Tallinn Health Care College
Subject 'Occupational health'Name in Estonian: Töötervishoid
AimTo form understanding of the main principles of workplace health care in terms of work safety, of its organization in Estonia. Also, of risk factors deriving from work environment and work type, assessing health risks and its prevention, ensuring the ability to work for workers. Student acquires safe manners of working in a dental technology laboratory, knows how to use working equipment, apparatus and materials safely for oneself, fellow students and environment.
. Study outcomeHaving passed the subject, the student:
1.knows how to find legislative acts regulating work health; 2.knows how to use the information acquired to map th e risk factors of a working environment; 3.is capable of participating in risk evaluation work (teamwork); 4.chooses suitable methods to prevent harmful effects of workplace riskfactors; 5.is able to explain the harmful effect of workpalce riskfactors within the limits of one’s profession; 6.is aware of fire – and electricity safety regulations; 7.knows how to use safely the equipment in dental tec nology laboratories, sytems (ventilation, etc.), apparatus and materials following the manufacturer’s instructions; 8.is aware of the possible ristfactors in dental tech nology laboratory and knows how to prevent them; 9.is able to choose and maintain for one’s personal safety equipment and compile instructions for apparatus and materials. Is taught in following curricula2016: HT 2015: HT 2014: HT 2013: HT
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