Occupational Health, Safety and Risk Assessment detailed syllabus for Environmental Engineering (Env) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Env 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 Environmental Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Env 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to Env Professional Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of occupational health, safety and risk assessment is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION Need for developing Environment, Health and Safety systems in work places- International initiatives, National Policy and Legislations on EHS in India – Regulations and Codes of Practice – Role of trade union safety representatives – Ergonomics.
Unit II
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE Definition of occupational health and hygiene – Categories of health hazards – Exposure pathways and human responses-Exposure Assessment-occupational exposure limits -Hierarchy of control measures – Role of personal protective equipment and the selection criteria
Unit III
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Unit IV
HAZARDS AND RISK MANAGEMENT Safety appraisal – Job Safety Analysis-Control techniques – plant safety inspection -Accident investigation – Analysis and Reporting – Hazard and Risk Management Techniques -Onsite and Offsite emergency Plans. Employee Participation- Education and Training- Case Studies
Unit V
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT Concept of Environmental Health and Safety Management – Elements of Environmental Health and Safety Management Policy and implementation and review – ISO 45001-Strucure and Clauses-Case Studies
Course Outcomes:
After completion of this course, the students are expected to be able to understand:
- Need for EHS in industries and related Indian regulations
- Various types of Health hazards, effect, assessment and control methods
- Various safety systems in working environments
- The methodology for preparation of Emergency Plans and Accident investigation
- EHS Management System and its elements
Reference Books:
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For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Environmental Engineering 6th Sem, visit Env 6th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Environmental Engineering results, visit Anna University Env all semester results direct link.