STUDENT GUIDE

MODULE 6: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

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SAFETY

MODULE 6: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

Estimated Time
Module Overview

Learning Objectives

Student Preparation

Review Questions

Lecture: 1 hour
Activity: 45 minutes
Discuss principles of workplace health and safety
Describe how the hierarchy of controls reduce or eliminate risk
Describe components of an effective occupational health and safety
program
Discuss training
Discuss personal hygiene, use of personal protective equipment (PPE),
and immunization
Discuss incident and post-incident response
Identify workplace hazards and who is at risk
Discuss how exposure can be prevented/limited
Demonstrate proper hand hygiene
Discuss use and limitations of personal protective equipment
Demonstrate the proper donning and removal of personal protective
equipment
Discuss the functions of an occupational health and safety committee
Blue Book Chapter 11, 12
Read your country or local laws regarding worker health and safety.
Think about any worker safety measures that exist in your facility
What are some common workplace safety hazards that you see in your
facility? Who do you think is at risk from healthcare wastes?
Do you know of any worker health and safety policies found in your
specific country or region?
What do consider the most important elements of good personal
hygiene when working in a healthcare facility? Do you think good
hygiene habits are readily practiced in your facility?
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Does your facility offer worker health and safety training programs, or
other opportunities for specific training about healthcare wastes and
hazards? Do you know of other outside training programs (aside from
this one)?
What kinds of personal protective equipment, if any, do you regularly
wear/use in your job at the healthcare facility?
Do you have a responsibility in incident reporting? Are PEP procedures
set up in the facility?

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ACTIVITY : MODULE 6: EXERCISE

The purpose of this activity is to identify worker health and safety program needs in healthcare settings.
Module 6 Exercise: Identifying worker health and safety needs.
You will discuss the following in your groups:
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Who is in charge of worker health and safety in your facility?

What worker safety programs exist?
Is there any regular training?
Do you have access to PPE? If so, what kind of PPE?
Do you have an occupational health and safety (OHS) committee, or a needlestick injury prevention
committee?
6. What do you do if you get injured on the job? What are your concerns?
7. Think about how you can set up a OHS committee.
8. Do you know of country specific or local laws regarding workers health and safety?

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