Objectives:
This course will enable the students to :
1. To gain the broad understanding of the topic.
2. To understand the main theoretical and empirical directions in this field.
Temperature.
Noise and vibration Lighting
Ventilation
Hazardous substances
Ergonomics
Enviromental pollution
Exposure to solvents
Metals
Shift work
Psychosocial stressors :
Management of attendance
Competition
Work overload
Gender Discrepencies
Controversial issues
Health education and health surveillance in the work setting.
· Stress management at the work place
· Controlling workplace hazards : hazardous agents in the workplace and work equipment safety.
· Methods of health promotion at work place
· Promotion of mental health at work
· First aid in the workplace.
· Management of people with musculoskeletoal disorders.
· Provision of immunization and vaccination.
· Risk assessment and risk management.
Provision of rehabilitative care in physical nd mental health.
Books recommended:
Industrial And Organizational Psychology: Research And Practice by Paul E. Spector
Psychology Applied to Work: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology
by Paul M. Muchinsky.
Handbook of Occupational Health Psychologyby James C. Quick (Editor) and Lois E. Tetrick (Editor)
Work Motivation in Organizational Behavior by Craig E. Pinder
Handbook of Psychology, Industrial and Organizational Psychology by Walter C. Borman, Daniel R. Ilgen, Richard J. Klimoski and Irving B. Weiner