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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SGP110B2Compulsory124
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Giving information about work accidents and occupational diseases, their causes, consequences and prevention in working life.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Students learn the basic concepts of occupational safety and worker health.
2Knows the causes of work accidents and occupational diseases and the precautions to be taken
3Students adopt a culture of risk, prevention and safety
4Learns the causes of occupational accidents and the measures to be taken
5Students understand the engineer's responsibilities in terms of occupational safety
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
NONE
Recommended Optional Programme Components
NONE
Course Contents
Definition of occupational safety and worker health, its importance for workers and employers, management of worker health and occupational safety, the relationship of occupational safety and worker health (protection) function with other functions of human resources management, social dimension of occupational health, mandatory health reports and documents to be kept in the workplace , physical and chemical factors that cause occupational diseases in the workplace, health legislation according to social security institution legislation, joint health unit in the workplace, effects and precautions of noise and vibration on health, arrangement of noise map in the workplace, dusts, gases and their effects in the workplace, hygiene and cleaning in terms of health in the workplace , occupational hygiene in the food industry, energy and weight control, balanced nutrition, lifelong sports.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Concept of Occupational Health and Safety / Purpose of Measures / Concepts of Occupational Accident and Occupational DiseasesNONENONE
2Basic Principles of Occupational Health and Safety / Importance of Occupational Health and SafetyNONENONE
3Historical Development of Occupational Health and Safety in the World and International LegislationNONENONE
4Historical Development of Occupational Health and Safety in Turkey and LegislationNONENONE
5Institutional Structure in Occupational Health and Safety PracticesNONENONE
6Problem Areas in Occupational Health and Safety PracticesNONENONE
7Scope of Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331 and Basic ConceptsNONENONE
8Midterm ExamNONENONE
9Obligations of the Employer in General in the Scope of Occupational Health and Safety (Inspection-Risk Assessment-Providing Occupational Health and Safety Services)NONENONE
10Obligations of the Employer in General within the Scope of Occupational Health and Safety (Occupational Health and Safety Professionals-Joint Health and Safety Units)NONENONE
11Obligations of the Employer in General in the Scope of Occupational Health and Safety (Training and Information-Emergencies-Workplace Organizations)NONENONE
12Employer's Rights in the Scope of Occupational Health and SafetyNONENONE
13Obligations and Rights of Employees in the Scope of Occupational Health and SafetyNONENONE
14Obligations of the State in the Scope of Occupational Health and Safety (Government Support- Legislation-Implementation Principles)NONENONE
15Obligations of the State in the Scope of Occupational Health and Safety (National Occupational Health and Safety Council - Audit and Administrative Sanctions)NONENONE
16Final ExaminationNONENONE
Recommended or Required Reading
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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
NONE
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14228
Brain Storming25125
Individual Study for Mid term Examination12224
Individual Study for Final Examination20240
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
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