COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ISG 5032 SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 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 GÜLSIYE ÖZTÜRK

Offered to

Ph.D. in Occupational Health and Safety
Occupational Healty and Safety

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to give information about hazard identification and characterization; safety, health and environmental management; and the protection of safety, health and environment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Realize the importance of the safety, health and environment;
2   Gain information about the regulations related to the hazards
3   Gain information about risk assessment and management.
4   Gain information about toxicology in the workplace.
5   Gain information about incidents and emergency planning.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to regulations and Standards
2 Risk Perception, Assessment and Management
3 Toxicology in the Workplace
4 Environmental Protection
5 Electrical Hazards
6 Fire and Explosion Hazards and Protection
7 Radiation Hazards
8 Noise Hazards
9 Hazard Communication to Employees
10 Process and Plant Safety Hazards
11 Plant Maintenance
12 Management and Engineering Controls
13 Personal Protective Equipment -Homework Presentation
14 Audits, Incidents, and Emergency Planning -Homework Presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Safety, Health and Environmental Protection, Charles A. Wenz, 1998, McGraw-Hill Companies, USA
Supplementary Book(s):
References:
Materials: Other references related to the subject and internet

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

: Presentation, describing the subject, question-answer, sampling, homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student will be assessed with homework presentation and questions which will be asked in final exam

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

During the semester, the responsibility to continues 70% of the courses is student s self-owned. And must be observed the specified time about course times. Unethical behaviour that may occur in class and on exams, will be acting within the framework of the relevant regulations. Teaching and examination implementation principles regulations of D.E.Ü Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences can be found at Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences web page.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry e-mail: gulsiye.ozturk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday, Thursday 15.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 3 30
Preparation for final exam 1 60 60
Preparing assignments 1 70 70
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 198

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.155555
LO.24
LO.35555
LO.4
LO.5455