1. Occupational and Industrial Optometry Flashcards
A more recent term in the field of optometry, that encompasses industrial and occupational vision, which refers specifically to the use of the eyes in the workplace.
Environmental Vision
It encompasses aspects of maximizing visual performance and protecting the eyes from environmental hazards.
Environmental Vision
Assessments can begin with the visual history at the optometric examination by a practicing optometrist or with a workplace assessment of the visual tasks of workers by an occupational vision consultant.
Environmental Vision
Analyse patients’ environment with reference to potential visual problems
Environmental Vision
Encompasses the prevention of occupational eye injuries.
Environmental Vision
Stressors are divided into five categories:
- Biological
- Chemical
- Physical
- Ergonomic
- Psychosocial
The older term, has been largely devoted to protection of the eye in the workplace, which involves protection from flying objects, radiation and more recently, lasers.
Industrial Vision
Branch of visual care identified or concerned with visual problems or industrially classified occupational groups, involving evaluation of visual ability, prescribing corrective lenses, and protective ocular devices and determining the optimum environment for visual efficiency.
Industrial Vision
Primarily concerned with ensuring that the worker has adequate visual skills and aids in order to perform the job in a satisfactory manner.
Occupational Vision
Encompasses special use of the eyes for leisure and recreational activities and their effect on performance.
Occupational Vision
Portion of optometric practice that is concerned with the efficient and safe visual functioning of an individual within the work environment.
Occupational Optometry
More than just the prevention of occupational eye injuries
Occupational Optometry
Vision assessment of workers/patients taking into account their specific vision requirements and the demands these requirements place upon them.
Occupational Optometry
Specifically educated and trained to ensure workers’ vision efficiency by measuring visual demand and correcting deficiencies and abnormalities
Occupational Optometry
Ensures the safety of worker by identifying work-related ocular hazards, prescribing safety measures and protective eyewear.
Occupational Optometry
Delivery of maximum vision and comfort and enhance visual performance to ensure worker efficiency and productivity.
Occupational Optometry
Identification and control of the risks arising from physical, chemical, and other workplace hazards in order to establish and maintain a safe and healthy working environment.
Occupational Health
Concerned with factors in the work environment which can give rise to ill-health in exposed workers.
Occupational Health
Aspect of the healthcare profession concerned with the safety and health of people in the workplace.
Industrial Health
Includes everything from treatment of workplace-related illness to identification and management of risks to make workplaces safe.
Industrial Health
Specialists in industrial health include doctors, nurses, safety inspectors, and insurance companies providing coverage for workplace illness and injury.
Industrial Health
This field has evolved significantly in response to growing beliefs that workplaces are responsible for keeping their employees as safe as possible.
Industrial Health
Art and science dedicated to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, communication, and control of environmental stressors in, or arising from, the workplace that may result in injury, illness, impairment, or affect the well-being of workers and members of the community.
Occupational (Industrial) Hygiene
Occupational Health Team
- Occupational Health Physician
- Occupational Health Nurse
- Occupational Hygienist/ Industrial Hygienist
- Safety Officer/ Safety Engineer
- Other Personnel
International Agencies
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- International Labor Organization (ILO)
- International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH)
Identify occupational health problems and develop practical methods for the detection, evaluation, and control of various occupational health.
World Health Organization (WHO)
Concerned with the prevention of occupational injuries and promotion of safety and health and well-being of workers.
International Labor Organization (ILO)
Consists of committees looking after special subjects of interest (heavy metals, shift work, etc)
International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH)
Local Agencies
- Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
- Occupational Safety and Health Standards
- Social Security System (SSS)
National government agency mandated to formulate policies, implement programs and serve as the policy-coordinating arm of the Executive Branch in the field of labor and employment.
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
Provide economical, efficient and effective services to the people.
Department of Labor and Employment
Include workers; organizations, employers and/or employers; groups, non-government organizations (NGOs), and
other government agencies, the academe, other stakeholders, international organizations (e.g., ILO, IOM, UNDP, UNICEF), and the international community including the host countries of our OFWs
DOLE clients
Responsible for undertaking continuing research and studies on occupational safety and health
Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHS)
Monitor the working environment by the use of industrial hygiene, field and laboratory equipment and conduct medical examinations of workers exposed to hazardous substances for the ready detection of occupational disease.
Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHS)
Republic Act No. 8282 is also known as?
Social Security Act of 1997
Social Security Act of 1997 is also known as?
Republic Act No. 8282
Aimed at providing protection for their member against socially recognized hazard conditions, such as sickness, disability, maternity, old age and death, or other such contingencies not stated but resulted in loss of income or results to a financial burden to extend the system not only to the members but also to his/her beneficiaries.
Social Security System (SSS)
TRUE OR FALSE: SSS is NOT compulsory for the employees under the age of 60.
FALSE. SSS is compulsory to employees age 60 and below.
TRUE OR FALSE. SSS is compulsory for employees with a monthly income exceeding P1,000.00 per month.
TRUE. SSS is compulsory for employees with a monthly income exceeding P1,000.00 per month.
Occupational Health Legislation should provide for:
- The hygiene of worksites
- The safety of worksites and work processes
- The welfare of workers
- A list of occupational diseases notifiable to the government
- Workmen compensation for occupational diseases and injuries
- Statutory medical examinations for groups of workers exposed to serious occupational hazards
- Protection of especially vulnerable groups of persons such as women and young persons
Generally, the law should ensure the following:
- Every worker has the right to work in an environment, which is healthy and safe
- Employers have the obligation to provide a work environment, which is healthy and safe
- Workers have the right to know what hazards they are exposed to at work and employers have an obligation to provide this information
- Workers have the right to raise complaints and not to be victimized for raising such complaints
- Workers have the right and should have full access to approved protective equipment and clothing.
It incorporates the visual assessments of patients/workers taking into account their specific visual requirements at home, work, and play.
Environmental Vision
