- Docente: Francesco Saverio Violante
- Credits: 3
- SSD: MED/44
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Environment and Workplace Prevention Techniques (cod. 8487)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the students will be able to describe the general concepts of the Occupational Medicine and occupational hygiene.
Course contents
1. Basic principles in occupational hygiene:
2. Human physiology and industrial diseases
3. Fundamentals of toxicology
4. Adverse effects of chemical risks:
5. Assessment of health risks
6. Measurement of airborne contaminants
7. Hygiene standards and occupational exposure limits
8. Biological monitoring and health surveillance:
9. Noise
10. Thermal environment. (Principles, evaluation and control)
11. Optical
12. non-Ionizing radiation
13. Ionizing radiation
14. Careers in occupational hygiene
Readings/Bibliography
Student manual: Basic principles in occupational hygiene. Occupational Hygiene Training Association. www.OHlearning.com July 2019
Teaching methods
Assessment methods
Multiple choice tests, or short written responses to a few questions.
Teaching tools
If needed, they will be distributed directly or via the university website.
Links to further information
http://www.unibo.it/docenti/francesco.violante
Office hours
See the website of Francesco Saverio Violante
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.