Course Unit / Occupational Hygiene I

Occupational Hygiene I

Year
1
Academic year
2018-2019
Code
04450438
Subject Area
Occupational Hygiene
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Compulsory
Level
Non Degree Course

Recommended Prerequisites

Doctors.

Teaching Methods

Expositive and interrogative methodologies; theoretical and practical exercises.

Learning Outcomes

In order to evaluate the effects of environmental conditions at work on the health of employees, doctors and other participants must first acquire knowledge about physical risk factors in order to establish etiological relationships for work pathologies. Thus, understanding the results of studies realized within the scope of Industrial Hygiene is essential for their professional activity.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Lighting at workplaces; Noise and Mechanical vibrations.

Assessment Methods

Final
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Textos de apoio e “power point”, A. Neto Simões;

Manual de Iluminação, Edi. Philips;

Traité de medicine du travail, Desoille e outros;

Manual de higiene do trabalho, Ricardo Macedo, Edi. Gulbenkian;

Manual de segurança e higiene do trabalho, Sérgio Miguel, Edi. Porto Editora;

Manual de higiene industrial, Edi. Mapfre;

Diplomas legais relativos aos vários temas;

Normas de iluminação (ISSO 8995 e EN 12464-1).