| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | GMS11012021341 | Occupational Health and Safety | Compulsory | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| To have information about the historical development of the concept of occupational safety in the world and in our country, current occupational safety practices and principles. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Students will have information about the historical process related to occupational health and safety. | | 2 | Students will learn ways to eliminate nonconformities that may be encountered in the field of occupational health and safety | | 3 | Students gain practical knowledge by practicing applications related to occupational accidents and occupational diseases |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| This course is not a prerequisite. |
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| Course Contents |
| The historical development of Occupational Health and safety, the cost of occupational accidents and diseases, the concept of job security, job security, the importance of work in terms of labor productivity, the basic elements of job security, the danger of sources, the concept of occupational health, psychosocial risk factors, National and international occupational safety and health-related organizations, ILO conventions, events that disrupts safety: fire, earthquake and flood. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Introduction of the course, historical development of occupational health and safety | | | | 2 | The importance of occupational health and safety in general, the costs of occupational accidents and occupational diseases for workers | | | | 3 | The costs of occupational accidents and occupational diseases from the point of view of employers and the national economy, the causes of occupational accidents and occupational diseases | | | | 4 | Precautions that can be taken against occupational accidents and occupational health problems, organizations responsible for occupational health and safety in our country | | | | 5 | Problems encountered in practice related to occupational health and safety in our country, legislation on occupational health and safety | | | | 6 | The employer's obligation to supervise the employee | | | | 7 | Sources and types of employer's liability, legal nature of employer's liability | | | | 8 | Midterm Exam | | | | 9 | The conditions of the employer's responsibility and its comparison with other cases of responsibility | | | | 10 | Financial compensation arising from occupational accidents and occupational diseases and compensation cases for deprivation of support in case of death of an employee | | | | 11 | Non-pecuniary compensation cases arising from occupational accidents and occupational diseases and public law sanctions that will be applied to employers who have not taken occupational safety measures | | | | 12 | Organizational structure of occupational safety audit in Turkey | | | | 13 | Implementation of occupational safety audit in Turkey | | | | 14 | Incidents That May Disrupt Business Safety: Fire. combustion, Types of fire, extinguishing devices, causes of fire | | | | 15 | National organizations and duties related to OHS: ESGB, ÇASGEM, ISGAGEM, SGK, Inspection Board | | | | 16 | Final Exam | | |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| SUM | 0 | |
| SUM | 0 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri | 40 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Self Study | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 5 | 2 | 10 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | LO2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | LO3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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