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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
KMT 4219	OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3

Offered By

Chemistry Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

MURAT PAKEL

Offered to

Chemistry Technology
Chemistry Technology (Evening)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach basic information of work, workplace safety and work-related accidents in chemical industry to students and to raise students' awareness of occupational health and safety.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to explain basic concepts of occupational health and safety.
2	To be able to sort potential hazards which can be encountered in chemical industry.
3	To be able to sort the necessary precautions to be taken while working with hazardous chemicals.
4	To be able to establish cause-result relationship about occupational accidents.
5	To be able to specify the guidelines of legal regulations of occupational health and safety.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Basic principles of occupational health and safety.
2	The general health and safety precautions in work place and while building a work place.
3	The general health and safety precautions in work place and while building a work place.
4	The risk factors and precautions to be taken in chemistry industry.
5	The risk factors and precautions to be taken in chemistry industry.
6	The reasons of fire and fire protection methods in chemical plants.
7	The reasons of fire and fire protection methods in chemical plants.
8	Mid-Term Exam
9	The personal protection equipment while working with inflammable and explosive chemicals.
10	The personal protection equipment while working with inflammable and explosive chemicals.
11	The occupational health and safety precautions to be taken while storing chemicals.
12	Occupational illnesses, their physical, chemical and biological formation factors and precautions to be taken for occupational illnesses.
13	Accidents and injury, first aid, accident and injury analyses, to define the injury amplitude, the effects of accidents to economy and labor force, accident reports.
14	The regulations about occupational health and safety, the responsibilities of employers and workers, occupational health and safety management system (TS 18001 OHSAS)
15	General repetition

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks
1. Iş Güvenliği ve Risk Değerlendirme Uygulamaları, Mehmet Bayır, Mümin Ergül, Alfa Aktüel Yayınları, 2006.
2. Kimya Sektörü Işyerlerinde Iş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Rehberi, Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı Iş Teftiş Kurulu Başkanlığı, Haziran, 2011

Supplementary Book(s)
1. Işyerlerinde Işçi Sağlığı ve Iş Güvenliği Mevzuatı, Adnan Avcı, Alfa Basın Yayım dağıtım, 1996.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Question-Answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FN	Final
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	VZ0.40 + FN 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	VZ0.40 + BUT 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The five learning outcomes will be assessed by mid-term and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The students have to attend 70% of the courses.
Any act of cheating will be resulted in disciplinary investigation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Phone: 0232 - 3012613
E-mail: murat.pakel@deu.edu.tr; sevinc.ozel@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The appropriate office hours will be announced to the students at the beginning of the term.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	2	28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	2	28
Preparation for midterm exam	1	5	5
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Midterm	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			73

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.11	PO.13	PO.14
LO.1								1			1
LO.2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.4	1	1			1	1		1			1
LO.5							1	1	1	1	1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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