Some of the few topics to be covered during the AFIH Course 2017-18
Serial No. / Topic / Name / Designation1. / Introduction to Occupational Health / Dr. Sudip Gupta / Head,
Medical and Occupational Health
Hindustan Unilever Ltd (East and North)
Unilever Bangladesh Ltd
Nepal Unilever Ltd
2. / Introductory Lecture / Dr. K. M. Agrawal / Professor & Head of the Deptt. Of Environment, IISWBM
3. / Occupational Psychology / Dr. SoumitraBasu / Sr. Consultant Psychiatrist
4. / Elements of Productivity & Other Issues / Dr. SarbaniMitra / Associate Professor, IISWBM
5. / Occupational Health Hazards in Industries / Dr. B. K. Sikdar / Dy. Chief Inspector of Factories (Med) & Certifying Surgeon, West Bengal
6. / Personal Protective Equipments / Mr. C. Chatterjee / Ex Jt Chief Inspector of Factories, Directorate of Factories, Govt. WB
7. / Basics of Epidemiology / Dr. Priyanka Roy / Inspector of Factories (Med), Assistant Director of Factories, Directorate of Factories, Department of Labour, Govt. WB.
ILO Fellowship Winner.
8. / Factories Acts & Rules / Dr. B. K. Sikdar / Dy. Chief Inspector of Factories (Med) & Certifying Surgeon, Directorate of Factories Department of Labour, West Bengal
9. / Occupational Health Hazards of Metals / Dr. AbhirupMoulik / Consultant Occupational Health Physician.
10. / Hazards of Chemical Industries. / Mr. R C Dutta / OSD & Ex-Officio Director,
Chief Inspector of Factories,
Directorate of Factories, Department of Labour,
West Bengal
11. / Elements of Industrial Psychology / Dr. Soumitra Basu / Consultant Psychiatrist.
12. / Environmental Engineering & Sanitation / Prof. Arunabha Majumder / Emeritus Fellow, School of Water Resource Engineering,
Jadavpur University
Former Director& Professor, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health
13. / Dental Diseases and Oral Malignancy in Industry / Dr. Uttam Deb / Professor & Head, Dental & Oral Surgery
IPGMER, SSKM Hospital
14. / HIV & STD: Industrial Scenario / Prof. Madhumita Dobe / All India Institute of Hygiene &
Public Health.
15. / Introduction to the Principles of Ergonomics / Prof. Somnath Ganguly / Professor (Ergonomics)
Science College, Calcutta University
16. / Case Studies: Occupational Ophthalmic Conditions & Disorders / Prof. AbhijitGhosh / Consultant & Ex-Professor of Ophthalmology.
17. / Noise Induced Hearing Loss & Others / Dr. Sajal Sur / Consultant ENT Specialist.
18. / Toxic Gases &Vapours / Dr. B. K. Sikdar / Dy. Chief Inspector of Factories (Med) & Certifying Surgeon, West Bengal
19. / Discussion on Seminar Papers and Industry Visit / Dr. SarbaniMitra / Associate Professor, IISWBM
20. / Research Methodology / Dr. Priyanka Roy / Inspector of Factories (Med), Assistant Director of Factories, Directorate of Factories, Department of Labour, Govt. WB
ILO Fellowship Winner
21. / Role of Line Managers in Occupational Health / Dr. Sudip Gupta / Head,
Medical and Occupational Health
Hindustan Unilever Ltd (East and North), Unilever Bangladesh Ltd
Nepal Unilever Ltd
22. / Occupational Dermatology / Prof R N Dutta / Professor, Consultant Dermatologist
23. / Social Welfare and Public Health / Prof. A K Naskar / All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health.
24. / Women at Work / Dr. Nikhil Saha / Consultant Occupational Health Physician.
25. / Epidemiology / Dr. Priyanka Roy / Inspector of Factories (Med)
Assistant Director of Factories, Directorate of Factories, Department of Labour, Govt. WB
ILO Fellowship Winner
26. / Environmental Pollution / Dr. K. M. Agrawal / Professor & Head of the Environment Department, IISWBM.
27. / Industrial Toxicology / Prof. Biswanath Kahali / Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, SSKM Hospital, Kolkata
28. / Refineries & Organic Compounds / Dr. Shreedhara Gupta Mallick / Assistant Professor
Organic Chemistry
29. / Musculo Skeletal Disorders among Factory Workers / Dr. Rajesh Pramanik / Professor of Physical Medicine
IPGMR, Kolkata.
30. / Occupational Carcinogen / Dr. Abhirup Moulik, / Consultant Occupational Health Physician.
31. / Ergonomics / Prof. Somnath Ganguly / Professor (Ergonomics), Science College, Calcutta.
32. / Statistical Analysis in Requirement of Dissertation Projects / Dr. Kalyan Sengupta / Head, MIS, IISWBM
33. / Communicative English with special reference to Presentation Skill / Dr. LipikaSikdar
And
Mr. ArindamSengupta / Faculty on Communicative English.
34. / Industrial Ventilation / Mr. B. Tapadar / Mechanical Engineering Consultant.
35. / Disaster Management / Prof. D. K. Sanyal / Member, Board of Governor, IISWBM
36. / CPR / Dr. Bibekananda Bose / Consultant Occupational Health Physician.
MCCPTA India.
37. / ESI & Workers’ Compensation Act, 1923 / Dr. B. K. Sikdar / Dy. Chief Inspector of Factories (Med) & Certifying Surgeon, West Bengal.
Directorate of Factories, Department of Labour, Govt. WB
38. / Environmental Engineering & Sanitation / Prof. Arunabha Majumder / Emeritus Fellow, School of Water Resource Engineering,
Jadavpur University
& Former Director & Professor, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health
39. / Mechanical Hazards / Mr. Kartick Mondal / Inspector of Factories.
Directorate of Factories, Department of Labour, Govt. WB
40. / Welding Hazards: Engineering Concepts / Shri. Supriya De / Joint Chief Inspector of Factories
West Bengal.
Directorate of Factories, Department of Labour, Govt. WB
41. / Hazards of Newer Metals / Shri.Saibal Bandopadhya / General Manager (Works)
Vesuvius India Limited
42. / Building & Other Constructions Health & Safety Rules / Shri.Partha Bagchi / Inspector of Factories
West Bengal, Directorate of Factories, Department of Labour, Govt. WB
43. / Engineering Aspects of Electrical Hazards & Safety including Safety at Thermal Power Generation / Shri. Animesh Pramanik / Inspector of Factories, Directorate of Factories, Department of Labour, Govt. WB
44. / An overview of Occupational Lung Disorders / Dr. Rupak Ghosh / Consultant Pulmonologist.
The list as above is not the complete and not exhaustive.