Lecture 4 Part 2 HSE

_____________________ allows for early identification of ill health in the workplace and helps identify any corrective action needed.

• Health technology

• Health civilisation

• Health surveillance

• Health achievement

Health surveillance involves the tracking of occupational injuries, illnesses, _____________________, and exposures.

• Labour

• Hazards

• Logistics

• Communication

Health surveillance usually the starting point is through risk assessment, which can help us identify the following except _____________________.

• Persons at risk

• Logistic of the place

• Hazards in the workplace

• Measures to control the risks

____________________ is basically the inflammation of the skin which is characterized by redness, swelling, fluid filled blisters and oozing in acute stages and thickening, broken skin and colour changes in the chronic stage of the disease.

• Cancer

• Contact dermatitis

• Psychological disorder

• Musculoskeletal disorder

_____________________is caused by direct skin contact with an environmental irritant and/or allergen.

• Cancer

• Contact Dermatitis

• Psychological disorder

• Musculoskeletal disorder

High risk occupations which can cause contact dermatitis where the irritant is from the fertilizers, solvents, oil, pesticides, disinfectants. Where does it occurs?

• Chemical

• Electrical

• Agriculture

• Construction

High risk occupations which can cause contact dermatitis where the irritant is from the acid, alkali, water, detergents. Where does it occurs?

• Chemical

• Electrical

• Agriculture

• Construction

High risk occupations which can cause contact dermatitis where the irritant is from the cement, wood dust, fiberglass, solvent, oils, tars and paints. Where does it occurs?

• Chemical

• Electrical

• Agriculture

• Construction

High risk occupations which can cause contact dermatitis where the irritant is from the solvents, soldering, fluxes, acid, alkali, fiberglass. Where does it occurs?

• Chemical

• Electrical

• Agriculture

• Construction

High risk occupations which can cause contact dermatitis where the irritant is from the cutting fluids, solvents, grease, oil, hand cleansers. Where does it occurs?

• Chemical

• Electrical

• Agriculture

• Metal Engineering