COURSE UNIT TITLE

: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇIN 7024 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Human Resources Non-Thesis (evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TIJEN ERDUT

Offered to

Human Resources Non-Thesis (evening)

Course Objective

Today, in the field of occupational health and safety, despite the achievements, there is a picture that reminds us of the industrial revolution years. The aim of the course is to analyze this picture in terms of social politics. The protection of employees against occupational accidents and diseases is a fundamental element of social justice. However, occupational accidents and occupational diseases cause death of more than 2.3 million workers every year. Prevention of occupational accidents and diseases requires a determined effort. With prevention, the risk can be avoided or eliminated. Otherwise, workers, businesses and the country as a whole will suffer.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to define employer's obligation of taking measures of workplace health and safety
2   Being able to determine the provisions of occupational health and safety and comprehend bounden prosedure
3   Being able to understand fault-based and strict liability of the employer and determine its limits
4   Being able to identify and apply the rules of occupational health and safety
5   Being able to examine and solve problemes related to Labor law matters in the light of the decisions of the Supreme Court faced in working life

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Origin of Occupational Health and Safety
2 Concept of Occupational Health and Safety
3 Right to Occupational Health and Safety
4 International Legal Bases of Occupational Health and Safety
5 National Legal Bases of Occupational Health and Safety
6 Occupational Health and Safety Inspection
7 Quantitative Indicators of Occupational Accidents and Diseases
8 Midterm Exam
9 Occupational Health and Safety Hazards: Physical Factors (Noise, Radiation, Vibration, Hot-Cold etc.)
10 Occupational Health and Safety Hazards: Biological Factors (Viruses, Bacteria, Parasites, Rodents etc.)
11 Occupational Health and Safety Hazards: Chemical Factors (Dust, Gas-Steam, Smoke, Liquids, Aerosols etc.)
12 Occupational Health and Safety Hazards: Ergonomic Reasons (Fast, repetitive movements, effort, etc.)
13 Psycho-Social Risks and Hazards
14 General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Levent Akın; Sendikaların Iş Sağlığı ve Güvenliğinin Sağlanmasına Katkısı, Çalışma ve Toplum Dergisi, 2012/3, s. 101-123.
Nazmi Bilir; Iş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Profili: Türkiye. Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı, Yayın No. 62, Ankara, 2016.
Nuri Çelik; Iş Hukuku Dersleri, Yenilenmiş 23. Bası, Beta Yayınları, Istanbul 2010.
Sarper Süzek; Iş Güvenliği Hukuku. Savaş Yayınları, Ankara, 1985.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Practical solutions to consolidate those described. Interacvtive narrative by treating the students' participation. Case Practices and examination of the judicial decisions.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tijen.erdut@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 15.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 107

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.154455
LO.254455
LO.354455
LO.454455
LO.554455