UMISG222 Occupational Health and Safety LegislationIstanbul Okan UniversityDegree Programs Occupational Health And Safety ( distance Education )General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational Qualifications
Occupational Health And Safety ( distance Education )
Associate TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 QF-EHEA: Short Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 5

General course introduction information

Course Code: UMISG222
Course Name: Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
Course Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
3 0 3 5
Language of instruction: TR
Course Requisites:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Compulsory
Course Level:
Associate TR-NQF-HE:5. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:Short Cycle EQF-LLL:5. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Öğr.Gör. EZGİ BEKDEMİR
Course Lecturer(s): Öğr.Gör. SALİH GAMSIZ
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The aim of this course; laws and regulations related to occupational health and safety, employer and responsibility of workers, the Occupational Health and Safety Act's basic objectives and principles is to give knowledge about the basic principles of the legislation on existing legal arrangements and in our country, occupational health and safety.
Course Content: Occupational Safety Legislation / Labor Law 4857 / Directives / Preparation of Emergency Action Plans / PPE / Warning Signs / Preventive, Corrective Action Plans / Occupational Safety Regulation / Heavy and Dangerous Jobs / Shift Work

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Learning Outcomes
1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) Explains occupational health and safety concepts and rules. Define the security culture. Turkey and explains the development of occupational health and safety in the world.
2) Define ergonomics and basic concepts. Determine the effects of ergonomic risks.
3) Express the main features of protection practices. Determines the precautions to be taken regarding the risks that may occur in maintenance-repair works. Explains the measures that can be taken for fire protection. Defines the concepts of intervention and communication in emergency situations. Explain the meanings of health and safety signs. Indicates the use of health and safety signs.
4) Explain the importance of risk groups in occupational health and safety. Identifies specific health surveillance requirements for risk groups. Evaluate possible occupational health and safety risks in shift work and night work. Define ethics in working life. Define the basis and necessity of risk assessment.
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
1) Define basic law and labor law. List important information about occupational health and safety in laws. Explain national and international organizations and contracts.
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
1) Explains occupational health and safety services. Define occupational health and safety committees. Explains occupational health and safety management systems.
Learning Competence
1) Summarize the work environment surveillance. Defines work hygiene. Explain workplace building and add-ons. Explain the workplace risk factors.
2) Identifies occupational health and safety measures which should be taken according to the risks that may be encountered in works carried out in construction works. Indicates the minimum safety requirements for work equipment. Determines the workplace controls. Establishes the documents that should be prepared with the controls that should be made in the workplace in terms of work safety.
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Information about the course lecturer notes
2) Explains occupational health and safety concepts and rules. Knows the aim of occupational health and safety. lecturer notes
3) Turkey and in the world to explain the basics of occupational health and safety. The ILO occupational health and safety data, the WHO occupational diseases data, OSHA, using EU occupational health and safety data and SSI Turkey occupational health and safety data to determine the current occupational health and safety situation. Determines the relationship between socio-economic development and occupational health and safety. lecturer notes
4) Define the legal norms and the concepts of constitution, law, regulation, regulation, communiqué, circular and directive. Define the basic objectives and principles of labor law, defines national legislation related to occupational health and safety. Analyze the organization of occupational health and safety services. Explain the roles of legal authorities in occupational health and safety. List the responsibilities of the employer on occupational health and safety and the provisions regarding the organization of work. In the field of social security, the responsibilities of the occupational safety expert and the parties and the rights of the employees (insurance, health reports, disability, pension and other benefits) are determined by the employees. Demonstrate legal application methods. lecturer notes
5) Express the place and importance of state, employee and employer parties in the field of occupational health and safety. Defines international organizations such as ILO, WHO, OSHA in the field of occupational health and safety with institutions and organizations responsible for occupational health and safety in our country. Explain the international occupational health and safety contracts and their place in national legislation. ISGB, OSGB and TSM`s establishment, functioning, employees and related regulations determine the issues specified. Define legal regulations about occupational medicine, occupational safety expertise and other health personnel. Explain the importance of team work in occupational health and safety services. Have detailed information about the use of OHS-KATIP. lecturer notes
6) Determines the legal basis and importance of occupational health and safety committees. Define the regulations of the occupational health and safety committees and their members. Explains the establishment, implementation and maintenance of management systems. lecturer notes
7) Explain working environment and supervision. Defines work hygiene. Sorts office buildings and add-ons. Explain the workplace risk factors. lecturer notes
8) midterm exam
9) Define the scope of working environment and explain its scope. Measures the monitoring environment. List the records of the working environment supervision. Defines the scope of work hygiene and its scope and dimensions. List the responsibilities and relationships about work hygiene (workplace physician, work hygiene, other health personnel, occupational safety specialist, etc.). List the measurement and control methods. Identifies the potential dangers in workplace buildings and add-ons. Defines the general risks that may arise according to the nature of the works performed. lecturer notes
10) Defines the physical risk factors that negatively affect the health of employees in the workplace. List the measurement methods of physical risk factors for the environment and people. Indicates the permissible values ​​at national and international standards. Compares the business lines with high exposure to physical risk factors in our country and in the world. Explain the physical risk factors in the workplace and the duties of the occupational safety specialist in this respect. Defines the chemical risk factors that negatively affect the health of employees in the workplace. List the measurement methods of chemical risk factors for the environment and people. Defines the permissible values ​​in national and international standards. Compare the business lines in our country and in the world where exposure to chemical risk factors is high. Explains the control of chemical risk factors in the workplace and the duties of the occupational safety specialist in this regard. Define bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites that may be encountered as risk factors in the working environment. Explains the properties of microorganisms that can be encountered as risk factors in the working environment. List the methods of protection from biological risk factors. Defines the psychosocial risk factors that affect employees negatively. List the methods of measurement related to psychosocial risks. Turkey and compare the businesses where high exposure to psychosocial risk factors in the world. Explains the duties of the occupational safety specialist in the workplace and the control of psychosocial risk factors. lecturer notes
11) Define ergonomics and basic concepts. Determine the effects of ergonomic risks. Explains the studies on prevention of the effects of ergonomic risks. Defines the dangerous situation and behavior. Defines the main features of protection practices such as prevention at the source, environment protection and personal protection. Define welding types and welding equipment. Explains the risks arising from the gas, dust, smoke and rays generated during welding and explains the measures to be taken. Indicates the lifting tools used for lifting, handling, stacking. Explain the risks that may arise during the use of lifting vehicles and explain the precautions to be taken. It defines the documents required for motor vehicle users and construction machine operators. Explains the necessary health and safety risks in motor vehicles. Define hand tools. Determines the issues to be considered in all kinds of work using hand tools. Identifies the hazards that may occur in building, plant or machinery maintenance. Determines the precautions to be taken regarding the risks that may occur in maintenance-repair works. lecturer notes
12) Defines the fire and chemistry. Explains the measures that can be taken for fire protection. Indicates what to do in case of a fire. Defines the concepts of intervention and communication in emergency situations. Prepare emergency plans. It informs the employees about the application and applies the application. Explain the meanings of health and safety signs. Indicates the use of health and safety signs. Define the shapes of health and safety signs. Explain the characteristics of the ideal working environment. Explains the principles of ventilation and air conditioning necessary for the health and comfort of the employees in the working environment. Classifies pressure vessels. Define periodic tests, checks and registers. Identify the risks that may arise from the use of any pressure vessel and explain the methods of protection from them. Evaluates the occupational health and safety risks that may arise from the work done in closed areas. Explains the occupational health and safety measures that can be taken according to the risks that may arise from the works carried out in closed areas. Evaluate occupational health and safety risks arising from work with screened vehicles. Identifies occupational health and safety measures that can be taken according to the risks that may arise from the work with screen vehicles. Evaluate occupational health and safety risks arising from manual lifting and transportation works. Identifies occupational health and safety measures that may be taken according to the risk arising from manual lifting and transportation works. Define the equipments used in the studies. Evaluate the risks arising from the studies done at the height. Determines the occupational health and safety measures to be taken according to the risk arising from the studies at the height. lecturer notes
13) Identify important issues in terms of occupational health and safety in construction works, Identifies the risks that may be encountered in works carried out in construction works. Identifies occupational health and safety measures which should be taken according to the risks that may be encountered in works carried out in construction works. Indicates the minimum safety requirements for work equipment. List the responsibilities of manufacturers about work equipments. Defines signs and instructions for safe use of machines. Determines the workplace controls. Establishes the documents that should be prepared with the controls that should be made in the workplace in terms of work safety. Explain the importance of risk groups in occupational health and safety. Identifies specific health surveillance requirements for risk groups. Indicates specific methods of protection for the health improvement of risk groups. Evaluate possible occupational health and safety risks in shift work and night work. Determines the precautions to be taken according to possible occupational health and safety risks during shift work and night work. Define ethics in working life. Identifies the national and international legal / illegal regulations in which the code of ethics exists. Compares the basic ethical and engineering values. Explain the concepts of autonomy, privacy, professional independence and social responsibility. They determine the working and social life conditions of agriculture, forestry and livestock workers in a holistic and multidimensional perspective and have an improvement plan within the framework of the action plan. lecturer notes
14) Define the basis and necessity of risk assessment. List the risk assessment methods. Evaluate the risks in the workplace. lecturer notes
15) final exam
16) final exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Ders notları
References: İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Temel Eğitimi
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mustafa Yağımlı

İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği
Dr Serap TEPE
Öğr. Gör. Selin Aslantaş

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Scientists with knowledge, skills and competence are trained to protect and improve the health of employees, to reduce occupational diseases and to reduce occupational accidents.
2) To be able to evaluate the health and safety risks specific to the business Define basic steps.
3) Walk-through survey
4) Defining harmful hazards-health hazards,
5) Evaluating the environment,
6) To evaluate the health status of the worker,
7) Development of protection strategy at work,
8) Evaluate existing occupational health and safety systems,
9) To be able to make disaster and emergency plans in workplaces
10) Basic knowledge of Atatürk's principles and the history of revolution.
11) Updating the basic accumulation in the use of mother tongue, recalling the usage areas and associating them with the department courses.
12) Realization of foreign language teaching at basic level, use of language and associating with departmental courses

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Scientists with knowledge, skills and competence are trained to protect and improve the health of employees, to reduce occupational diseases and to reduce occupational accidents.
2) To be able to evaluate the health and safety risks specific to the business Define basic steps.
3) Walk-through survey
4) Defining harmful hazards-health hazards,
5) Evaluating the environment,
6) To evaluate the health status of the worker,
7) Development of protection strategy at work,
8) Evaluate existing occupational health and safety systems,
9) To be able to make disaster and emergency plans in workplaces
10) Basic knowledge of Atatürk's principles and the history of revolution.
11) Updating the basic accumulation in the use of mother tongue, recalling the usage areas and associating them with the department courses.
12) Realization of foreign language teaching at basic level, use of language and associating with departmental courses

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Peer Review
Expression
Brainstorming/ Six tihnking hats
Individual study and homework
Lesson
Reading
Homework

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)
Oral Examination
Homework
Individual Project
Presentation
Peer Review
Bilgisayar Destekli Sunum

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Application 14 14
Study Hours Out of Class 14 42
Homework Assignments 14 14
Quizzes 6 18
Midterms 2 6
Final 3 12
Total Workload 148