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TOBACCO AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

This mini-lecture delves into the health risks of working with tobacco, workplace exposure dangers, and benefits of a smoke-free environment. It covers topics such as green tobacco sickness, smoke-free policies, and Indian workplace regulations.

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TOBACCO AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

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  1. TOBACCO AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Mini-Lecture 2 Module: Tobacco and Community Medicine and Public Health

  2. Objectives of the Mini Lecture • GOAL OF MINI LECTURE: Students will learn about the health risks of working with tobacco, risks of exposure in the workplace, and the benefits of a smoke-free work environment. • LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Students will learn: • To understand who is at risk for workplace exposure to second-hand smoke. • To understand green tobacco sickness and its cause. • To understand the benefits of a smoke-free workplace. • To understand existing laws and policies for regarding smoke-free work environments to protect employees.

  3. Contents • Core Slides • Workplace Exposure to Second-hand Smoke (SHS) • Green Tobacco Sickness • Smoke-free Workplace • Workplace Policies: India • Optional Slides • Green Tobacco Sickness

  4. CORE SLIDES Tobacco and Occupational Health Mini-Lecture 2: Module: Tobacco and Community Medicine and Public Health

  5. Workplace Exposure toSecond-hand Smoke (SHS) • Anyone in a work-place environment that allows smoking is at risk. • Smoking in closed environment – more risk than smoking in open environment. • Blue collar workers more at risk than white collar workers. http://wellergize.ca/images/workplace_wellness/smoking.jpg

  6. Green Tobacco Sickness • Essentially a form of nicotine poisoning.1 • Seen in tobacco workers due to dermal exposure to dissolved nicotine from wet tobacco leaves.1 • Discoloration & nicotine poisoning in children employed in tobacco industry.2 http://www.ehponline.org/members/2003/111-5/spheres.html 1. McBride et al. 1998; 2. McKnight and Spiller 2005

  7. http://www.businessgrouphealth.org/tobacco/worksite/index.cfmhttp://www.businessgrouphealth.org/tobacco/worksite/index.cfm SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE Smoke-free Workplace 1. Brown 2003; 2. Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety 2011

  8. India Workplace Policies: India1 • Work places, including private offices, come under the definition of ‘Public place’ under COTPA 2003 and Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places 2008. • Display correct signage at appropriate places. • Designate officer to attend to violation of smoke-free rules. • Take appropriate action in case of any violation on site. 1. Government of India: The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003

  9. OPTIONAL SLIDES Tobacco and Occupational Health Mini-Lecture 2: Module: Tobacco and Community Medicine and Public Health

  10. Green Tobacco Sickness1 • Onset of illness: 3–17 hours; median onset 10 hours (if untreated, mean duration: 2.4 days) • Self treatment:change clothing, showering, work cessation, fluid intake, rest • Medical treatment:Intravenous rehydration, anti-emetics, dimenhydrinate, supportive care • Risk reduction: Protective, water-resistant clothing; chemical-resistant gloves, boots & socks; prophylactic treatment (dimenhydrinate), improve worker awareness 1. McBride et al. 1998

  11. The most important health message a doctor can give to patients is to quit smoking.

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