Lecture 1 - Intro

Question 1

Key words and defintion of EH / OH Paradigm

Answer 1

Hazard, working or living environment, people, exposure, dose, response, defense, outcome, control,

recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of illness, injuries, and other adverse health conditions that result from hazardous environmental exposures in the workplace

Question 2

Definition of Industrial or Occupational or Environmental Hygiene

Answer 2

anticipation, recognition, evaluation (including surviellance), prevention, and control

Question 3

In the corporate world, as OH and EH increase …

Answer 3

… workers are happier and more productive, companies are more productive, shareholder values are increased

Question 4

define: risk, hazard, media, agent, exposure

Answer 4

risk: probability and magnitude of harm
hazard: source of risk
media: context or matrix which contains hazard or agent
agent: entity that may cause deleterious effects
exposure: contact with agent

Question 5

key players in EH OH

Answer 5

community, employers, HS professionals, researchers, social scientists, NGOs…

Question 6

Human Populations

Answer 6

concept of exposed populations at risk in the context of EH.

General population and sub-groups: by gender, workers, vulnerable,

Question 7

Social Context of OEH

Answer 7

occ and env diseases are the result of social, economic, and political structure

improving the workplace includes understanding the social context, and barriers to change, opportunities for intervention

Question 8

Global Context

Answer 8

global production, trade and consumption make OEHS global

workers in developing countries face range of new hazards from industry

political and economic pressures favor exploitation

Question 9

Early history of OEH (6)

Answer 9

Early egyptian respirators, sunburn in king solomon’s mines, 400 BC hippocrates boiled water and observed lead poisoning, 1500 Paracelcus dust exposure, 1700 Ramazzini suggests doctors ask occupation, 1800s John Snow water pump

Question 10

Recent OEH figures

Answer 10

Charles Turner Thackrah - mid 1800s reported diseases hazards and prevention in 100 trades
Alice Hamilton - toxic exposures among miners, prevention of expsures
Rachel Carson - silent spring

Question 11

Recent History of OEH

Answer 11

food, air pollution, radiation, heat stress, ergonomics, chemicals, food systems, nutrition, violence?