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Title: Harvard School of Public Health Courses

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Section/SPIG: Occupational Health and Safety

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Intensive Course in Health and Human Rights
Learn How to Incorporate a Human Rights Framework into Your Professional Activities

June 21 – 24, 2004 • Boston

This rigorous four-day program will help participants acquire the skills and knowledge they need to successfully incorporate a realistic human rights framework into their daily activities.

Participants will acquire a basic understanding of both the history and present status of international human rights and international humanitarian law as they apply to public health practice.

The faculty will show participants how to:
  • Analyze the human rights dimensions of public health policies and programs; and

  • Access international mechanisms and procedures to further the human rights of persons
    whose health status is threatened.


    • Small group settings will provide further opportunity for direct interaction with the faculty and with your fellow participants. Repeated offerings allow attendance at more than one session of interest. The individualized attention offered in the Intensive Course in Health and Human Rights will help you formulate your strategy for implementing newly acquired knowledge and skills in your professional work as well as provide invaluable networking support.

    For more information or to register, visit <http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/ccpe/programs/ICHH.shtml>. Please be sure to include the Reference Code ICHH04-OHS in all correspondence.


    Comprehensive Industrial Hygiene: Practical Applications of Basic Principles
    Harvard School of Public Health
    June 21 - 25, 2004 • Boston

    Recognized industry-wide for having benefited thousands of professionals and technicians, this program will provide participants with the key principles of industrial hygiene practice needed by professionals and technologists with direct or managerial responsibility for industrial hygiene programs.

    Participants Will Learn How To:
  • Identify potential hazards in the workplace;

  • Select methods for the assessment of exposures to hazards;

  • Evaluate consequences of excessive exposure; and

  • Institute techniques for prevention and control of occupational diseases.


    • For more information or to register, visit <http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/ccpe/programs/FIH.shtml>. Please be sure to include Reference Code CIH04-OHS in all correspondence.


    Analyzing Risk: Science, Assessment, and Management
    Harvard School of Public Health
    Sept. 21 - 24, 2004 • Boston

    The tools of risk assessment will play an even larger role in future public health efforts in food safety, the environment, and consumer protection. New legislation, guidelines, and Executive Order 12866 make clear that new analysis techniques and tools will be necessary for successful initiatives. Analyzing Risk: Science, Assessment, and Management will prepare participants for this new environment.

    In three and one-half days, the program will supply key skills in risk assessment, management, and communication. Participants will examine complex problems involving chemicals and radiation, discuss emerging analytic approaches, and have an opportunity to review important issues with leaders in the field.

    For more information or to register, visit <http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/ccpe/programs/RISK.shtml>. Please be sure to include Reference Code RISK04-OHS in all correspondence.


    Ergonomics and Human Factors: Applications in Occupational Safety and Health
    Harvard School of Public Health
    Sept. 28 - Oct. 1, 2004 • Boston

    Strengthen Your Skills Through Team-Oriented Workshops and Case Studies

    This course provides a unique perspective on ergonomics and human factors in industry, ranging from musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) of the low back and manual materials handling to accidents and human fatigue. Alumni of this program have found that the broad curriculum allows them to take a more comprehensive approach to workplace safety and health problems, while workshops offer them the opportunity to learn and apply skills in a multidisciplinary, team-oriented environment.

    Participants Will Learn:
  • Design of workplace ergonomics programs and team problem-solving;

  • Fundamental concepts in biomechanics and anthropometry;

  • Anatomy, physiology, and epidemiology of low back pain and upper extremity
    disorders;

  • Team-oriented analysis and control of risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders;

  • Impact of shift, incentive, and machine-paced work on employee performance;

  • Occupational causes and effects of error;

  • Extent and control of slip and fall injuries; and

  • Key information regarding ergonomic regulatory efforts at OSHA.


    • For more information or to register, visit: <http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/ccpe/programs/IE.shtml>. Please be sure to include the Reference Code EHF04-OHS in all correspondence.