Occupational Health and Safety 1
Dr. MÜGE ENSARİ ÖZAY
Dr. MÜGE ENSARİ ÖZAY
Uskudar University, Istanbul, Turkey
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Occupational Health and Safety
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ISG 313 Chemical Factors in Working Environment
SAY212 Environmental Health
BES 201 Food Chemistry
ISG 101 General Chemistry
ISG 108 Chemicals and Safety Methodologies
ISG 203 Fire and Protection Methodologies
IE 433 Ergonomics
ISG 414 Industrial Hygiene
ISG 275 Occupational Health and Safety in Industrial Applications
ISG 205 Risk Assesment Methodologies
TGT 103 Radiation Safety and Protection
Dr. MÜGE ENSARİ ÖZAY
EDUCATION BACKGROUND:
• 2000 - 2005 Ph.D. Department of Chemistry, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey
Thesis Title: Predicting the Environmental Toxicological Properties of
Benzene Derivatives Based on the Density Domain Approach
• 1997 - 2000 M.Sc. Institute of Environmental Sciences, Boğaziçi University,
Istanbul, Turkey
Thesis Title: Description of the Environmental Non-Governmental
Organizations in Turkey
• 1992 - 1997 B.Sc. Department of Chemistry, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey
Course Schedule
Occupational Hazards: Physical hazards
Occupational Hazards: Chemical hazards
Occupational Hazards: Biological hazards
Occupational Hazards: Mechanical and ergonomics hazards
Occupational Hazards: Psychosocial hazards
OHS regulation in Turkey (Law 6331)
Reviev and Case Studies
2. & 3. weeks
4. & 5. weeks
6. & 7. weeks
9. & 10. weeks
11. & 12. weeks
13. & 14. weeks
Physical hazards:
Noise 1: legal requirements, and risk assessment
Noise 2: instrumentation and determination of LEP,d
Vibration 1: whole-body vibration
Vibration 2: hand-transmitted vibration
Light and lighting 1: units, effects, and assessment
Light and lighting 2: assessment and surveys
Ionizing radiation 1: types, units and effects
Ionizing radiation 2: principles of radiation protection
Ionizing radiation 3: instrumentation and measurement
Ionizing radiation 4: exposure control
Physical hazards:
Non-ionizing radiation 1: electromagnetic fields
Non-ionizing radiation 2: optical radiation
Non-ionizing radiation 3: lasers
The thermal environment 1: thermal balance and instrumentation
The thermal environment 2: assessment of the thermal environment
The thermal environment 3: assessment of cold workplaces
The thermal environment 4: thermal comfort
Chemical hazards:
Chemical hazards: classification and labelling
Chemical hazards, sampling and analysis methods
Particles, fibres, fumes, and mists
Metals and metalloids
Organic solvents and compounds
Inorganic gases
Biological hazards:
Human tissue and body fluids
Microbial pathogens (in laboratory settings)
Genetically modified organisms
Animals and animal products
Organic dusts and mists
Mechanical and
ergonomics hazards:
Ergonomics hazards: overview
Lifting and handling
Posture
Repetitive work
Mechanical hazards
Psychosocial hazards:
Organizational psychosocial factors
Violence and aggression
Lone working
Shift and night work
Long working hours
Stress
Midterm %40
Final %60
Exam type: 20 multiple choice questions
Book: Oxford Handbook of Occupational Health, Second Edition, Edited by Dr
Julia Smedley, Dr Finlay Dick, Dr Steven Sadhra, Oxford Medical Publications,
Oxford University Press, 2013.
What is Occupational Health?
Occupational medicine dates back to the middle of the 16 th Century
where we find Georgius Agricola and Paracelsus both studied and
wrote on the subject of miners diseases.
Paracelsus
Born:
Died:
Citizenship: Swiss
Georgius Agricola
Born:
Died:
Citizenship: German
24 March 1494
21 November 1555
11 November 1493) or
17 December 1493)
24 September 1541 (aged 47)
Cause of death Unknown
What is Occupational Health?
BERNADINO RAMAZINI :
The father of Occupational Medicine
The man is reported to have said:
“No one who has tried it can imagine what it
cost to spend more than 4 hours on this
job. It is as bad as going blind.”
Bernardino Ramazzini
Born:
Died:
Nationality: Italian
3 November 1633
5 November 1714
What is Occupational Health?
BERNADINO RAMAZINI :
His book on occupational diseases,
De Morbis Artificum Diatriba
(Diseases of Workers), outlined the health hazards of chemicals, dust, metals,
repetitive or violent motions, odd postures, and other disease-causative agents
encountered by workers in 52 occupations.
This was one of the founding and seminal works of Occupational Medicine and
played a substantial role in its development.
What is Occupational Health?
TODAY’S DEFINITION:
Occupational Health is the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of
physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations by preventing
departures from health, controlling risks and the adaptation of work to people, and
people to their jobs.
(ILO / WHO 1950)
What is Occupational Health?
Traditionally, Occupational Health was concerned with:
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and
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How an employee’s health can affect their ability to do the job
How work and the working environment can affect an employee's health.
What is Occupational Health?
Today, occupational health is more wide-ranging.
It is still concerned with employees’ health but can also include health
promotion, risk assessment and well-being and can address lifestyle issues such
as smoking, fitness, stress management, nutrition and obesity for example.
Occupational Health strives to maintain the balance of health within the
workplace and the provision of advice and guidance to employers and
employees.
Thank you
Safety first…