1.6 Subject
Title : INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
DETAILED CONTENTS : SUBJECT 1.6
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S E C T I O N - I
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CHAPTER-1
PRACTICE
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1.1 Industrial
Hygiene.
1.2 Definition
of Industrial Hygiene, Industrial
Hygiene : Control Methods, Substitution, Changing the process, isolation, wet method, local exhaust ventilation, personal hygiene, housekeeping and maintenance, waste disposal, special control measures.
1.3 Introduction
to chemical
hazards, dangerous properties of chemical, dust, gases, fumes, mist, vapours, smoke and aerosols.
1.4 Route of
entry to human system,
recognition, evaluation and control of basic hazards, concepts of dose response relationship, bio-chemical action of toxic substances.
1.5 Concept of threshold,
limit values, air sampling strategies, personal exposure monitoring.
1.6 Work environment
monitoring biological sampling & analysis.
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Name of the Equipment
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Equipment/Glass Wares to be
used
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1) Demonstration and Calibration of Air Sampling
Equipment
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Personal Sampler. High x Volume Sampler. Instantaneous
Gas Detector. Midget Impinger Tubes.
Rotameter. Wet Gas Brow Meter. Spectrophotometer.
Automatic Absorption Spectrophotometer. Gas Liquid Chromatograph. Phase
Contrast Microscope.
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2) Sampling and Estimation of Gases in Work Environment
by Colorimetry:
a) Oxides of Nitrogen
b) Sulphur Dioxide
c) Ammonia
d) Chlorine
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Personal Sampler. All Glass
Bubbler. Rotameter. Spectrophoto- meter. DragerDemonstration.
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3) Sampling and Estimation
of solvent vapours in work environment. Benzene sampling by Activated Charcoal & Analysis by Gas Liquid Chromatograph CS2. Sampling by Asphiratory Bottle Analysis by Colorimetric Method. |
Low flow personal Sampler. Rotameter. Activated
Charcoal Tubes. Gas Liquid Chromatograph Aspirator Bottle. All
Glass ImpingerTubes.
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4) Sampling and Analysis of Mercury.
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Personal Sampler. All
Glass Impinger Tubes. Rotameter. Mercury Analyser.
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5) Sampling and Estimation of Dust –
Gravimetric Method.
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Personal Sampler. Rotameter. Bottle
Holders. EelectronicBalance.
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6) Personal Protective
Equipment.
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Respiratory and Non-Respiratory demonstration of
testing facilities.
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CHAPTER-2
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2.1 Personal
Protective Equipment :
2.1.1 Need for personal protection
equipment, selection, applicable
standards, supply, use, care &
maintenance of respiratory and non-respiratory
personal protective equipment.
2.1.2 Non-respiratory personal
protective devices : Head protection, Ear protection. Face and Eye
protection. Hand protection, Foot protection, body protection.
2.1.3 Respiratory personal protective devices
: Classification of hazards. Classification
of respiratory personal protective devices. Selection of respiratory
personal protective devices.
2.1.4 Instructions and
training in the use, maintenance and care of self
containing breathing apparatus. Training in the use of
breathing apparatus (open circuits and close unit).
2.2 Testing
Procedures and Standards.
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S E C T I O N - II
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CHAPTER-1
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1.1 Occupational
Health :
1.2 Definition : As
per WHO.
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CHAPTER-2
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2.1 Common
Occupational Disease :
2.1.1 Occupations involving risk
of contracting these
disease - mode of causation of the diseases and its effects - diagnostic methods.
2.1.2 Biological monitoring -
Method of
prevention Compensation for occupational diseases.
2.1.3 Evaluation of injuries
2.1.4 Occupational Health
Management Services at the workplace.
2.1.5 List
of notifiable diseases Schedule III of Factories Act - 1948.
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CHAPTER-3
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3.1 Occupational
Health Hazards :
3.1.1 Adverse health effects
of noise, vibration, cold, heat stress, improper illumination, thermal
radiation, ionising and non-ionising radiations.
3.2 Permissible
threshold exposure limits - short term and long term
effects of exposures – Preventive and control measures.
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CHAPTER-4
PRACTICE
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4.1 Common Occupational Diseases
as per the Schedule III of the Factories Act.
4.2 Pre-employment, periodic
medical examination of workers. Medical surveillance for control of occupational diseases and health records.
4.3 Fundamentals of
First-Aid-Burns, Fractures,
Suffocation, Toxic Ingestion - Bleeding Wounds and Bandaging, Artificial Respiratory, Techniques.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
1. Lung
Function Test on Medspirator.
2. Ear
Testing on Audiometer & Demonstration of various models of Audiometer,
Bakery Audiometer, BA-3, Arphi.
3. Study
of Notifiable Diseases by use of models.
4. Study of
various models of lungs (Sections of lungs).
5. Demonstration
of medical laboratory equipment such astetamus vision tester,
blood analyser, electrocardiography, etc.
6. Explanation
on the charts of Industrial Noise, Notifiablediseases, Physical Health
Hazards, Chemical Health Hazards, Industrial Dermatosis, Prevention and
Control.
7. Explanation
of various notifiable occupational diseases with photographic
models.
8. Explanation
on the charts of control of noise in industry, noise levels in some
industries and permissible level of exposure to noise in industry.
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CHAPTER-5
PRACTICE
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5.1 Physiology
and Ergonomics at Work :
5.1.1 Physiology
of respiration, cardiac cycle, muscle contraction,
nerve conduction system, etc. Assessment of Workload based on
Human Physiological reactions. Permissible limits of load for manual lifting
and carrying. Criteria for fixation limits.
5.1.2 Working posture
: Its effect on cardio-vascular and musculo-skeletal system and
implications on health. Nutrition and its importance in manual
work. Nutritional requirements and nutritional of diet.
5.1.3 Assessment of Work Capacity Fatigue and Rest Allowances. Physiological Test for Assessment
of Occupational Health. Nutrition
: Nutritional requirements and the Diets for Exercise, Work
and Physical Fitness.
5.1.4 Aerobic work capacity
(physical work capacity), methods of its determination (use of
bicycle, ergometer, treadmill, step-stool ergometer). Factors
affecting aerobic capacity and work performance.
5.1.5 Environmental Physiology.
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1) Evaluation of Environ- mental Stress
(Heat)
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Thermal Kit Containing
i) Sling Psychrometer
ii) Kata Thermometer
(of different range)
iii) Globe
Thermometer (OC to OC)
iv) Stop-watch
v) Air Velo-Charts,
Psychometric Chart
vi) ET/CET
Chart.
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2) Physical Fitness Test (PFI Test)
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i) Step Test
Stool (HT 46 CM)
ii) Metronome.
iii) StopWatches-2
Nos.
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3) Respiratory Physiology for evaluation of Pulmonary Function
impairment.
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i) Spirometer,
Peak Flow Meter.
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4) Anthropometry Practical Measurements of a
few body dimension, its treatment & application.
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i) Anthropometer
ii) Calipers
iii) Skin Fold
Caliper
iv) Weighing
Machine
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CHAPTER-6
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6.1 Introduction to
Ergonomics, Definition, Aims and Scope, Man-machine (Job),
Environment System,
Constituents of Ergonomics, Application
of Ergonomics in industry for Safety, Health
and Environment.
6.1.2 Ergonomics of Automation / Assembly, Visual
Fatigue, Ergonomics of Rehabilitation while assigning alternate
jobs. Anthrapometry and fundamental of bio-mechanics
: Basic and applied aspects : Anthropometricmeasurements and their
usefulness in industry.
6.1.3 Ergonomic Design of
Work Station : Concept of workstation and its
design. Improving safety and productivity through work station design.
Technical and Engineering control measures. Economics consideration.
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