- Docente: Francesca Borghi
- Credits: 3
- SSD: MED/44
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Environment and Workplace Prevention Techniques (cod. 8487)
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from Sep 30, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the students will be able to describe the general concepts of the Occupational Medicine and Occupational Hygiene.
Course contents
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Basic principles of occupational hygiene
Human physiology and occupational diseases
Fundamentals of toxicology
EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT
Health risk assessment
Adverse effects of exposure to chemical risks
Occupational hygiene standards and professional exposure limits.
The industrial hygienist
CHEMICAL RISK
Measurement of airborne pollutants
Estimation models
BIOLOGICAL RISK
Biological monitoring
PHYSICAL RISK
Noise
Vibrations
Thermal environments
Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation
Readings/Bibliography
Basic principles in occupational hygiene. Occupational Hygiene Training Association. www.OHlearning.com July 2019
Teaching methods
Classroom lectures, real case study, videos, role plays, and practical excercises using occupational hygiene tools.
Assessment methods
Multiple choice tests, or short written responses to a few questions.
Teaching tools
If needed, they will be distributed directly or via the university website.
Office hours
See the website of Francesca Borghi