Background: Occupational hazards is the any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury endangerment, hazards, jeopardy, peril, risk –a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune. Some are Chemotherapy hazards, Radiations and Poor body mechanics. Aim: to assess the effectiveness of teaching module on prevention of occupational health hazards in relation to knowledge and practices of staff nurses working in oncology department in selected hospital of pune city. Methods: A quasi experimental study was done on 60 staff nurses, Systematic Random sampling technique was adopted to select the samples, and structured questionnaire was made to assess the problems of staff nurses in selected hospital of Pune city. Results: Majority 25(41.7%)of the samples were in the age group of 31-40 years. paired t-test was applied for comparison of pretest and posttest knowledge score and practice score of staff nurses. p value (<0.005) therefore null hypothesis was rejected. Conclusion: -There are a myriad of occupational hazards in the nursing profession. They cover a wide range of concerns being aware of the potential problems and seeking a reasonable and attainable solution is the key to creating a safer work environment.
