Chapter 2: Effects of work on health

The goal of this unit is to provide an overview of the health effects caused by exposure to different hazards and unsafe working conditions.

Sections of this chapter

Materials

Description	English	Spanish
1. Introduction
1.1 Text
2. Toxicological agents and chemicals
2.1 Toxicological agents & chemicals
2.2 Case study
2.3 Feedback on the case discussion
2.4 Presentation
3. Biological agents
3.1 Text
3.2 Self-assessment exercises
3.3 Feedback on self-assessment
3.4 Case studies
3.5 Presentation
4. Physical agents
4.1 Text
4.2 Self-assessment exercises
4.3 Feedback on self-assessment
4.4 Presentation
5. Physics – Ergonomics
5.1 Text
5.2 Self-assessment exercises
5.3 Feedback on self-assessment
5.4 Documentation and references
5.5 Presentation
6. Psychosocial – mental aspects
6.1 Text
6.2 Self-assessment exercises
6.3 Feedback on self-assessment
6.4 Action plan
6.5 Documentation and references
6.6 Presentation