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BEOH 680 - FIELD VISITS, FIELD PRACTICE AND DISSERTATION

Credits: 
12

Students will be taken on short field visits to institutions and workplaces where managers and supervisors would discuss the administration, management principles and institutional culture. In addition students will learn about occupational health programs with respect to the identification, evaluation and control of health hazards encountered by the industry.

Below are some of the institutions to be visited:

  1. Agro-Industries and Research Institutions (Cocoa Research Institute, Cocoa plantations, Oil-palm plantations etc.)
  2. Mining and Quarrying Industries
  3. Oil, gas and petro-chemical industries
  4. Power generation works (hydro-, thermal-, etc.)
  5. Water Supplies, Sewage and Industrial Waste Management Organization
  6. Construction Industries
  7. Manufacturing Industries (factories, mills etc.)
  8. Hospitals and Rehabilitation Services
  9. Informal Sector (small-scale industries)