COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ELECTRIC AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND ENGINEERING CONTROLS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ISG 5027 ELECTRIC AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND ENGINEERING CONTROLS 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 GÜL GÜLPINAR

Offered to

Ph.D. in Occupational Health and Safety
Occupational Healty and Safety(Non-Thesis-Evening)
Occupational Healty and Safety

Course Objective

To help students understand how electricity works, and how to work with it safely, this course is designed to present fundamental information in these areas. The content aims to provide information on reducing the risks presented by electricity in the workplace, including advice on electrical safety and safer working practices by taking required precautions that will significantly reduce the risk of electrical injuries. .The related international standards ( (NESC) ANSI C-2 , (NEC) ANSI/NFPA 70 , ANSI/NFPA 70B, ANSI/NFPA 70E , NF C 17-100, NF C 17-10 ) and national regulations will be introduced. In addition, safety management and organizational structure as well as safety training methods and systems will be covered.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   State the hazards and physical effects of the hazards of electricity
2   Be able to classify the controls required for health and safety
3   Be able to explain the required precautions that should be taken in order to significantly reduce the risk of electrical injury
4   Understand the significance of standarts related to electrical safety and why they exist
5   Know what to do in electrical emergencies

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Hazards of electricity and basic physics of electrical hazards
2 Electrical safety equipment
3 Safety procedures and methods
4 Electrical safety in potentially explosive atmospheres
5 Grounding and bonding of electrical systems and equipment
6 Electrical maintenance and its relationship to safety
7 Regulatory and legal safety requirements and standards
8 Midterm
9 Regulatory and legal safety requirements according to Turkish Laws and regulations
10 Accident prevention, accident investigation
11 Medical aspects of electrical trauma
12 Safety management and organizational structure
13 Safety training methods and systems
14 Safety training methods and systems

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook:
1. Electrical Safety Handbook, John Cadick, Mary Capelli-Schellpfeffer, Dennis Neitzel, Al Winfield, McGraw-Hill Professional,4th Edition, (2012) ,ISBN-10: 0071745130, ISBN-13: 978-0071745130.
References:
1. Sosyal Sigortalar Kurumu, Iş Kazaları ve Meslek Hastalıkları Istatistikleri , www.ssk.gov.tr.
2. Protective Relaying Principles and Applications, 2nd Ed., J. Lewis Blackburn, Marcel Dekker, New York, (1998).

3. Electrical Safety- Related Work Practices , National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, Palmer Hickman, Jones and Bartlett Publishers (2009) ISBN-10: 0763754285 ISBN-13: 978-0763754280.
4. Elektrik ve iş güvenliğine dair mevzuat www.isguv.com/elektrik_mevzuat.htm.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2.Question-Answer
3. Discussing
4.Homework

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The homework and mid-term exams of the student is assessed as the achievement of them in the semester.
2. At %60 score of final examination is added directly to the others.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue at least 70% of lessons.
2. If the student does not make the homework and attend mid-terms, he does not access the final exam

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gul.gulpinar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 5 10 50
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.1432
LO.24
LO.33232
LO.442
LO.5322