To ensure occupational health, a comprehensive occupational health programme should include:
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Occupational Health - Diseases Prevention
| Diseases caused by exposure to or contact with hazards in work are generally called 'occupational / work-related diseases'. It is the duty of the employers to prevent employees from contacting occupational / work-related diseases. | ||
| There are various common occupational health hazards, (e.g. lifting heavy objects or repetitive movements, noise, dangerous substances, biological hazards, radiation, occupational stress, etc.) some of which are not easy to detect. The hazards may exist in different working environment such as offices, laboratories and workshops. One should be aware of the hazards and remedial measures and take active steps to avoid the development of occupational diseases. | ||
To ensure occupational health, a comprehensive occupational health programme should include: |
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| Anticipating and Identifying Health Hazards | ||
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Having consideration in the planning stage | |
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For work already underway: conducting workplace inspections, referring to occupational safety and health publications, interviewing with employees and consulting Safety Office or University Health Service | |
| Evaluating the Health Risk | ||
| Different evaluation methods should be used to analyze the degree of risk of different health hazards, for example, measuring air contaminants levels, measuring work frequencies and physical demands, analyzing survey results and evaluating existing control measures, etc. Results should be compared with the relevant standards. | ||
| Developing Control Measures | ||
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Engineering control | |
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Administrative control such as physical examination, training, work allocation, monitoring risks, health education and immunization | |
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Personal protection | |
| The following are publications from the Labour Department and Occupational Health and Safety Council of HKSAR concerning occupational disease prevention in general. Please also note the section on specific hazardous prevention and protective measures. | ||
| A. | General Guidelines on Occupational Diseases Prevention: | |
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Occupational Health Guide - Good Health is Good Fortune | |
| 職業健康指南 ─ 健康就是財富 | ||
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Occupational Health for Good Business | |
| 職業健康知多少 | ||
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職業病的認識及預防 | |
| B. | Guidelines on Working in Specific Hazardous Environment: | |
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Animal Workers (University Health Service) | |
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Workers with Biological Hazard | |
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Cleansing Workers | |
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Computer / Display Screen Equipment Usage (University Health Service) | |
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Cumulative Trauma Disorder | |
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Gardening | |
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Health and Safety for Professional Drivers | |
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Manual Handling Operation (University Health Service) | |
| C. | General and Special Protective Measures | |
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Personal Protective Equipment | |
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Skin Protection | |
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Back and Neck Care | |
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Hearing Protection | |
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Eye Protection | |
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Work in Times of Inclement Weather | |
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Work Stress | |
| D. | Exercise in Work | |
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