Information Package / Course Catalogue
Workplace Risk Factors
Course Code: İŞH514
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

Ability to recognize and determine hazards and risk factors and accordingly make appropriate risk assessment on the base of occupational health and safety approach

Course Content

The importance of Occupational health and safety, The concept of risk, Classification of risks, Definition of risk and other terms in occupational health and safety, The importance of risk assessment

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Competency in performing risk analysis
2.Understanding the importance of occupational health and safety
3.Recognition of occupational risk factors
4.Learning basic principles of risk assessment
5.Learning basic principles of risk assessment
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Özkılıç, Ö.; İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği, Yönetim Sistemleri ve Risk Değerlendirme Metodolojileri, Türkiye İşveren Sendikaları Konfederasyonu Yayın No: 246, Mart 2005.
2.Tehlike Değerlendirmesi (Risk Değerlendirmesi) El Kitabı, Türkiye Metal İşçileri Sendikası, 2009.
3.Tehlike Değerlendirmesi (Risk Değerlendirmesi) El Kitabı, Türkiye Metal İşçileri Sendikası, 2009.
4.Yiğit, A.; İş Güvenliği ve İşçi Sağlığı, Alfa Aktüel Yayınları, 2008 , ISBN: 978-975253143-7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Risk Concept and risk perception
Week 2 - Theoretical
Risks ans Risk Management in Workplaces
Week 3 - Theoretical
Classification of risks, Concepts of Danger-Risk and Accident
Week 4 - Theoretical
Evaluation of Risk at work
Week 5 - Theoretical
Identification of Dangers at workplaces
Week 6 - Theoretical
Identification of Dangers at workplaces
Week 7 - Theoretical
The Methods of Risk Assessment
Week 8 - Theoretical
The Methods of Risk Assessment (Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Pre-assesment Methods for the Work Place Risk Evaluation
Week 10 - Theoretical
Risk Assessment Methods
Week 11 - Theoretical
Risk Assessment Methods (Matrix method)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Risk Assessment Methods (Fault Tree - Event Tree Analysis)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Selection and implementation of preventive measures
Week 14 - Theoretical
Examples of Risk Assessment
Week 15 - Final Exam
FINAL
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%5
Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment1022
Presentation 1022
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination110212
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)56
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
OÇ-1
4
5
4
3
3
OÇ-2
4
5
4
3
3
OÇ-3
4
5
4
3
3
OÇ-4
4
5
4
3
3
OÇ-5
4
5
4
3
3
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