Q4 2021 Management of health andwork environment risk

The goal of this learning package is to strengthen the risk management of work environment factors that pose a health risk, and may lead to work related illnesses, by:

  • Promoting awareness of risk factors in one’s own working environment
  • Improving understanding of health and work environment risk management
  • Increasing the use of risk assessment of health and work environment factors

Introduction: Management of health and work environment risk

Developing a work-related illness due to factors in the working environment that pose a health hazard is more common than injuring oneself at work. The consequence of the exposure is not acute, but can have a great impact on quality of life when it occurs. The film focuses on how we can strengthen management of health and work environment risk.

Case studies

Choose the case most relevant to your team as a starting point to work on how we can become better at observing hazards.

Risk management

How can we become better at managing health and work environment risk?

Monotonous work

How can we reduce the risk of monotonous work?

Heavy work

How can we reduce the risk of heavy work?