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Prevention Techniques in the Environment and Workplaces (Qualifying for the Health Profession of Environmental and Workplace Prevention Technician)

Bachelor Degree
SNT/4
In presence
Planned
License to practice

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What is the objective of the course? What is it?
What does it train you for?

The Course of Study in Prevention Techniques in the Environment and Workplaces aims to train health workers with the scientific and technical knowledge necessary to responsibly carry out the function of the profession of Prevention Technician, that is, prevention, training, verification and control activities in the field of hygiene and safety in the workplace, environmental protection, public, veterinary and food hygiene and health.

The Prevention Technician carries out activities in the following areas: environmental safety (sampling from environmental matrices, monitoring of automatic detection networks, verification of the production and marketing of cosmetics, verification of phytosanitary products); safety at work (drafting of the Risk Assessment Document and the Operational Safety Plan, sampling of dust or airborne substances, detection of microclimate, noise and brightness); food safety (development of self-control plans based on HACCP principles, food sampling, management of the animal health registry, formulation of opinions on the Registration of Food Businesses, management of health emergencies and alert states and management of emergencies concerning feed).

The Degree Course includes lectures and practical internship activities with mandatory attendance.

At the end of the studies, the student will take a final exam qualifying them to practice the profession.

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What do you learn?

The course includes frontal lessons, and professional training experience gained in public facilities.

The frontal lessons concern different thematic areas in the context of:

  • Basic sciences (Chemistry, Biology and Genetics, Biochemistry, Histology with elements of Human Anatomy and Human Physiology);
  • Prevention (Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Epidemiological Methodology, Hygiene and Occupational Medicine);
  • Environmental safety (Applied Physics, Environmental Technical Physics, Environmental Health Engineering, Applied Medical Sciences and Techniques);
  • Occupational safety (Radiology and Radioprotection, Pharmacology, Occupational Safety, Biological Risk, Applied Medical Sciences and Techniques);
  • Food security (food chemistry, food science and technology, food hygiene, inspection of food of animal origin, applied medical sciences and techniques) The bachelor’s degree Course completes the training in General Sociology, Labour Law and Legal Medicine.
The practical training experience at the Prevention Department of Palermo is significant.

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What can you do with it?

At the end of the course, the student obtains a degree that qualifies him/her for the Environmental and Workplace Prevention Technician profession.

After graduation, the Prevention Technician can work in Public Health Facilities and the private sector as an employee or consultant in food safety, safety in the workplace, environmental safety, and as a Technical Consultant for the Court.

He or she can also operate as a freelancer.

The student can also continue his or her studies by accessing the master’s degree course in "Sciences of the Healthcare Professions of Prevention" available at other universities in Italy and by attending the I Master level at the regional level.