Occupational Safety Management detailed syllabus for Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering (BBE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the BBE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit BBE 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-VIII scheme and its subjects refer to BBE Professional Elective-VIII syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of occupational safety management is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
Personal Health and Safety – personal health and safety at home and in the workplace, blood borne virus, hepatitis B, HIV, dermatitis, skin care, Personal Safety – emergency first aid treatment – reaction to accidents, reporting of accidents, pro-active procedures when accidents occur, cleaning the accident site, personal safety wear and protective equipment.
Unit II
Accidents & Their Effect on Industry – costs of accidents, work accident costs and rates, time lost -work injuries, parts of the body injured on the job – chemical burn injuries, Carpal Tunnel, Syndrome Injuries, Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace. Theories of Accidents – Domino Theory of Accident Causation, Human Factors Theory of Accident Causation, Accident/Incident Theory of Accident Causation, Epidemiological Theory of Accident Causation, Systems Theory of Causation, Combination Theory of Accident Causation.
Unit III
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Unit IV
Stress and Safety – workplace stress defined, sources of workplace stress, human reaction to workplace stress, measurement of workplace stress, shift work, stress and safety, improving safety by reducing stress, stress in safety managers, stress and workers compensation. Mechanical Hazards and Safeguarding – common mechanical injuries, safeguarding defined, lockout/tag out systems, taking corrective action, Heat and Temperature Hazards – the body’s
response to heat, heat stress and its prevention, overview of cold hazards, preventing cold stress, Fire Hazards – sources of fire hazards, fire dangers to humans, detection of fire hazards, reducing fire hazards, development of Fire Safety Standards, fire safety myths, fire hazards defined, Noise and Vibration Hazards, hazards levels and risks, identifying and assessing hazardous noise conditions, noise control strategies, vibration hazards.
Unit V
First aid in emergencies – reporting accident, Promoting Safety, safety committees. Health and Safety Training – rationale for health and safety training, Industrial Hygiene – hazards in the workplace, entry points for toxic agents, airborne contaminants, asbestos hazards, hazard recognition, evaluation and control. Importance of Computers, Automation and Robots, Safety and the Environment, Product Safety and Liability and Ergonomics and Safety.
Course Outcomes:
The students will be able to
- Identify hazards in the home or workplace that pose a danger to their safety or health.
- Control unsafe or unhealthy hazards and propose methods to eliminate the hazard.
- Present a coherent analysis of a potential safety or health hazard.
- Discuss the role of health and safety in the workplace pertaining to the responsibilities of workers, managers, supervisors.
- Indicate a comprehension of the changes created by OSHA in everyday life.
- Identify the decisions required to maintain protection the environment, home and workplace as well as personal health and safety.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Geoff Taylor, Kellie Easter, Roy Hegney, “Enhancing Occupational Safety and Health”, Elsevier ButterworthHeinemann, 2004.
- Occupational safety Manual, BHEL, Trichy, 1988
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