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Curriculum subject

Occupational health

Subject
Subject code 4PA11/TT
Subject name Occupational health
Credit points 2 ECTS
Grading method Grade prelim (letters)
Curriculum subject
Curriculum 2012 OP
Study year 1
Semester Fall semester
Subject type Mandatory
Subject loads
Seminar 26
Personal study 26
Aim
Objective
1. Forming knowledge about the principles of occupational
health, occupational safety and health care, its organization
in Estonia; about safety factors resulting from work
environment and work mode; about the evaluation and
prevention of health risks, and about guaranteeing the work
capability of employees;
2. to work out safe work methods for preventing work related
diseases and necessary counselling skills;
3. to provide knowledge about the basics of ergonomics and its
application areas, and the possibilities of designing work
space.
Study outcome
Learning outcomes
Having passed the subject, the student:
1. possesses knowledge about the danger factors in work
environment, and about the basic principles and basics of
ergonomics;
2. if necessary, finds independently the legal acts of
occupational health care;
3. is able to use the acquired information in mapping the
danger factors in work environment;
4. is able to participate in risk evaluation (team);
5. selects suitable methods for preventing harmful effects of
danger factors from work environment;
6. is able to explain the possibilities of preventing harmful
effects of danger factors from work environment to clients
within the frames of his/her speciality.
Current rounds
None
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