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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
OT174YOccupational Health and Safety in AgricultureElective126
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To examine the work accidents and occupational diseases that may be encountered in working life in agriculture and their effects on working life and to learn the precautions to be taken.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Mustafa ÖZDEMİR
Learning Outcomes
1Learns the basic principles and concepts of general and agricultural occupational health and safety.
2Learns the economic importance of agricultural job security.
3Learns the prevention of agricultural work accidents and occupational diseases.
4Learns to produce solutions to agricultural occupational health and safety problems.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None.
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None.
Course Contents
1. Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331, national and international organizations, boards and contracts 2. Definition, importance, aims and basic principles of occupational health and safety 3. Safety culture and its historical development 4. Risk assessment and analysis; hazard, accident and workplace hygiene concepts, risk factors. 5. Basic law and labor law 6. Prevention and protection policies 7. Midterm Exam 8. Occupational safety in agricultural machinery 9. Agrochemicals 10. Drinking and Potable Waters 11. Food Safety 12. Control of waste 13. Occupational diseases and personal protective equipment 14. Regulations on occupational safety in agriculture
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331, national and international organizations, boards and contracts.None.None.
2Definition, importance, aims and basic principles of occupational health and safetyNone.None.
3Security culture and its historical development.None.None.
4Risk assessment and analysis; hazard, accident and workplace hygiene concepts, risk factors.None.None.
5Basic law and business lawNone.None.
6Prevention and protection policiesNone.None.
7Exam.None.None.
8Occupational safety in agricultural machinery.None.None.
9Agrochemicals.None.None.
10Drinking and Utility WaterNone.None.
11Food safety.None.None.
12Control of waste.None.None.
13Occupational diseases and personal protective equipment.None.None.
14Regulations on occupational safety in agriculture.None.None.
Recommended or Required Reading
Lecture notes of the instructor who conducts the course will be used, not a course book.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination150
Criticising Paper150
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 Examination111
Attending Lectures14242
Question-Answer12323
Brain Storming14242
Criticising Paper11515
Self Study14242
Individual Study for Mid term Examination177
Individual Study for Final Examination177
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)180
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