OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

EHS 2210

Course Credit Units:

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 2

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

College:

College of Health Sciences

School:

School of Public Health

Department:

Community Health and Behavioural Sciences

Course Discipline:

Sociology

Course Description & Objectives:

work-related ill health. It also describes how to maintain a safe working environment. The course describes the process of identifying and evaluating the effects of occupational hazards on health and how to critically evaluate the current strategies for the identification, control and prevention of

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course the student, should be able to:

Identify and evaluate the principal occupational diseases and conditions that impact workers in the East African region.
Discuss the role of employees and employers in the implementation of effective health and safety management systems in the workplace.
Explain the role of the EH practitioner and other key occupational health professionals in the identification control and prevention of work-related ill health.
Undertake risk assessment exercises in the workplace.
Develop and monitor effective control strategies for health hazards at work places.
Undertake an effective inspection of premises under the current occupational health and safety legislation and to produce a professional quality report, which identifies contraventions and suggests appropriate practical remedies.

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