Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Occupational Health and Safety SSG401 7. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 6.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Narrative
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Cengiz GÜLER
Instructor(s) Cengiz GÜLER
Assistants
Goals The aim of this course is to transfer the concepts and processes of occupational health and safety at national and international level within the framework of health and safety awareness. It also aims to have knowledge about occupational accidents and occupational diseases.
Course Content Perform, skill (psychomotor): To identify dangers and risks that may occur in landscape and environmental areas and to make risk analysis after determining them with the concept of occupational health and safety, Reasoning, knowledge: 1.To comprehend the basic information on occupational health and safety, 2. Explaining the economic dimension of occupational accidents and occupational diseases in Turkey and in the world, 3. Labor law and basic concepts 4. To explain occupational health and safety measures in landscape and construction works, 5. Distinguish Physical, Chemical and Biological hazards, 6. Evaluate ergonomic principles, 7. Using personal protective equipment in accordance with occupational hygiene Sensation, attitude (affective): Anticipating dangers in working life in advance. At the same time, to adopt the discipline of taking precautions with personal perception skills, Perform, skill (psychomotor): To make risk analysis after identifying the hazards and risks that may occur in business and environmental areas within the framework of the concept of occupational health and safety, Examines physical, chemical and biological factors in environmental conditions, analyzes the legal consequences of occupational accidents and occupational diseases in the enterprise, analyzes occupational health and safety practices in emergency situations.
Learning Outcomes
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Occupational health and safety concept and its historical development Course Hours Other Activities
2. Week Occupational health and safety and economic aspects in Turkey and in the world Course Hours
3. Week Occupational Health and Safety Management System and the Concept of Occupational Injury, Legal Consequences
4. Week Social Security and General Health Insurance Law
5. Week Physical risk factors
6. Week Chemical and biological risk factors
7. Week Ergonomics, psychosocial factors
8. Week Visa Exam
9. Week Work environment monitoring, Occupational accidents and diseases and preventive measures Environmental monitoring
10. Week Confined space health and safety, industrial hygiene
11. Week Concept of fire and fire fighting
12. Week Disaster and Emergency management
13. Week Work equipment, health and safety signs
14. Week Personal protective equipment and preventive measures
Recommended Sources
Avcı Adnan, İş yerinde İşçi Sağlığı ve İş Güvenliği Mevzuatı, Alfa Basım Yayım Dağıtım, 2001
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level Measurement Method
PY1 3 40,60
PY2 5 40,60
PY3 5 40,60
PY4 5 40,60
PY6 5 40,60
PY14 5 40,60
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar