The aim of the course is to prepare health professionals who are adequately informed about the regulations governing safety in the workplace. Q1. Knowledge and understanding: At the end of the course, the student must demonstrate knowledge of the rules and regulations governing the professional activity of the healthcare assistant and the safe working procedures related to the correct use of collective and personal protection. Q2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: At the end of the course the student must be able to find, recognise and interpret a regulatory text and/or a guideline for safety in the activity of Healthcare Assistant. D3: Make judgements: At the end of the course, the student must be able to analyse and propose decisions for safety in health care. The course issues training certificates for general and high risk, in accordance with Legislative Decree 81/2008. D4: Communication skills: At the end of the course, the student must be able to communicate the concepts of knowledge and understanding for safety in healthcare. Q5. Learning skills: At the end of the course the student should be able to be able to pursue the topics covered independently, and be able to transfer the concepts learned to subsequent courses.

have completed the general training module for workers (4 hours) and passed the final test. Material available on Moodle.

The contents of the course concern the principles, methods and rules governing safety in the workplace in the health professions.

Alessio Lorenzo, Franco Giuliano, Apostoli Pietro. Trattato di Medicina del Lavoro. Piccin, 2015 A. Sacco - M. Ciavarella - G. De Lorenzo, “Medicina del lavoro per le professioni sanitarie” - EPC ed. 2011.

Occupational health objectives and regulatory developments; - Prevention in occupational medicine: Risk assessment, health surveillance, worker information and training. Actors involved in prevention (workers, employers (managers and supervisors), prevention services, occupational physicians, health and safety representatives). - Prevention of injuries and occupational diseases in the healthcare sector - Biohazards (post-exposure protocol) - Chemical risks (labelling and safety data sheets) - Ergonomic risk (bone and joint diseases and pathologies) - Organisational risks (night shifts, work-related stress) - Risks related to the use of video terminals - Physical risks (non-ionising radiation, ionizing radiations, vibrations) - Allergic risk (latex diseases) - Risk from the use of carcinogenic/antiblastic substances (occupational cancers) - Legislation to protect working mothers - Legislation on alcohol and psychotropic substances at work

lectures, student group work

The general training course for workers is available at the following link: https://moodle2.units.it/enrol/index.php?id=5028

The student's assessment will include a written examination consisting of multiple choice and open questions on the health and safety topics covered in the course. The result of the examination will be marked out of thirty. Each multiple choice question is worth 1 point, each missed answer 0 points, each wrong answer 0 points; each open question is worth a maximum of 3 points (0-3). In the case of group work, a maximum of 3 points can be awarded to each student. To pass the examination, the student must achieve a total score of 18 or above. To achieve the maximum score (30/30 cum laude), the student must demonstrate that he/she has acquired excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course, answering all the questions correctly, formulating the open questions exhaustively and giving a good oral presentation;

This course explores topics closely related to one or more goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs)