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Unit IB11 : Managing Occupational Health

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Final Unit for IB, this chapter talks about the types of occupational health services, roles and functions, and also the benefits to engaging these services. 

Unit IB10 : Work Environment Risks and Controls - Welfare and First Aid Provision

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Second part of Unit IB10, we talk about the welfare and first aid provision. 

Unit IB10 : Work Environment Risks and Controls - Thermal Comfort and Lighting

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In this chapter, we talk about two work environment risks, they are thermal comfort and lighting. How these two risks may pose risks, how it may adversely affect our health and how to conduct a risk assessment, and the types of control measures that can be put in place to eliminate or reduce the risks.

Unit IB9 : Musculoskeletal Risks and Control

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This chapter talks about musculoskeletal risks, their health effects, risk assessment and control measures for manual handling and display screen equipment (DSE) users.

Unit IB8 : Pyscho-Social Agents

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This chapter talks about work related stress and work related violence. The sources of the two, how one can identify if there is such a problem and ways to deal with them.

Unit IB7 : Physical Agents 2 - Radiation Part 2

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Continuation, this chapter talks about ionising radiation, its health effects, risk assessment and the control measures against ionising radiation.

Unit IB7 : Physical Agents 2 - Radiation Part 1

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This chapter talks about the basics of radiation, and we will cover more about what is non-ionising radiation, including lasers, their health effects and the control measures to prevent harm to workers.

Unit IB6 : Physical Agents 1 - Vibration

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In this second part of Unit IB6, we talk about vibration, the effects, how to conduct risk assessments and implement control measures to reduce the adverse effects of vibration.

Unit IB6 : Physical Agents 1 - Noise

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I have broken down this unit into two parts, the first part is for noise.

What is noise and noise measurement.

Effects of noise.

Risk assessment and control measures that can be taken for noise control in the workplace.

Unit IB5 : Biological Agents (Part 2)

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Part 2 explains the Risk Assessment necessary when dealing with biological agents and the various control measures to be taken.

Unit IB5 : Biological Agents (Part 1)

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Part 1 is a brief overview on the different types of biological agents (BA) and the common list of infections caused by BA.

Unit IB4 - Monitoring and Measuring (Part 2)

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Part 2 talks about the different sampling methods, analysis of contaminants and biological monitoring.

Unit IB4 - Monitoring and Measuring (Part 1)

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Part 1 talks about Occupational Exposure Limits and also briefly describes the measurement stratergies that should be undertaken by occupational hygienists and safety practitioner alike.

Unit IB3 - Hazardous Chemicals: Engineering Controls and PPE (Part 2)

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Two part special: In this second part of Unit IB3, we will be discussing on Breathing Apparatus, Skin and Eye Protection.

Unit IB3 - Hazardous Chemicals: Engineering Controls and PPE (Part 1)

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Two part special: In this first part of Unit IB3, we will touch on Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) and the various testing methods.

Unit IB2 : Hazardous Substances and Other Chemicals – Assessment of Risk

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The second chapter of this unit talks about risk assessment of hazardous chemicals and their control measures. It also touches on the topic of asbestos.

Unit IB1 : Principles of Chemical Control, Toxicology and Epidemiology

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The first chapter of Unit IB1, there are much to self study here, particularly on a list of hazardous substance, their symptoms and effects. Good chapter that covers human anatomical system, toxicology and epidemiology.