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| MGIT1023 | OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY | 2+0+0 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Short Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOOD PROCESSING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Öğr. Gör. Dr Mehmet Zeki ALKAN | | Co-Lecturer | asst. prof. Esra ULUSOY | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Understanding the importance of occupational health and safety, gaining competence to take necessary precautions to protect against workplace accidents and occupational diseases according to risk groups by learning the relevant legal legislation |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Explain the concepts related to occupational health and safety and the importance of occupational health and safety | 4 - 13 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Understand the legal rights and responsibilities of employees by considering the relevant regulations | 4 - 13 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Take precautions against occupational hazard | 4 - 13 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | Know and use occupational safety equipments | 4 - 13 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | Know first aid rules to be applied in emergencies | 4 - 13 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Principles of occupational health and safety practices and safety culture, labor law, and occupational health and safety legislation, health monitoring in the workplace, legal consequences arising from workplace accidents and occupational diseases, and occupational health and safety management systems, work environment monitoring and occupational hygiene, risk assessment and management, physical risk factors, biological risk factors, psychosocial risk factors, chemical risk factors, safe working with chemicals, safety data sheets (SDS), storage of chemicals, safety and health signs, personal protective equipment, safe use of work equipment, manual handling, working with display screen equipment, ergonomics, electricity, hazards, risks, and precautions, flash, explosion, fire and fire prevention, evacuation and rescue, work accidents, causes, and prevention principles, occupational diseases and work-related illnesses, first aid and emergency rules |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Information on labor legislation; Employees' legal rights and responsibilities | | | Week 2 | Workplace cleanliness and organization; Legal consequences arising from workplace accidents and occupational diseases | | | Week 3 | Causes of occupational diseases; Principles of disease prevention and implementation of prevention techniques | | | Week 4 | Biological and psychosocial risk factors | | | Week 5 | First aid; The harms of tobacco products and passive exposure | | | Week 6 | Chemical, physical, and ergonomic risk factors | | | Week 7 | Manual lifting and handling | | | Week 8 | Flash, explosion, fire, and protection from fire | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Safe use of work equipment | | | Week 11 | Working with display screen equipment; Electricity, hazards, risks, and precautions | | | Week 12 | The causes of workplace accidents and the application of prevention principles and techniques | | | Week 13 | Safety and health signs; Use of personal protective equipment | | | Week 14 | General rules for occupational health and safety and safety culture | | | Week 15 | Evacuation and rescue | | | Week 16 | End-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı, İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Mevzuatı, 2013.
| | | 2 | Tanır, F. 2016. Temel İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Eğitimi, Akademisyen Kitabevi, Ankara. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 21.11.2025 | 1 saat | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 12.01.2026 | 1 saat | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 76 |
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