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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | TD117B2 | Occupational health and Safety | Compulsory | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | Short Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | Teaching of basic theoretical information occupational health and safety field, basic legal arrangements on OHS law in Turkey; especially duties, competencies and responsibilities of the naval architects. To inform causes and effects of occupational accidents and illnesses and basic courses about preventive practices and basic legal arrangements in the shipyard industry. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Öğr. Gör. Sümeyra CAN | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | Students shall learn the basic concepts related to occupational safety and health of workers | | 2 | To learn the causes and measures to be taken to prevent accidents at work and occupational diseases | | 3 | Students shall adopt risk, prevention, and safety culture | | 4 | Students shall understand person of health services's responsibilities the terms of occupational safety |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Second Education | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | None | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | None | | Course Contents | | Theoretical framework of occupational health and safety (OHS), national and international standards of the OHS; causes and effects of occupational accidents and illnesses and basic courses about preventive practices, basic legal arrangements on OHS law in Turkey, case studies and civil jurisdictions of Court of Appeals, analysis of the occupational accidents in shipyard industry. | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | Theoretical framework, definitions and scope of occupational health and safety. Cost of occupational accidents and illnesses | | | | 2 | Economical dimensions of occupational accidents and illnesses, importance of OHS for he enterprises | | | | 3 | Analysis of the risky fields-sectors of Turkey in OHS | | | | 4 | Causes of occupational accidents and illnesses: physical, ergonomic, chemical, biological, individual and psycho-social risks | | | | 5 | Components of preventive OHS approach: Risk Assessment and Management, Ergonomic Precautions, Organizing the OHS Activities | | | | 6 | Components of preventive OHS approach: OHSAS 18001 Management System, Training, Regular Sanitary Control ve Occupational Physician, OHS on employing process | | | | 7 | National and international standartds and conventions in OHS. The legal arrangements concerned with OHS in Turkey: OHS in Acts | | | | 8 | Midterm Exam | | | | 9 | The definitions, scope and juridical results of employer, employee, employer agent, workplace, subcontractor, occupational accident, occupational illness. | | | | 10 | The regulations and guidelines on OHS: Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. | | | | 11 | The Regulation on Heavy and Hazardous Work, The Regulation About OHS Training, The Regulation on Workplace Health and Safety Units and Common Health and Safety Units. | | | | 12 | Responsibilities of employer and employer agent (engineer-OHS expert) about occupational accidents and illnesses; case studies. | | | | 13 | Analysis of the statistics on occupational accidents and illnesses, the most frequent accidents and illnesses and precautions. | | | | 14 | Case studies and court decisions of Court of Appeals. | | | | 15 | Case studies and court decisions of Court of Appeals. | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | Yılmaz, F., Occupational Health and Safety Textbook”
Yelekçi, M., “Worker Health and Safety”
Esin, A., "Occupational Health and Safety"
Çelebi, U.B., "Occupational Health and Safety in Shipyard Textbook" | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Discussion | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Question-Answer | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Self Study | 14 | 5 | 70 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | LO1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | LO2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | LO3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | LO4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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