Occupational Health Engineering Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences

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Occupational Health Engineering offered at Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences may also protect co-workers, family members, employers, customers, and many others who might be affected by the workplace environment. It can also reduce employee injury and illness related costs. Occupational Health Engineering may involve interactions among many subject areas, including occupational medicine, occupational hygiene, public health, safety engineering, industrial engineering, chemistry, health physics, industrial and organizational psychology, ergonomics and occupational health psychology. 

In general, Occupational Health Engineering is defined as a science of anticipation, identification, assessment and control of work-related health hazards in order to maintain the health and well-being of employees and ultimately to safeguard the worker and worker community. It is as a strategy not only considers the health of the workforce but also has a significant and positive impact on the quality of products, job motivation, job satisfaction, and the quality of life of the community. In the field of occupational health, all the work related health and safety issues are studied. At present, this departments offers only B.Sc. course in Occupational Health Engineering.