OCCUPATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT

Catalog description

The course introduces the general aspects of health and safety in the workplace. It emphasizes hazards recognition, evaluation and control of chemicals substances, biological agents, physical situations and radiological particles. It discusses the purpose, scope and applicability of federal (OSHA act, 1970), standards of OSHA -29CFR 1910 and central government law (Ley #32, 1991). In addition, it discusses the importance of developing and implementing health and safety programs and the functionality of PROSHA and OSHA Offices.