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Course title | Occupational Health and Labour Medicine |
Course code | Citi3037 |
Credit points (ECTS) | 3 |
Total Hours in Course | 81 |
Number of hours for lectures | 24 |
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 8 |
Independent study hours | 49 |
Date of course confirmation | 20/09/2011 |
Responsible Unit | Institute of Forest Management |
Course developers | |
Mg. paed., Anda Zvīgule Dr. silv., prof. Linards Sisenis |
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Prior knowledge | |
CitiP012, Ergonomics at Work |
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Course abstract | |
Occupational health and occupational medicine as a science, its types and dimensions. Occupational risks as causese of illneses, their recognition and evaluation. Occupational diseases and work-related illnesses, their dynamics and consequences. Predictable Disability. Labor expertise and rehabilitation. Mandatory health checks. Health promotion in the work environment. | |
Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
After completing the course student will have:
• knowledge of occupational health and medical recent trends, understanding about risk factors the health of workers in labour environment, compulsory social insurance against industrial accidents and occupational diseases; • skills recognize unhealthy risk factors in spesific sectors and identify potential health problems, organize regulatory enactments of compulsory health checks, able to provide first aid in accident at work; • competence occupational health and safety specialist responsibility in company in occupational diseases prevention according to the Latvian and EU legislation. |
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Compulsory reading | |
1. Kaļķis V., Roja Ž., Kaļķis H. Arodveselība un riski darbā. Medicīnas apgāds, 2015.534 lpp.
2.Eglīte M. Darba medicīna. Rīga, RSU, 2012. – 834 lpp. 3. Darba apstākļi un veselība darbā. Rīga, Labklājības ministrija, 2010. – 162 lpp. 4. Gatchel R.J., Schultz I.Z. Handbook of Occupational Health and Wellness. Springer Science. 2012. – 576p. |
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Further reading | |
1. Roja Ž. Ergonomikas pamati. Rīga: Drukātava, 2008.-190 lpp.
2. Ergonomika darbā. Rīga: Labklājības ministrija, 2010. 191 lpp. 3. Psihosociālā darba vide. Rīga, Labklājības ministrija, 2010. – 157 lpp. |
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Periodicals and other sources | |
1.Journal of Occupational Health ISSN : 1348-9585
2.The International Journal of Occupational Health & Safety ISSN: 0093-2205 3.Occupational medicine Journal ISSN 0962-7480 |