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Occupational Safety

Course Code	: OHS501
Course Type	: Required
Couse Group	: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 3
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 3
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 5

Objectives of the Course

Having knowledge about the historical development of the concept of Occupational Safety in the world and in our country, and today's occupational safety practices and principles.

Course Content

The historical development of occupational health and safety, work accidents and occupational diseases and cost, concept of occupational safety, importance of work safety in labor force productivity, basic elements of occupational safety, sources of danger, occupational health concept, psychosocial risk factors, National and International Health and safety organizations, ILO directives, safety disturbances: Fire, Earthquake and Flood.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lec. Esra ÖRENLİLİ YAYLAGÜL

Learning Outcomes

1.	To learn the historical development of occupational health and safety
2.	To learn general information about occupational accidents and occupational diseases
3.	To learn the causes of hazards
4.	To learn situations and solutions for disrupting occupational health and safety
5.	To learn preventive measures

Recommended or Required Reading

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Definition of occupational health and safety and the purpose, importance, birth of the working class and historical development of occupational health and safety in the world: Before the Industrial Revolution

Week 2 - Theoretical

Development stages of OHS and development in the world during and after Industrial Revolution, Development of OHS in Turkey: Ottoman period, 1st Great National Assembly period, Republic period

Week 3 - Theoretical

International OSH Resources: ILO Conventions, European Social Charter, EU Directives.

Week 4 - Theoretical

National organizations and duties related to OHS: ÇSGB, ÇASGEM, İSGAGEM, SGK, Inspection Board

Week 5 - Theoretical

The objectives of the OHS, the parties involved in the implementation, the assessment of the OHS costs in terms of the parties

Week 6 - Theoretical

Definition of accident and work accident, accident occurrence theories, accident types, occupational diseases

Week 7 - Theoretical

Psychosocial risk factors and ways of protection, ways of protecting physical risk factors, filling and application of accident report

Week 8 - Intermediate Exam

Basic risk analysis

Week 9 - Theoretical

Application ways of basic risk analysis

Week 10 - Theoretical

Events That Can Destroy Business Security: Fire. Burning, types of fire, extinguishing devices, causes of fire

Week 11 - Theoretical

Events That Can Destroy Business Security: Fire. Burning, types of fire, extinguishing devices, causes of fire

Week 12 - Theoretical

OHS related documents, monitoring and implementation of sample videos of work accidents

Week 13 - Theoretical

OHS related documents

Week 14 - Final Exam

Monitoring and implementation of sample videos of work accidents

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	2	28
Assignment	1	15	0	15
Seminar	1	30	0	30
Term Project	1	30	0	30
Individual Work	1	5	0	5
Midterm Examination	1	7	1	8
Final Examination	1	10	1	11
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				127

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-11
OÇ-1	3	3	4	5	3
OÇ-2	4	5	5	4	4
OÇ-3	4	5	5	4	4
OÇ-4	4	5	5	4	4
OÇ-5	3	4	3	4	4

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