DEFINITION OF OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH
 Its concerned with the promotion &
maintenance of the highest degree of
physical, mental & social well being of man in
relation to his work & working environment,
his adjustment to work & the adjustment of
work to man.
- (Forsman 1976)
AIMS & OBJECTIVES:• To promote & maintain the highest degree of
physical, social & mental well being of
employees.
• To prevent the adverse effects on health of
employees caused by their working conditions
• To reduce injuries, accidents, infections,
absenteeism
Conti..
• To improve the organizational effectiveness by
improving the quality of nursing care
• To protect the employees in their employment
from risks of occupational health hazards
OCCUPATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
 Man & physical, chemical & biological agents
 Man & machine
 Man & man
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS
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PHYSICAL HAZARDS
CHEMICAL HAZARDS
BIOLOGIAL HAZARDS
MECHANICAL HAZARDS
PSYCHOLOGICAl HAZARDS
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
 Diseases due to physical agents: • Heat :- heat hyperpyrexia, heat exhaustion,
syncope, heat cramps, burns
• Cold :-trench foot frost bite, chilblains
• Light:- occupational cataract, miners
nystagmus
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Pressure:-, air embolism.
Noise:- occupational deafness
Radiation:- cancer, leukemia, a plastic anemia
Mechanical :- injuries accidents
Electricity:- burns
CONTI….
Diseases due to chemical agents:• Gases: co2, co, HCN, NH3, N2, HCL,SO2
• Dusts:• Inorganic dusts:
• Coal dust----------- anthracosis
• Silica ----------- silicosis
• Asbestos------ asbestosis, cancer lung
• Iron -----------siderosis
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Organic dusts :
Cane fibre --------bagassosis
Cotton dust -------byssinosis
Tobacco---------tobacossis
Hay or grain dust -------farmer’s lung
CONTI….
• Metals & their compounds : lead, mercury,
cadmium, magnese, arsenic
• Chemicals : acids, alkalies, pesticides
• Solvents : carbon bisulphide, benzene,
chloroform.
CONTI….
Diseases due to biological agents:
brucellosis, leptospirosis, anthrax,
actinomycosis, hydatidosis, psittacosis,
tetanus, encephalitis, fungal infections
CONTI…..
Occupational cancers:- cancer of skin, lungs,
bladder
Occupational dermatosis:- dermatitis, eczema
 Diseases of psychological origin:- industrial
neurosis, hypertension, peptic ulcer.
PNEUMOCONIOSIS:Dust with in the size range of 0.5 to 3 micron
is a health hazard producing, after a variable
period of exposure, a lung disease known as
pneumoconiosis, which may gradually
crippling a man by reducing his working
capacity due to lung fibrosis & other
complications.
TYPES OF DUSTS
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SILICOSI
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ANTHRACOSIS
FARMER
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BYSSINO
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ASBEST
OSIS
BAGASSO
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OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS OF
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
ZOONOTIC
DISEASES
PHYSICAL
ACCIDENTS
TOXIC
HAZARDS
RESPIRATORY
DISEASES
PREVENTION OF OCCUPATIONAL
DISEASES
MEDICAL
MEASURES
ENGINEERING
MEASURES
LEGISLATIVE
MEASURES
MEDICAL MEASURES
 PRE- PLACEMENT EXAMINATION
PERIODICAL EXAMINATION
MEDICAL & HEALTH CARE SERVICES
NOTIFICATION
SUPERVISION OF WORKING ENVIRONMENT
MAINTENANCE & ANALYSIS OF RECORDS
HEALTH EDUCATION & COUNSELLING
ENGINEERING MEASURES
• PLAN
LEGISLATION
 THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948
• The objective of the Factories Act, 1948 was to
protect workers from subjecting to unduly long
hours of bodily strain or manual labour. It lays
down that employees should work in healthy and
sanitary conditions and that precautions should
be taken for their safety conditions and that
precautions should be taken for their safety and
for the prevention of accidents.
ESI ACT
• The ESI Act passed in 1948 (amended in 1975,
1984 and 1989) is an important measure of
social security and health insurance in this
country. It provides for certain cash and
medical benefits to industrial employees in
case of sickness, maternity and employment
injury.
SCOPE OF ESI
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Small power-using factories
Shops
Hotels and restaurant
cinemas and theaters
Road-motor transport establishments and
Newspaper establishments
BENEFITS TO EMPLOYEES
• LEAFL
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING
 Occupational health nursing practice in the
specialty of practice thus provides and delivers
health care services to workers and workers
population. The practice focuses on
promotion, protection and restoration of
workers health within the context of a safe
and healthy work environment.
FUNCTIONS OF OHN
 Physical and psychological assessment of
workers to facilitate proper selection &
placement
Prevention of occupational and non
occupational illness
Provision for treatment
Fostering a high level of wellness of workers.
ROLES OF OHN
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Professional role
Environmental role
Managerial role
Educational role
Clinician
Administrator
Researcher
MODEL APPLIED FOR OHN
• WILKINSON WINDMILL MODEL.
RESEARCH STUDIES
• PLAN