Upon completion of this Module, you should be able to:

• • Be informed about basic terms used to describe occupational health and safety aspects
  • Understand difference between “risk” and “hazard” particularly in occupational perspective
  • Know what does “health threat” mean
  • Identify different types of occupational risk factors
  • Be familiar with some of occupational hazards
  • Know the possible health consequences of exposure to different risk factors
  • Be informed about basic terms used to describe health effects of exposure to occupational risk factors
  • Understand difference between occupational “accident”, “occupational injury” and “occupational disease”
  • Learn about incidence of specific occupational accidents, injuries and diseases