Course 3: Management of Occupational Safety, Health and Hygiene Programs

• International codes of conduct and standards of professional ethics

• Management of Occupational Health Services: prevention and promotion programs, certification processes (OHSAS 18001, future ISO 26000)

• Epidemiology & biostatistics

• Control banding

• Emergency preparedness

Course 3 focuses on basic knowledge and competencies necessary for the management of Occupational Health Services, covering the following topics:

• Integration of Occupational Health Services into Program Management  
• Exposure and health data usage for prevention                         
• Industrial Hygiene Programs     
• Emergency preparedness
• Creating a robust OH&S Management System

At the end of this course, the participants will be able to:

Module 1

1. Describe the core elements of an occupational health program
2. Design and manage illness/injury prevention and health promotion programs
3. Apply international codes of conduct and international conventions for the practice of occupational health
4. Support management in certification efforts such as OHSAS 18001, SA 8000 (future ISO 26000) or ISO 22000 by describing their role in implementation and certification

Module 2

1. Describe principles of epidemiology and data collection as applied to workplace health and safety
2. Design a program for reporting and analyzing occurrences of occupational illnesses and injuries.
3. Establish a protocol for utilizing data for prevention, program planning, and evaluation.

Module 3

1. Describe aspects of developing and managing respiratory protection and PPE programs to apply at the workplace
2. Describe and apply principles of qualitative risk assessment and Control Banding strategies to achieve simplified workplace risk reduction & control for hazards.

Module 4

1. Describe the elements of an emergency preparedness plan for companies, medical emergency preparedness
2. Design an emergency preparedness plan

Module 5

1. Conduct an “asset and gap analysis” of one program element identified through the “report card”
2. Create and implement an improvement plan specific to the selected program
3. Communicate findings to the audience on program plan implementation status