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Kedibone
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How can I register to study occupational health research and management doing degree ?
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Martin Schoen
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I truly wish I could assist you further. In the U.S., the focus would be on occupational health, either in a rehabilitation center or a private practice. I'm uncertain if this is the same in your country. Additionally, health research and management may align with epidemiology. In the U.S., as a Registered Nurse, you could delve into this field through the public health department or by earning a degree in public health management, whether at the bachelor's or master's level. I strongly recommend reaching out to a professional in your area of interest in your country. They might be able to guide you better. Keep pushing forward, you're on the right track!
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I worked as an Occupational Health Manager for several years, I kind of got into it by accident when I was offered an entry level safety coordinator job and worked my way up. While I was working as a Safety Manager, I worked closely with two nurses, the first was in charge of gathering data on employee injuries and making recommendations on how to reduce injuries, and the other helped managers and supervisors communicate with employees and health professionals about injured, off work employees. Both of these nurses had RN degrees with some extra training in occupational safety.
The first RN was very dedicated, she had a kind of thankless job as she was always creating reports that exposed issues and making recommendations that were often not popular. But she was very dedicated and she probably single handedly saved many, many employees from injury during her years in the position.
The second RN served a very important function, and that was helping managers and supervisors bring injured employees back to work at the right time. She served as a medical advisor who talked to the employees, and looked at their records to help determine when it would be best for them to return to full duty. The managers really liked her and valued with she did because they didn't like having any employees out and any assistance in getting them back in a timely manner was greatly appreciated.
Someone else who I worked with a little less, but who (in my opinion) had a really good job, was the Industrial Hygienist for our company. It was a big company and there was only one Industrial Hygienist, so all of the industrial hygiene questions came to him. I think he had a basic health care background, but I don't remember. I do know that he studied Industrial Hygiene at some point either in college or after (he had a bachelor's degree). He was very in demand and made great money. I took some classes myself in Industrial Hygiene because I found it interesting, but I could never approach his knowledge of some of the formulas and testing techniques as well as his knowledge of some basic medical concepts that are important in that discipline.
I see you are in South Africa, that is pretty far away from me, but I hope that I could provide a little bit of insight.
The first RN was very dedicated, she had a kind of thankless job as she was always creating reports that exposed issues and making recommendations that were often not popular. But she was very dedicated and she probably single handedly saved many, many employees from injury during her years in the position.
The second RN served a very important function, and that was helping managers and supervisors bring injured employees back to work at the right time. She served as a medical advisor who talked to the employees, and looked at their records to help determine when it would be best for them to return to full duty. The managers really liked her and valued with she did because they didn't like having any employees out and any assistance in getting them back in a timely manner was greatly appreciated.
Someone else who I worked with a little less, but who (in my opinion) had a really good job, was the Industrial Hygienist for our company. It was a big company and there was only one Industrial Hygienist, so all of the industrial hygiene questions came to him. I think he had a basic health care background, but I don't remember. I do know that he studied Industrial Hygiene at some point either in college or after (he had a bachelor's degree). He was very in demand and made great money. I took some classes myself in Industrial Hygiene because I found it interesting, but I could never approach his knowledge of some of the formulas and testing techniques as well as his knowledge of some basic medical concepts that are important in that discipline.
I see you are in South Africa, that is pretty far away from me, but I hope that I could provide a little bit of insight.