LEGAL AND ETHICALSUES IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING

Name of Evaluator presented by-

Ms. Shradha Ashawan Babita dhruw
HOD of CHN MSc nursing final year

INTRODUCTION- Occupational health Is the health science which is related to human work work-place,
and work environment. Occupational health is entirely preventive medicine. The chief objective of
occupational health is the safety of workers in all occupations from injuries and diseases and to improve their
health ' status.
1. DEFINITION- Occupational health should aim at the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree
of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations; the prevention among workers of
departures from health caused by their working conditions; the protection of workers in their employment
from risks resulting from factors adverse to health; the placing and maintenance of the worker in an
occupational environment adapted to his physiological and psychological equipment, and, to summarize,
the adaptation of work to man and of each man to his job.
2. Occupational health is the field of science which aim at promotion and maintenance of highest degree of
physical, mental and social well being of workers in all occupation, at prevention of departure from health
at working condition.
 Objectives of occupational health
 Functions of occupation health
 Principles of occupational health
 Legal issue in occupational health
 Political views
 Company policy
 War victims
 Hazards in space
 Occupational heat stress and climate change
 Personal protective equipment
 Respiratory protection
 Vaccination

Ethical issues in occupational health
 Promote a Safe and Healthy Workplace Environment
 Uphold Ethical Standards
 Avoid Discrimination
 Maintain Professional Competence
 Advise and Report
 Vulnerability-
 Autonomy and consent
 Role of occupational health nurse specialist
 Conclusion