Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

COM 306 — Introduction to Occupational Health

COM department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• describe development and history of occupational health
• explain working environment and health
• enumerate occupational health practice and services
• discuss occupational health problems in Nigeria
• explain control of occupational health problems, occupational safety and hygiene
• enumerate the health problems of agricultural workers in Nigeria, occupational lung diseases, skin diseases

Course contents

Definition, development and history of occupational health. Working environment and health. Occupational health practice and services. Occupational health problems in Nigeria and their control (occupational safety and hygiene). The health problems of agricultural workers in Nigeria. Occupational lung diseases, skin diseases.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study COM 306.

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