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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SY311.1Occupational health and SafetyElective354
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Students will be able to acquire competences to be able to take workplace and environment safety and occupational health precautions, to take precautions to protect themselves and their environment against accidents and fires that may occur, to understand first aid and safety precautions.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. Gör. İsrafil ERTÜRK
Learning Outcomes
1Ability to take precautions for workplace and environmental safety.
2To be able to list the protective tools and equipments used in the workplace.
3Be able to practice the ability to take worker health precautions.
4To be able to explain the skill of learning fire and fire protection measures.
5To be able to list first aid principles.
Mode of Delivery
Second Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Concepts of occupational health and safety, rules and history, definition and importance of workplace safety, protective equipments used in the workplace, security precautions related to storage and disposal of materials, security measures related to electrical installation, fire and its types, methods and chemicals used in fire fighting , occupational diseases, precautions to be taken against occupational diseases, occupational accidents and precautions, basic first aid, accident reports, occupational accident procedures, occupational laws and regulations, occupational safety investigations.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Business health and safety concepts, rules, history and definition of workplace safety and its importance
2Labor law, Law on occupational health and safety, related organizations
3Protective tools and apparatus used in the workplace
4Safety precautions for storage and disposal of waste materials
5Safety measures related to electrical installation
6Fire and types
7Fire extinguishing methods and chemicals
8Fire extinguishing methods and chemicals + Midterm exam
9Occupational diseases
10Measures to be taken against occupational diseases
11Work accidents and precautions
12Basic first aid
13Accident reports
14Work accidents procedures applied
15Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Aydın DURMUŞ, Occupational Health and Worker Safety
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
Question-Answer14228
Self Study14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination199
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)106
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