Course Objectives: |
The purpose of this course is to introduce the history of occupational health and safety in mines. The basic concepts related to the subject. Occupational health and safety from the law point of view. The effects of workplace on miners (chemical, physical, biological and psychological and sociological factors). The health and safety problems and their solution techniques in mining. Occupational diseases: definition, causes, protection and consequences. Occupational accidents: definition, causes, prevention and consequences. Ergonomics applications in mining. Personal protective equipment. Rescue in mines. Technical supervision in mines. Expert witness on claims about occupational diseases and accidents. |
Course Content: |
Definition of mines, machines used in mines, piers, work safety problems to be encountered in mines and personal methods to be used in them, measures to be taken for the fires encountered in mines, definition of underground structures, importance of underground structures, identification of production areas such as quarries and marble quarries, The importance of ventilation. |
Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduce the course to the students |
lecture notes |
2) |
Identify the history of occupational health and safety |
lecture notes |
3) |
Identify responsibilities of state, employers, employees and unions about occupational safety.
The origins of political risk and how managers can reduce its effects.
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lecture notes |
4) |
Identify the problems of occupational health and safety in mining. |
lecture notes |
5) |
Identify the properties of working environment and its effects on employees. |
lecture notes |
6) |
Identify the properties of working environment and its effects on employees. |
lecture notes |
7) |
Identify the properties of working environment and its effects on employees. |
lecture notes |
8) |
midterm exam |
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9) |
Identify the properties of open pit mining. |
lecture notes |
10) |
Identify the properties of marble quarry. |
lecture notes |
11) |
Identify the properties of underground mining. |
lecture notes |
12) |
Identify the properties of underground mining. |
lecture notes |
13) |
Identify the properties of usage of the explosives in mining. |
lecture notes |
14) |
Identify the risk assessment and analysis |
lecture notes |
15) |
final exam |
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16) |
final exam |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
Science experts with knowledge, skills and competence are trained in the protection and improvement of the health of employees, reduction of occupational diseases and job accidents |
5 |
2) |
To be able to evaluate specific health and safety risks for the business sector,
Define the basic steps |
5 |
3) |
Walk-through survey, |
2 |
4) |
Identification of hazards in health - hazard, |
4 |
5) |
Making an evaluation for the environment, |
4 |
6) |
Evaluation of the health status of the worker, |
4 |
7) |
Developing workplace protection strategy, |
5 |
8) |
To be able to evaluate existing occupational health and safety systems, |
4 |
9) |
To be able to make disaster and emergency plans at work |
5 |