Occupational Hazard
CHAPTER TWO A comprehensive review of various available students was done for the purpose of this study. Reviewed life rapture relevant to the study are thus presented under the following headings.
• Concept of occupational health hazard
• Principal of occupational health
• Classification of occupational health
• Biological risks of occupational health hazards
• Physical risks of occupational health hazards
• Mechanical risks of occupational health hazards
• Psychological risks of occupational health hazards
2.0 concept of occupational hazard
Occupational health developed in Europe with the oldest industry (mining). Some individual obverted that miners have problems perculiar to them. One of these people is Agricole German (1483 – 1514) an German who wrote an article title’’ Dere mallica ‘’published in 1556. This was devoted to working conditions in mines and industry especially mining accidents and illness. Another person who wrote Paracelsus a German. He wrote on occupational disease of miners and smelters and published his work in 1567. Dr Charls Turner Thadrad (1795 – 1833) made significant contributions also. He was known as ‘’father of British’’ industrial medicine’’. He published his work in 1833 a book title ‘The effects of the principal Art, trade and professions and civic states and habits of many of the agents which produce disease and shorten the duration of life.
Thacdrah brought into the attention of the policy markers that employers should be made responsible for the health workers. Thacdrah act of 1819 exempted children below (9) nine years from work.
In 1898, Sir Thomas Morrison legge (862 – 1932) was appointed the first British medical factory inspectors (or occupational health consultant” as he is known today).He introduce the idea of notifying occupational diseases especially lead.
He stress a number of preventive aspect of occupational heath practice known as legges aphorisms. As such, health workers are confronted with a
• Concept of occupational health hazard
• Principal of occupational health
• Classification of occupational health
• Biological risks of occupational health hazards
• Physical risks of occupational health hazards
• Mechanical risks of occupational health hazards
• Psychological risks of occupational health hazards
2.0 concept of occupational hazard
Occupational health developed in Europe with the oldest industry (mining). Some individual obverted that miners have problems perculiar to them. One of these people is Agricole German (1483 – 1514) an German who wrote an article title’’ Dere mallica ‘’published in 1556. This was devoted to working conditions in mines and industry especially mining accidents and illness. Another person who wrote Paracelsus a German. He wrote on occupational disease of miners and smelters and published his work in 1567. Dr Charls Turner Thadrad (1795 – 1833) made significant contributions also. He was known as ‘’father of British’’ industrial medicine’’. He published his work in 1833 a book title ‘The effects of the principal Art, trade and professions and civic states and habits of many of the agents which produce disease and shorten the duration of life.
Thacdrah brought into the attention of the policy markers that employers should be made responsible for the health workers. Thacdrah act of 1819 exempted children below (9) nine years from work.
In 1898, Sir Thomas Morrison legge (862 – 1932) was appointed the first British medical factory inspectors (or occupational health consultant” as he is known today).He introduce the idea of notifying occupational diseases especially lead.
He stress a number of preventive aspect of occupational heath practice known as legges aphorisms. As such, health workers are confronted with a