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MDM4002Occupational Health and Safety3+0+0ECTS:3
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of MINING ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDoç. Dr. Cengiz DEMİR
Co-LecturerNone
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
Main goals of this course is to equip the student with understanding the importance of occupational health and safety and modern techniques applied to improve health and safety standards and to minimize the mine accidents.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : know the main costs of poor health and safety standards and the main benefits of good standards both from a personal and a companys point of view.9,10,11
LO - 2 : understand the factors that will affect whether accidents will happen.9,10,11
LO - 3 : know basic knowledge of prevention of occupational diseases and accidents at work9,10,11
LO - 4 : have an understanding of the important of risk assessment process at workplaces.9,10,11
LO - 5 : perform risk assessments in the workplace9,10,11
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

 
Contents of the Course
Legal aspects of work safety, safety laws and regulations, Labour groups in terms of hazards and diseases. Cost of mine accidents, economic analyses using accident injury experience data, modern accident preventing techniques, occupational diseases and preventing techniques, training of work safety and personnel health.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Occupational healty and safety, ıts importance, purpose
 Week 2Safety culture-the statisticals of occupational accidents
 Week 3Employers and employees obligation, warning sign and importance
 Week 4Mining sector and personal protective hardware
 Week 5Flighting against dust in mining, pnomokonyoz in mining
 Week 6Occupational healty and safety regulations
 Week 7Ergonomis in mining
 Week 8Legal Holiday
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Healty and security rules regulations in open-pit and underground mines plants
 Week 11Healty and security rules regulations in open-pit and underground mines plants
 Week 12Mining sector and risk evaluation
 Week 13The reasons of occupationals accidents and proposal about occupationals accident report
 Week 14Student Presentation (homework presentation)
 Week 15Student Presentation (homework presentation)
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Demir, C., 2011, İşçi Sağlığı ve İş Güvenliği Ders Notları.
 
Recommended Reading
1Maden ve Taşocakları İşletmelerinde ve Tünel Yapımında Alınacak İşçi Sağlığı ve İş Güvenliği Önlemlerine İlişkin Tüzük, 2009, Maden Mühendisleri Odası, Ziraat Gurup Matbaacılık A.Ş., Ankara.
2Demirel, C., Günay, E., Aydemir, M., 2001, Maden İşletmelerinde Kurtarma, Tahlisiye Eğitimi I, Maden Mühendisleri Odası, Kozan Ofset Mat. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., Ankara.
3Türkiye Taşkömürü Madenciliğinde İşçi Sağlığı ve İş Güvenliğine İlişkin Sorunlar ve Çözüm Önerileri, 1992, Maden Mühendisleri Odası Zonguldak Şubesi Yayını, Zonguldak
4Güyagüler, T., Karakaş, A., Güngör, A. 2005; Occupational Health and Safety in Mining Indusrty, Ankara
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 19/04/2024 1,5 20
Homework/Assignment/Term-paper 12 13/05/2024 1 30
End-of-term exam 16 12/06/2024 1,5 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (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
Laboratuar çalışması 0 0 0
Arasınav için hazırlık 2 8 16
Arasınav 2 1 2
Uygulama 2 2 4
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 2 6 12
Proje 0 0 0
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 2 14 28
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Diğer 1 2 3 6
Diğer 2 2 3 6
Total work load118