ECTS - Occupational Health and Safety

Occupational Health and Safety (IE443) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Occupational Health and Safety IE443 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Team/Group.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course provides Occupational health and safety legislations, inform basic principles of occupational health and safety, educate individuals who will generate analytical solutions and perform these solutions at site , protect employees health and working conditions and provide advices on this issue.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Students will acquire a broad practical knowledge of occupational health and safety.
  • Students will generate analytical solutions for occupational health and safety issues at their business life.
  • Student will overlook on national health and safety legislations.
  • Student will gain the knowledge to take proactive approaches by perspective of occupational health and safety.
Course Content Basic information on occupational health and safety, principles and legislations, occupational health and safety requirements to be applied in the workplace, occupational accidents, risk assessment and occupational audits; a proactive approach to occupational health and safety.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Basic Principles of Occupational Health and Safety
2 Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
3 Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
4 Risk Factors / Physical, Chemical, Biological, Ergonomic, Electrical, Psychosocial
5 Ergonomics
6 Work accident and occupational disease management
7 Midterm
8 Health and Safety Education Management
9 Risk Assessment Management
10 Risk Assessment Methods
11 Emergency Management
12 Accident Investigation, Inspection and Safety System
13 Occupational Health and Safety Audit Management
14 ISO 45001 Management System
15
16 General discussion

Sources

Course Book 1. [1] Phil Hughes, Ed Ferrett, Introduction Health And Safety At Work, Elsevier, 2005.
2. [2] John RIDLEY, Health And Safety in Brief, Elsevier, 2008.
3. [3] AC van der VYVER, Risk Management in The Mining Industry, University of Pretoria, 2011
4. [4] Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331 and Regulations

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project 1 30
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
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 Adequate knowledge of subjects related to mathematics, natural sciences, and Electrical and Electronics Engineering discipline; ability to apply theoretical and applied knowledge in those fields to the solution of complex engineering problems.
2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems, ability to choose and apply appropriate models and analysis methods for this.
3 An ability to design a system, component, or process under realistic constraints to meet desired needs, and ability to apply modern design approaches for this.
4 The ability to select and use the necessary modern techniques and tools for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in engineering applications; the ability to use information technologies effectively
5 Ability to design and conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or discipline-specific research topics.
6 An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams, and ability of individual working. X
7 Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; knowledge of at least one foreign language; active report writing and understanding written reports, preparing design and production reports, the ability to make effective presentation the ability to give and receive clear and understandable instructions.
8 Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; the ability to access knowledge, follow the developments in science and technology and continuously stay updated.
9 Acting compliant with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility, and knowledge of standards used in engineering applications.
10 Knowledge about professional activities in business, such as project management, risk management, and change management awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; knowledge about sustainable development.
11 Knowledge about the impacts of engineering practices in universal and societal dimensions on health, environment, and safety. the problems of the current age reflected in the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. X

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 16 3 48
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project 1 15 15
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 7 7
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 7 7
Total Workload 125