Enviromental Health and Safety in the Workplace
A.Y. 2025/2026
Learning objectives
- Promote the knowledge of principles and rules relating to industrial and environmental hygiene, the prevention and control of occupational diseases and environmental diseases in Italy and in Europe;
- Promote the knowledge of individual and collective means of protection for the protection of integrity and physical safety and for the protection and health and accident prevention;
- Identification and evaluation of the characteristics of health interest of the various environmental sectors (air, water, soil, food, work environments).
- Promote the knowledge of individual and collective means of protection for the protection of integrity and physical safety and for the protection and health and accident prevention;
- Identification and evaluation of the characteristics of health interest of the various environmental sectors (air, water, soil, food, work environments).
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding of the risk assessment process in the workplace. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding to the assessment of chemical risks. Ability to find information on the topic of chemical risk in bibliographic databases. Capability of evaluate the content of the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).
Knowledge of the model "Sbagliando si Impara" for the assessment of workplace accidents. Ability to outline accidents in order to identify the determining and modulating factors.
Development of the ability to understand the relationship man-environment-health.
Knowledge of the model "Sbagliando si Impara" for the assessment of workplace accidents. Ability to outline accidents in order to identify the determining and modulating factors.
Development of the ability to understand the relationship man-environment-health.
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Applied medical techniques
MED/50 - APPLIED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 30 hours
Hygiene and public health
MED/42 - HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH - University credits: 2
Lessons: 20 hours
Occupational medicine
MED/44 - OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE - University credits: 2
Lessons: 20 hours