Information
Code | ME451 |
Name | Occupational Health and Safety I |
Term | 2023-2024 Academic Year |
Semester | 7. Semester |
Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
ECTS | 3 ECTS |
National Credit | 2 National Credit |
Teaching Language | İngilizce |
Level | Lisans Dersi |
Type | Normal |
Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. MUSTAFA ATAKAN AKAR |
Course Instructor |
Süleyman Kağan AYAZ
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
To learn the occupational health and safety rules and the importance of first aid and safety measures.
Course Content
Definition of occupational safety, accident occurrence, types, causes, and prevention of occupational diseases, risk management, moving people and vehicle accidents, work safety guards, first aid rules and fire safety measures, labor law and regulations.
Course Precondition
None
Resources
1. Principles of Occupational Health&Hygiene, Tillman C, 2007, Allen&Unwin (ISBN 1 74175 058 X). 2. CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 5th ed., LaDou J, Harrison R. J., 2014, McGraw Hill Education-Lange (ISBN: 978-0-07-180816-3). 3. Introduction to Health and Safety at Work, 6th ed., Hughes P., Ferrett E., 2016, Nebosh (ISBN: 978-1-315-85789-3 (ebk)). 4. Oxford Handbook of Occupational Health, (2nd ed.), Smedley J., Dick F., Sadhra S., 2013, Oxford University Press (ISBN 978–0–19–965162–7).
Notes
Ders notu
Course Learning Outcomes
Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
---|---|
LO01 | Standard safety, law of health and safety |
LO02 | To have knowledge of the basic rules and current regulations regarding occupational health and safety |
LO03 | To have information about the most common occupational diseases in the occupational life |
LO04 | To have basic information about the most common hazards that cause occupational disorder |
LO05 | Application of the safety regulations |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
---|---|---|---|
PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Student become equipped with the basic knowledge of math, science and engineering | 3 |
PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students gain a command of basic concepts, theories and principles in mechanical engineering | 2 |
PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students are able to design and carry out experiments in the basic fields of mechanical engineering, and interpret the results and the data obtained from the experiments | 3 |
PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students become equipped with a variety of skills and knowledge regarding engineering techniques | 2 |
PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students are able to design a system, component or process in order to meet the needs of various engineering problems within technical, economic, environmental, manufacturability, and sustainability limits. | 4 |
PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students independently review and learn the applications in an enterprise, make a critical assessment of the problems faced with, formulate problems and propose solutions by selecting the proper technique | 4 |
PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students take initiative in identification, design, development and use of a product or production process. | |
PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Students become aware of the necessity of lifelong learning and continuously self-renew | 2 |
PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Students use English effectively for technical or non-technical topics orally or in wirtten form. | 1 |
PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Students become effective in using computer, computer-aided drafting, design, analysis, and presentation | |
PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Students have good communicatino skills with a tendency to work in teams, and are able to work effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary team | 4 |
PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Students become aware of the technical and ethical responsibilities, as well as being inquisitive and innovative | 4 |
Week Plan
Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
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1 | Introduction | Lecture notes and book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
2 | LAWS AND REGULATIONS ABOUT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY | Lecture notes and book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
3 | PHYSICAL HAZARDS : Noise, Vibration and Thermal Comfort and Related Occupational Disorders | Lecture notes and book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
4 | PHYSICAL HAZARDS : Pressure, Lighting and Radiation and Related Occupational Disorders | Lecture notes and book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
5 | OCCUPATIONAL MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS | Lecture notes and book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
6 | OCCUPATIONAL PULMONARY DISORDERS: Asthma, COPD, Silicosis, CWP, Asbestosis | Lecture notes and book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
7 | OCCUPATIONAL PULMONARY DISORDERS: Siderosis, Byssinosis, Welders' Lung, Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis, Aluminum Related Pulmonary Diseases | Lecture notes and book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
8 | Mid-Term Exam | Lecture notes and book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
9 | OCCUPATIONAL PULMONARY DISORDERS: Toxic Respiratory Injuries, Cobalt (Co)-Related Lung Diseases, Berylliosis, Other Pneumoconioses, Chronic Bronchitis, Lung Cancer | Lecture notes and book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
10 | MOST COMMON OCCUPATIONAL CANCERS | Lecture notes and book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
11 | OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISORDERS | Lecture notes and book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
12 | PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS RELATED DISORDERS | Lecture notes and book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
13 | OCCUPATIONAL EYE DISORDERS | Lecture notes and book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
14 | OCCUPATIONAL HAEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS | Lecture notes and book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
15 | OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK CONCEPT | Lecture notes and book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
16 | Term Exams | Lecture notes and book | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Performans Değerlendirmesi |
17 | Term Exams | Lecture notes and book | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Performans Değerlendirmesi |
Student Workload - ECTS
Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
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Course Related Works | |||
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Assesment Related Works | |||
Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Final Exam | 1 | 16 | 16 |
Total Workload (Hour) | 78 | ||
Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,12 | ||
ECTS | 3 ECTS |