Occupational Health and safety for workers in Public Health Emergencies
Details
During Public Health Emergencies there is multi sectoral response by the various governmental and non-governmental agencies. The workers in these response teams are exposed to various health and safety hazards in the delivery of their duties. These hazards could lead to infections, injuries or even death. For this purpose it’s important to safeguard the health of these workers so that they can be efficient in the delivery of their services.
TARGET GROUP
Emergency response personnel professional groups including, but not limited to:
- Law Enforcement, Public Safety
- Emergency Medical Service, Emergency Management Agencies
- Fire Service
- Hazardous Materials personnel
- Public Works
- Governmental Administrative officers and disaster response teams
- Communication and media personnel
- Public health and medical workers
- Aid personnel and social workers
COURSE OBJECTIVES
After the completion of the course, the participants will be able to;
- Understand the concept health and safety
- Understand disasters and public health emergencies
- Understand the common hazards associated with public health emergencies
- Understand the management aspect of public health emergencies
- Understand health and safety context in public health emergencies
- Understand the legislation regarding public health emergencies regarding health and safety
COURSE CONTENT
- Concept of occupational health and safety
- Common risks for health and safety
- Prevention and protection against common risks
- Safety against infectious diseases during public health emergencies
- Safe housing and disease vectors in public health emergencies
- Occupational safety against various hazards in disasters
- Management, legal aspects and compensations during public health emergencies
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
- Participants should be reasonably proficient in English.
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