health exam

● Exposure monitoring ● voluntary consultant.
● Field patrol
● Surveillance

● Emergency response
● Personal health records
 Health and safety risk assessment of work and
work place condition
• Hazard and Standards
(Chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic)

Health risk assessment on adaptability between

workers and jobs
• Mental Health

Risk assessment of individual health

Health promotion
 How to reduce or minimize Injure and illness
Assessment
1 2 3
Health risk assessment of Health risk assessment on Risk assessment of
work and work place adaptability between individual health
condition workers and jobs

● Environmental monitoring ● General Health exam.

● Exposure monitoring ● Voluntary consultation
● Field patrol
● Surveillance

Advice/recommendation Health/hygiene Health guidance

By OH professionals training

Improvement of Work treatment Improving life style

work place accommodation

Emergency respond
Personal health record
Lead Implementation and Practice of Entire OH Processes
OH Needs Assessment
 Emergency Response
Planning of OH Activities Understanding Understanding of
Personal Health of Company Social Movement
Records Management Progress of Medicine
Team Building / OH System Development

Env. Monitoring
Field Patrol Surveillance General Health Voluntary
Exp. Monitoring Consultation
Health Risk Assessment Exam.
on Adaptability Workers
Health Risk Assessment of and Jobs Risk Assessment of
Workplace and Works Individual Health

Advice / Recommendation Health/Hygiene Health Guidance

by OH Professionals Training

Improvement Work Treatment Improvement of

of Workplace Accommodation Life Style

Evaluation of Entire OH Activities

NIOSH Model of Job Stress
 Topics
• The fundamentals of OSH in chemical
process industries
• Toxicology and industrial hygiene
• Fires, explosions, and hazards
• Risk management
• OSH equipments/devices
• Case histories analyzing

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