Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Basic Principles of Occupational Health and Safety
Course Code
AUVMK_008
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Biology
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ivars Vanadziņš
Structure Unit Manager
Jeļena Reste
Structural Unit
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Contacts
Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, avmk@rsu.lv, +371 67060816
About Study Course
Objective
The aim of the course is to provide students with a modern understanding of the working environment, provide background knowledge of the impact of the working environment on the health of employees and successful operation of businesses, and the role of occupational health and safety in improving public health.
Preliminary Knowledge
General understanding of the functions and anatomy of the human body, understanding of environmental factors and their impact on human health.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to assess the most important risk factors in the working environment in Latvia and worldwide, as well as their impact on the individual, company and society as a whole.
Skills
1.Students will be able to identify and assess risk factors in the working environment, evaluate the results of such assessment and analyse the impact on health and processes in companies and society.
Competences
1.Students will be able to identify the possible effects of occupational risk factors on each individual involved in work processes, will be able to determine extent and hazardousness of the risk, as well as to plan the most important preventive measures in accordance with the requirements of legislation and recommendations. Students will be able to present the results obtained in writing and orally to professionals in the field and the public, as well as to present results and solutions at scientific and practical conferences.
Assessment
Individual work
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Title
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
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• works with literature and texts/tasks provided by the lecturer (30%);
• participates in group work analysing situational tasks related to ergonomic risk assessment
(40%);
• takes an examination on the course (30%).
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Examination
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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Students are able to answer at least 60% of the questions in the examination.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Introduction to occupational health and safety. The most important indicators.
Legislation in labor protection. Internal monitoring of the working environment. Requirements for ensuring the working environment. Major risk factors. Practical task – risk assessment.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Health promotion theory and opportunities in workplaces. Good practices of Latvian companies.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Chemical risk factors of the work environment. REACH and CLP principles. Practical use of safety data sheets and their information. Assessment of chemical risk factors of the working environment, protective equipment. Safety in working with chemicals in laboratories.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Occupational diseases and other diseases related to the working environment. The most important AS groups, the most frequent AS in Latvia. Mandatory health checks. The most important ergonomic risk factors, the importance of ergonomics.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Psycho-emotional risks in the workplace. Indoor air quality.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Overload-induced occupational diseases, mechanisms of pathology development. Latest possibilities for diagnosis of musculoskeletal disorders (thermography, myography, movement analysis, etc.).
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Introduction to occupational health and safety.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Health promotion in the workplace.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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2
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Topics
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Chemical risk factors in the working environment.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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2
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Topics
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Occupational diseases and other diseases related to the working environment.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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2
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Topics
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Psycho-emotional risks in the workplace. Indoor air quality.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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2
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Topics
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Overload-induced occupational diseases, mechanisms of pathology development. Latest possibilities for diagnosis of musculoskeletal disorders (thermography, myography, movement analysis, etc.).
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
M. Eglīte. Darba medicīna. RSU, Rīga, 2012, 800 lpp.
2.
V. Kaļķis. Darba vides risku novērtēšanas metodes. Rīga, Latvijas Izglītības fonds, 2008., 212 lpp.