Occupational Health Management Plan

Occupational Health Management Plan
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Executive Summary
In this study, radiation exposure of healthcare workers has been focused that causes
harmful impacts. Definitions of different related terms are provided for increasing
understanding of the assignment. Different terms like occupational health hazards,
radiation hazards are described and defined in this part. Assessment of the risk and
demographics are evaluated in a proper way. Several literature sources are analyzed
and proper literature is collected and reviewed regarding policies and procedures of
intervention. A suitable management strategy is suggested and evaluated with help of
charts and diagrams. Moreover, monitoring process and emergency plan are described
in this strategy, which can help during any emergency situations.
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Contents
Executive Summary....................................................................................................ii
Industry or organization name....................................................................................2
An introduction............................................................................................................ 2
Definitions...................................................................................................................2
Workplace demography..............................................................................................3
Assessment of risk......................................................................................................3
Critical review of relevant literature.............................................................................4
Management Plan.......................................................................................................6
Emergency Response................................................................................................8
Evaluation................................................................................................................. 10
Conclusion................................................................................................................ 12
References............................................................................................................... 13
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Industry or organization name
Proposal for radiation lab of Healthcare industry
An introduction
Different medical laboratories use radiation for medical imaging, which helps in diagnostic
purposes. In recent years, use of radiation has increased dramatically that has increased
exposure of health workers. This is a prominent occupational health hazard and proper
protection and practices need to be implemented for protecting the workers. Main aim of this
assignment is to frame a risk management plan that can help lab workers in radiation labs by
protecting from harmful radiations. The purpose of this risk management plan is to provide
safety of radiation lab workers in healthcare industry. This is because long term exposure of
ionizing radiation can impact on cells, tissues and other body systems of lab workers.
Definitions
Occupational health hazards: Hazards that are faced by people at their workplace are
considered as occupational health hazards.
Diagnostic Radiation: radiation used in healthcare industry is termed as diagnostic
radiation. Healthcare industry uses radiations to provide medical support to patients in
radiology, radiotherapy and dentistry department.
Radiation hazards: Hazards caused by radiations on people, who work in radiation labs are
called radiation hazards. Often staffs of radiology, radiotherapy, and dentistry face radiation
hazards that affect their health (Klein & Bazavan, 2016).
Risk management plan: After identifying potential risks, a plan that is developed for
managing potential risks to minimize impact of risk on people.
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