Information Package / Course Catalogue
Occupational Health and Safety in Agriculture and Agriculture-Based Sectors
Course Code: ZTM555
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

To provide the necessary information to ensure the safety of the employees and to protect their health in other sectors based on agriculture and agriculture.

Course Content

Risks in agricultural activities, accidents, occupational diseases, agricultural machinery - the safe use of tools-machinery-devices and pesticides in the agricultural industry-based industry regulations.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To have information about work accidents and occupational diseases in agriculture.
2.To have knowledge about the safe use of tools, machinery-devices and pesticides in agricultural machinery, industry based on agriculture.
3.To learn the methods of protection from work accidents, to be able to find solutions on the subject.
4.To have information about related legislation.
5.They will be informed about the types of fires they may encounter in workplaces, gas and dust explosions, explosion of expanding vapors of boiling liquids (BLEVE).
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Lecturer lecture notes
2.Laws and regulations
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General Information About Risk Definition and Risk Assessment
Week 2 - Theoretical
Training Methods and Their Importance in Occupational Health and Safety
Week 3 - Theoretical
Required Controls in the Workplaces in terms of Occupational Safety, Documents to be issued, Records, Forms and Reports
Week 4 - Theoretical
Occupational Health and Safety Boards
Week 5 - Theoretical
Analysis of Causes of Occupational Accidents and Occupational Diseases
Week 6 - Theoretical
Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
Week 7 - Theoretical
Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
Week 8 - Theoretical
Occupational Health and Safety in Agriculture Sector
Week 9 - Theoretical
Occupational Health and Safety in Agriculture Sector
Week 10 - Theoretical
Problems and Solutions in Agricultural Working Life
Week 11 - Theoretical
Safety in Agricultural Machinery
Week 12 - Theoretical
Safety in Agricultural Machinery
Week 13 - Theoretical
Prominent Health Problems in the Agricultural Sector
Week 14 - Theoretical
Prominent Health Problems in the Agricultural Sector
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Assignment52640
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination112214
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
OÇ-1
5
4
5
5
OÇ-2
5
4
5
5
OÇ-3
5
4
5
5
OÇ-4
5
4
5
5
OÇ-5
5
4
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026