ASSIGNMENT : AWARENESS OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH HAZARD

INSTRUCTIONS

A. Title of Assignment

Awareness of Occupational Health Hazards

B. Scope

The assignment covers the following disciplines of occupational health and hygiene:

1) Anticipation of occupational health hazard

2) Recognition of occupational health hazard

C. Objective

The main objective of this assignment is to demonstrate the ability of student to promote awareness on the protection of workers health and hygiene at workplace.

D. Course Learning Outcome (CLO)

The assignment is complied with CLO3: Display the lifelong learning and management work in occupational health and hygiene (LOD13, PLO6, A3).

E. Task of Assignment

1) The assignment should be undertaken on an individual basis.

2) Select ONE (1) category of industrial sector in Malaysia as listed below:

  • Manufacturing

  • Services

  • Agriculture

  • Constructions

  • Petroleum and Mining

3) Choose ONE (1) of the following classification of health hazard:

  • Physical Health Hazards

  • Chemical Health Hazards

  • Biological Health Hazards

  • Ergonomics-related Health Hazard

  • Psychosocial-related Health Hazards

4) Provide THREE (3) examples of health hazard related to Task No. 2 and 3.

5) Provide THREE (3) examples of hazard preventive method related to Task No. 2 and 3.

6) Compile the findings in a poster.

F. Making a Poster

Use your creativity to design an A4-size of poster using any format / method that you can think of, but do not forget to focus on the objective towards promoting the awareness of health hazard at workplace. The poster should be written in English, and consist of, but not limited to the following contents:


1) Introduction

This section recognizes the health hazard in the industry that you have selected in E2. This section shall also include the information of student (i.e. name, matric no, etc.).

2) Concept

This section classifies the concept of occupational health hazard in general, and the health hazard that you have selected in E3 in specific, respectively.

3) Discussion

This section discusses the potential health hazard with three examples that you have selected in

E2 and E3.

4) Recommendation

This section suggests the idea of three recommendations for preventive method of health hazards that you have chosen in E2 and E3.

5) Conclusion

This section finalizes the findings and conclusion.

6) References

This section indicates relevant references using the American Psychological Association (APA) format.

G. Submission of Assignment

You should submit the assignment (poster) and submission form (Appendix) in softcopy latest by Week 10.

H. Assignment Evaluation Rubrics

Refer Appendices for more details