COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TOXIC EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS AND REGARDING SAFETY RULES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ISG 5024 TOXIC EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS AND REGARDING SAFETY RULES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR KADRIYE ERTEKIN

Offered to

Occupational Healty and Safety(Non-Thesis-Evening)

Course Objective

The course aims to provide information about on the identities and hazards of the
chemicals, international standards (Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA): the Hazard Communication Standard and others) Chemical Safety, Understanding of
the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) forms for chemicals used in industry, first-aid
measures, followed by fire-fighting measures, acceptable exposure limits.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   This course is expected to help the students to make an assessment on chemicals hazards, also aims at maintaining a high level of safety and protection for humans and the environment in contact with industrial chemicals.
2   To develop the students analytical abilities and ability to criticize and solve problems regarding chemicals.
3   To give the students further information on tools of how to undertake empirical research.
4   Students are expected to know international labeling rules and protocols regarding industrial chemicals.
5   Students are expected to know and manage some risks regarding industrial chemicals.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Classification of chemical hazards considering international conventions (Flammable or Combustible, Oxidizers, Reactive Chemicals, Water-reactive Chemicals, Pyrophoric Chemicals, Peroxide-forming Chemicals, Shock-Sensitive and Friction-Sensitive Explosives, Compressed Gases)
2 Chemicals in terms of health hazards (Allergens and Sensitizers, Primary Anesthetics, Blood Toxins, Carcinogens.
3 (Corrosives) (Environmental Toxins) (Irritants)(Reproductive Health Hazards)Teratogens Mutagens
4 In to detail with examples; (Reactive Chemicals, Water-reactive Chemicals, Pyrophoric Chemicals, Peroxide-forming Chemicals, Compressed Gases, Cryogenic liquids
5 In to detail with examples Blood (Hematopoietic) Toxins,(Carcinogens, Environmental Toxins
6 Department of Transportation (DOT),National Fire Protection Association (NFPA),and Hazardous Materials Information Systems (HMIS)
7 Different labeling systems
8 HMIS Personal Protection codes/ abbreviations on MSDS forms.
9 Material Safety Data Sheets [OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) ANSI (American National Standards Institute) MSDS format]
10 Understanding of Material Safety Data Sheet forms
11 CAS number, EINECS number (presentation of students)
12 Chemical hygiene and limits, OSHA, EU, NFPA, ANSI, SEI, BSI, OHSAS, ISO, NEC,TSE standards and their harmonized applications(presentation of students)
13 Risk phrases (R-phrases) Safety phrases (Sphrases)( presentation of students)
14 Assessment (presentation of students)

Recomended or Required Reading

1. U.S. OSHA, CMA, ANSI, Canadian, WHMIS, Australian Work Safe, European Community
Standards, the Japanese Industrial Standard JIS Z 9250: 2000
2. Report of University of Wisconsin-Madison Safety Department (608) 262-8769

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, oral presentations by students

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRS 1 PRESENTATION 1
2 PRS 2 PRESENTATION 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRS 1 * 0.20 + PRS 2 * 0.20 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRS 1 * 0.20 + PRS 2 * 0.20 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student will be assessed by the questions, presentations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70 % attendance for lessons is compulsory, other rules have been stated in the official
web site of our univeristy; http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEU Faculty of Science Chemistry Deparment
e-mail: kadriye.ertekin@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0 232 3018691

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Tutorials 4 4 16
Preparation to PBL Session 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparing presentations 2 20 40
Design Project 1 28 28
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 203

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.134
LO.242
LO.34
LO.44
LO.54422

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