Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
- OEM122 2. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. Muhammet ÇİL
Instructors Muhammet ÇİL
Assistants
Goals This course teaches students general concepts in occupational health and safety. It teaches the causes of work accidents and occupational diseases that may arise in the workplace, the methods of protection from work accidents and occupational diseases, and the supervision of practices in the workplace under the occupational health and safety legislation. Learns the concept of danger and risk and teaches risk assessment.
Course Content
Learning Outcomes - Learn the basic concepts of occupational health and safety
- Have information about the Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331 and see examples of its implementation in the workplace
- Understand the concepts of risk, danger, primary, secondary, and tertiary protection and protective measures in occupational health and employee health
- Know physical, chemical, biological, and psychosocial risks
- Gains knowledge about risk assessment and makes risk assessment practices
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Definition and concept of occupational health and safety Visual Presentation
2. Week History and development of occupational health and safety Visual Presentation
3. Week Occupational health and safety legislation-I Visual Presentation
4. Week National and international organizations and conventions Visual Presentation
5. Week Occupational health and safety management systems, OHSAS 18001 Visual Presentation
6. Week Work accidents, causes and prevention methods Visual Presentation
7. Week Occupational diseases, causes and prevention methods Visual Presentation
8. Week Midterm Practice
9. Week Hazard and risk concepts Visual Presentation
10. Week Occupational hygiene and ergonomic risk factors Visual Presentation
11. Week Physical risk factors-I Visual Presentation
12. Week Physical Risk Factors-II Visual Presentation
13. Week Chemical risk factors Visual Presentation
14. Week Biological risk factors Visual Presentation
Recommended Sources
Bilir, N. 2019. Occupational Health and Safety, Güneş Medical Bookstores, ISBN: 9789752776418, Ankara.
Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331, (2012)
Ozkilic, O. 2005. Occupational health and safety management systems and risk assessment methodologies. Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations, Publication No: 246, Ankara.
Kizildag, D. 2011. An Overview of Risk Management from a Managerial Perspective: ISO 31000 Risk Management Seçkin Press, Ankara, 203 p.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 Measurement Method
PY1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY3 3 3 3 3 3 3 -
PY4 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY5 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY6 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY7 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY8 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
*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
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 2 28
Research 10 2 20
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Homework 1 10 2 20
Final 1 1.5 1.5
Classroom Activities 1 5 5
Total Workload 75.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0