The joint international labor organization committee on Occupational health

OBJECTIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH:

1-    To maintain and promote the physical, mental and social well being of the workers

2-    To prevent occupational diseases and injuries.

3-    To adapt the work place and work environment to the needs of the workers i.e application of ergonomics principle.

4-    It should be preventive rather than curative.

5-    It represents a dynamic equilibrium between the worker and his occupational environment


community health care  

Establishment and maintenance of cardio-respiratory functions (e.g., breathing) is the most important thing the moment the baby is born, and everything else is secondary. To help establish breathing, the airways should be cleared of mucus and other secretions. Positioning the baby with his head low may help in the drainage of secretions. This process can be assisted by gentle suction to remove mucus and amniotic fluid.

Resuscitation becomes necessary if natural breathing fails to establish within a minute, as in the case of babies who have already' been subject to hypoxia during labour. In these cases, resuscitation may require more active measures such as suction, application of oxygen mask, incubation and assisted respiration. All labour wards should be equipped with resuscitation equipment including oxygen. If the heart has stopped beating for 5 minutes, the baby, is probably dead.