© ADR Journals 2017. All Rights Reserved. Research Artcle Occupatonal Health and Safety in Healthcare Setngs – Efect of Training on the Knowledge of Resident Doctors Jugal Kishore 1 , Rupsa Banerjee 2 , Ashish Mital 3 Abstract Background: Over the past years several diseases and disorders associated with diferent kinds of occupatons have been identfed, including healthcare. It is important for medical personnel especially resident doctors to have adequate knowledge of occupatonal health and safety and preventon of occupatonal hazards. Objectve: To assess the knowledge among resident doctors regarding occupatonal health and safety in healthcare setngs, and the efect of training on the same. Methodology: A before and afer interventon study without control was done among a group of resident doctors of a medical college in Delhi. Training on occupatonal health and safety was given to the study partcipants in the form of a two-day workshop. Pre- and post-test questonnaires flled by the partcipants were scored and the mean scores were compared and tested for statstcally signifcant diference using Mann Whitney U test. Results: The study was done on 17 post-graduate resident doctors. The mean post test score was higher than the mean pre-test score and the diference was statstcally signifcant at p<0.05. Conclusion: Training of doctors and other health personnel on occupatonal health and safety and preventon and control of occupatonal hazards can prove to be efectve in improving their knowledge regarding the same. Keywords: Occupatonal hazards, Medical professionals, Training Introducton Occupatonal health and safety is gaining its due importance worldwide. The aim of occupatonal health is to promote and maintain the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupatons. 1 Over the past years several diseases and disorders associated with diferent kinds of occupatons have been identfed. This has led to growing concern regarding safety athe work environment and,consequently,the signifcance of having a healthy workplace has being recognised. Occupatonal hazards are those which a worker is exposed to at his workplace by virtue of his occupaton. They may be in the form of physical, chemical, biological, mechanical and psychological hazard, depending upon the occupaton. These may lead to a multtude of diseases and disorders including allergies, infectous 1 Director Professor and Head, 2 Senior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi. 3 CEO, Occupatonal Health and Safety Management Consultancy Services, New Delhi. Correspondence: Dr. Jugal Kishore, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi. E-mail Id: drjugalkishore@gmail.com Orcid Id: htp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6246-5880 How to cite this artcle: Kishore J, Banerjee R, Mital A. Occupatonal Health and Safety in Healthcare Setngs – Efect of Training on the Knowledge of Resident Doctors. Int J HealthCare Edu & Med Inform 2017; 4(3&4): 7-10. Digital Object Identfer (DOI): htps://doi.org/10.24321/2455.9199.201714 ISSN: 2455–9199