ECTS - Occupational Health and Safety

Occupational Health and Safety (FE301) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Occupational Health and Safety FE301 6. Semester 3 0 0 3 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Distance
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Prof. Dr. S. Belgin İŞGÖR
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To provide the foundations of OSH principles in the Engineering Discipline
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Acquire a broad knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Legislations
  • Understand the Occupational Health and Safety Improvements Implementation Principles
  • Learn about working life and chronic diseases, occupational diseases
  • Gain the knowledge about laboratory safety, emergency plans, ergonomics
  • Learn how to protect musculoskeletal system health in the working environment
  • Acquire the knowledge about OHS management system and risk management
  • Learn about industrial hygiene
  • Gain detailed information about occupational diseases and work-related diseases through case studies.
Course Content Introduction to occupational health and safety, principles and legislation, occupational health and safety requirements to be applied in the workplace, work accidents, risk assessment and OHS inspections, a proactive approach to occupational health and safety.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Safety Culture and Occupational Health and Safety. Basic concepts, purpose and importance 3-19
2 Basic Principles in Labor Law, Occupational Health and Safety Legislation 111-129; 140-163; 862-874
3 Ethics in OHS, Management Systems in Occupational Health and Safety 747-758
4 Working at shifts, working at nights and Special Risk Groups in Working Life Handouts will be given
5 Work Accidents, Occupational Diseases and Health Surveillance 41-61
6 Mid Term
7 Protection Policies and Basic Methods - Personal Protective Equipment - Health and Safety Signs 795-805
8 Occupational Hygiene and Hazards in the Workplace, Hazards in the Work Environment (Ambient, Mechanical, Electrical, etc.) 385-407;452-465
9 Physical Risk Factors, Ergonomic Risk Factors 255-292
10 Chemical and Biological Risk Factors 545-595; 605-621
11 Explosion and Explosion Protection, OHS in Electrical Work 487-505
12 OHS in working closed Areas, Working with Pressure Vessels, Working at Height and Working with Screened Vehicles 411-444; 470-482
13 Emergency Management and First Aid 714-735
14 Environment and Occupational Health 819-856
15 Field-Specific Sample OHS Approaches
16 Final

Sources

Course Book 1. Occupational Safety and Health, 6th edt. David L. Goetsch
Other Sources 2. Fundamental Principles Of Occupational Health And Safety 2nd Edition Benjamin O. ALLI

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 5
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 45
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Gains adequate knowledge in mathematics, science, and relevant engineering disciplines and acquires the ability to use theoretical and applied knowledge in these fields to solve complex engineering problems.
2 Gains the ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems and the ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3 Gains the ability to design a complex system, process, device, or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements and to apply modern design methods for this purpose.
4 Gains the ability to select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex engineering problems encountered in industrial engineering applications and the ability to use information technologies effectively.
5 Gains the ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze results, and interpret findings for investigating complex engineering problems or discipline specific research questions.
6 Gains the ability to work effectively in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams and the ability to work individually.
7 Gains the ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form, acquires proficiency in at least one foreign language, the ability to write effective reports and understand written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear and intelligible instructions.
8 Gains awareness of the need for lifelong learning and the ability to access information, follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself.
9 Gains knowledge about behaviour in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility and standards used in industrial engineering applications
10 Gains knowledge about business practices such as project management, risk management, and change management and develops awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
11 Gains knowledge about the global and social effects of industrial engineering practices on health, environment, and safety, and contemporary issues of the century reflected into the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.
12 Gains skills in the design, development, implementation, and improvement of integrated systems involving human, material, information, equipment, and energy.
13 Gains knowledge about appropriate analytical and experimental methods, as well as computational methods, for ensuring system integration.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 1 14
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 20 20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 30 30
Total Workload 112