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Portion of optometric practice that is concerned with the efficient and safe visual functioning of an individual within the work environment
Occupational optometry
Vision assessments of workers/patients, taking into account their specific vision requirements
Occupational optometry
Health problem arising from or pertaining to work
Occupational health
The identification and control of the risks arising from physical, chemical, and other workplace hazards in order to establish a safe environment
Occupational health
Mainly 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
Specialist include doctors(MD and DMD), nurses, safety inspectors, and insurance companies providing coverage for workplace illness and injury
Industrial health
Branch of visual care identified or concerned with visual problems of 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
Devoted to the protection of the eye in the workplace, which involves protection from flying objects, radiation, and more recently lasers
Industrial vision
Art and science dedicated to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, communication and control of environmental stressors in, or arising from, the workplace that may results in injury, illness, impairment, or affect the well being of workers and members of the community.
Occupational hygiene
Occupational health team
Occupational health physician
Occupational health nurse
Occupational hygienist/industrial hygienist
Safety officer/safety engineer
Other personnel
WHO Collaborates with members states in field surveys to:
Identify occupational health problems
Develop practical methods for the detection, evaluation and control of various occupational health
Agency whose main aims is to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strength dialogue on work-related issues
International Labor Organization
ILO stands for
International Labor Organization
WHO stands for
World Health Organization
DOLE stands for
Department of Labor and Employment
What is the mission of DOLE
To promote gainful employment opportunities, develop human resources, protect workers, and promote their welfare, and maintain industrial peace
Implement laws, policies, plans, programs, projects, rules and regulations and serve as the policy-coordinating arm of the Executive Branch
DOLE
Responsible for undertaking continuing research and studies on occupational safety and health
Occupational Safety and Health Standards
OSHS stands for
Occupational Safety and Health Standards
Monitor the working environment by the use of industrial hygiene, field and lab equipment
OSHS
Republic Act No. 8282
Social Security System
Aimed at providing protection for the member against socially recognized hazard conditions such as sickness
SSS
Compulsory to the employee who is under the age of sixty and his/her monthly income
SSS
Occupational health legislations:
Hygiene of worksites
The safety of worksites and work process
The welfare of workers
A list of occupational dse notifiable to the government
Workmen’s compensation for occupational dses 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 ff:
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
Stressors of environmental vision
Biological
Chemical
Physical
Ergonomic
Psychosocial
A more recent term in the field of optometry that encompasses industrial vision and occupational vision, which refers specifically to the use of eye in the workplace
Environmental 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
Incorporates the visual assessments of patients/workers taking into account their specific visual requirements at home, work, and play
Environmental vision
It encompasses aspects of maximizing visual performance and protecting the eyes from environmental hazards
Environmental vision
Branch of visual care identified or concerned with visual problems
Industrial vision
conduct medical examinations of workers exposed to hazardous substance
OSHS
Provide economical, efficient, and effective services to people
DOLE
Consists of committees looking after special subjects of interest
ICOH
Concerned with the prevention of occupational injuries and promotion of safety and health and well-being of workers
ILO
IDENTIFY OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
WHO
DEVELOP PRACTICAL METHODS FOR THE DETECTION, EVALUATION AND CONTROL OF VARIOUS OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
WHO
TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A SAFE AND HEALTHY WORKING ENVIRONMENT
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
THE OLDER TERM, HAS BEEN LARGELY DEVOTED TO PROTECTION OF THE EYE IN THE WORKPLACE
INDUSTRIAL VISION
Analyse patients’ environment with reference to potential visual problems
Environmental vision
Encompasses special use of the eyes for leisure and recreational activities and their effect on performance.
Occupational vision
