B1

1. Provide a definition of occupational hygiene

2. List the key categories of occupational health hazards.

3. Draw and label Tannahill’s model of Health Promotion.

4. List the occupational health specialists that may work in an occupational health
department.

5. Outline the role of Occupational Health nurses and physicians.

6. Explain the role of the Employment Medical Advisory Service (EMAS)

7. List the functions of an occupational health service.

8. Provide a definition of health surveillance.

9. Identify the purposes of health surveillance.

10. Identify the two main types of health surveillance:

(i) High Level
(ii) Low Level

11. What is counselling?

12. List three benefits of health promotion to the workplace.

13. List the eight steps to be considered when implementing a health promotion
initiative within an organisation.

14. List eight internal sources of information that could be useful to an organisations
occupational health department.

15. List the external sources of information that could be useful to an organisations
occupational health department.

16. Define the following:

(i) anatomy
(ii) physiology

17. Name the 11 main systems that make up the human body.

18. Outline the key structures of the respiratory system.

19. Describe what is meant by ‘aspiration’.

20. With reference to particle size what is the term used to describe the size range, 7
µm (microns) to 0.5 µm (microns) and why is this significant.

21. Provide an explanation of the ciliary escalator.

22. Identify the four main stages of the digestive system.

23. What are the main functions of the cardiovascular system?

24. With reference to the circulatory system, explain what is meant by:
(i) Pulmonary circulation
(ii) Systemic circulation

25. Outline the key structures and functions of:

(i) The central nervous system (CNS)

(ii) The Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

26. With reference to the special sensory organs, outline the two key structures of the
skin.

27. Outline the two main types of contact dermatitis:

(i) irritant dermatitis
(ii) acute irritant dermatitis

28. Define what is meant by the term `acute’.

29. Draw a labelled diagram of the eye to include the following key structures:
(i) Pupil
(ii) Iris
(iii) Lens
(iv)Retina
(v) Cornea
(vi)Optic nerve

30. Outline the possible route of entry of a substance into the body via the eye.

31. With reference to the special sensory organs, list the three main parts of the ear.

32. With reference to the special sensory organs, outline the key structures contained
within the middle ear.