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EHS101-Occupational Health and Safety
EHS101-Occupational Health and Safety
2022-2023 FALL
Course Objective
This course includes occupational health and safety and occupational health and safety culture, national
occupational health and safety system, occupational health and safety approach and legislation,
occupational health and safety services to be performed by the employer, occupational accident and
occupational disease concept and costs, occupational health and will present an overview of issues such
as risk factors in safety, individual and organizational factors, records to be kept in occupational health
and safety. In this course, students will explore the occupational health and safety issues of various types
of works.
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Learning Outcomes
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The students who succeeded in this course will be able to;
• gain knowledge on occupational diseases, and protection methods from occupational diseases
• classify occupational accidents, learn the causes of accidents at work,
• know the rights of employers and prepare an accident report by doing an occupational accident
investigation.
• Understand the concept and scope of work environment surveillance,
• learn by whom and how work environment surveillance is carried out,
• learn how important the working environment is in terms of occupational health and safety
• distinguish what is personal protective equipment,
• comprehend how to choose personal protective equipment in the right protection class in order
to take protective measures,
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Course Outline
In this course; Occupational Health and Safety Approach will be thought and students will have
knowledge on historical development of Occupational Health and Safety both internationally and in Turkey.
Basic concepts of Labor Law, concept and types of employment contracts, working times, right to rest
and vacation will be discussed. Physical, chemical, biological risk factors will be given. Occupational
diseases and accidents will also be thought. Personal protective equipments, risk assessment subjects will
also be covered by the course.
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Material Safety Data Sheet
Storage and Labeling of Chemical Wastes
Seminar
7
8 Midterm
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12 Working Environment Surveillance Working Environment Surveillance and Scope
Duties of Occupational Health and Safety
Institutions
Ambient Measurements
Records and Statistics of Working Environment
Surveillance
Final Exam
16
Textbook(s)/References/Materials:
Risk Med Akademi, (2012), Yeni Mevzuat Işığında İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Temel Bilgileri, Risk Med
Akademi Yayınları.
Koradecka, D., (2010), Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health, CRC Press: Taylor&Francis
Group.
Atatürk Üniversitesi (2019), İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği, Atatürk Üniversitesi Açık Öğretim Fakültesi
Yayını.
Assessment
6
Studies Number Contribution
margin (%)
Continuity
Lab
Application
Field Study
Homework
Presentation
Projects
Report
Seminar
Total 100
Total 100
Contribution Level
Nu Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5
7
3
10
Laboratory
Application
Course-Specific Internship
Field Study
8
Projects
Reports
Homework