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Nov 12-13, 2018 | Paris, France

Nutraceuticals and Food Sciences

International Conference on

Nursing and Healthcare

Joint Event

Journal of Food science and Nutrition | Volume 1

Occupational Health Nursing – Scope and Role of OHN

J Chozharajan

WOISO, India

he occupational health nursing field has a long history but

started an evolutionary change in the 1970’s when the

United States Congress passed the Occupational Safety and

Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act). The law requires employers to

provide their employees with working conditions that are free

of known hazards. The Act created the Occupational Safety

and Health Administration (OSHA), which sets and enforces

protectiveworkplace safety and health standards. After passage

of the OSH Act, the scope of the field significantly changed as

new and improved local, state and federal regulations passed

which protect both the employee and the employer. OSHA

classifies Occupational Health Nurses (OHN) “as registered

nurses who independently observe and assess the worker’s

health status with respect to job tasks and hazards. Using

their specialized experience and education, these registered

nurses recognize and prevent health effects from hazardous

exposures and treat workers injuries and illnesses”. The major

roles and responsibilities associated with occupational health

nursing practice include: Clinician - Clinical and Primary Care,

Educator/Coordinator - Training, Advisor - Research and Health

Promotion, Consultant - workforce issues and workplace

issues - Environmental issues, Case Manager - Regulatory

responsibilities and legislative management.

Speaker Biography

J Chozharajan has completed his

Nursing (Dept of Community Health Nursing) at the

age of 26 years from Pondicherry University. He is the Nursing Instructor in WOISO, Navi

Mumbai, India. He has published 1 paper in reputed journal and presented more than 10

concept paper in International and National conferences.