UNIT 2

PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION OF SCIENCE

AND TECHNOLOGY IN SAFETY
ELEMENT 8
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- EXPLAIN COMMON BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AT THE WORKPLACES AND THE
OCCUPATIONS WHICH POSE MOST RISKS

- ASSESS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HEALTH HAZARDS DUE TO PRESENCE OF

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS WITHIN THE WORKPLACE

- JUSTIFY THE CONTROL MEASURES COMMENSURATE WITH THE LEVEL OF RISK

AGAINST BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS

- ASSESS THE WORKPLACE HYGIENE CONDITIONS AND THE AWARENESS AMONGST

THE WORKERS REGARDING BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
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- IDENTIFY AND INTERPRET THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE CONTROL OF
BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS AND HYGIENE

- EXPLAIN VARIOUS METHODS FOR DETECTION AND CONTAINMENT OF

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

- EXPLAIN THE USE OF ENGINEERING CONTROLS AS MEASURES AGAINST

BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS FOR A RANGE OF OCCUPATIONS AND WORKPLACES
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 QUIZ
WHAT DOES HALF LIFE TELLS US ABOUT RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS?
 WORK ACTIVITIES WHICH INVOLVE EXPOSURE
- WORK IN FOOD PRODUCTION PLANTS
- WORK IN AGRICULTURE
- WORK IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTION OF SOME PHARMACEUTICAL
PRODUCTS

- WORK ACTIVITIES WHERE THERE IS CONTACT WITH ANIMALS OR PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL

ORIGIN (OR BOTH)

- WORK IN HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING ISOLATION AND POST MORTEM UNITS, FUNERAL AND
CREMATION UNDERTAKINGS.

- WORK IN CLINICAL, VETERINARY AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES, EXCLUDING DIAGNOSTIC

MICROBIOLOGICAL LABORATORIES

- WORK IN REFUSE DISPOSAL PLANTS

- WORK IN SEWAGE PURIFICATION INSTALLATIONS
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 INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
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 DETECTION OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

- SWABS
- WIPES AND SPONGES
- VACUUM METHODS
- AGAR PLATES

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PARTICLE ANALYZERS
- FLUOROMETER
- LUMINOMETER
- COLORIMETER
- PROTEIN PAPER

- PH PAPER CONT….
 DETECTION OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

- IMMUNOASSAY/HANDHELD ASSAY
- POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION
- CULTURE
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- STEP 1 - WORKPLACE HEALTH ASSESSMENT
- STEP 2 - PLANNING THE PROGRAM
- STEP 3 - IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM
- STEP 4 - DETERMINE IMPACT THROUGH EVALUATION
 REHABILITATION AND WORKPLACE ADJUSTMENTS
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- TO HELP EMPLOYEES RETURN TO WORK AFTER AN ILLNESS OR DISABILITY
- TO HELP EMPLOYEES WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS STAY IN WORK.

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- WORKING ARRANGEMENTS
- WORKING ENVIRONMENT
- WORK ADJUSTMENTS