Industrial Hygiene detailed syllabus for Agriculture Engineering (Agri) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Agri 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 Agriculture Engineering 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Agri 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to Agri Open Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of industrial hygiene is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE Occupational Health and Environmental Safety Management – Principles practices. Comm on Occupational diseases: Occupational Health Management Services at the work place. Preemployment, periodic medical examination of workers, medical surveillance for control of occupational diseases and health records.
Unit II
MONITORING FOR SAFETY, HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT Occupational Health and Environment Safety Management System, ILO and EPA Standards Industrial Hygiene: Definition of Industrial Hygiene, Industrial Hygiene: Control Methods, Substitution, Changing the process, Local Exhaust Ventilation, Isolation, Wet method, Personal hygiene, housekeeping and maintenance, waste disposal, special control measures.
Unit III
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Unit IV
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT Bureau of Indian standards on safety and health 14489 – 1998 and 15001 – 2000, OSHA, Process
Safety Management (PSM) as per OSHA, PSM principles, OHSAS – 18001, EPA Standards, Performance measurements to determine effectiveness of PSM. Importance of Industrial safety, role of safety department,
Unit V
INDUSTRIAL HAZARDS i. Radiation: Types and effects of radiation on human body, Measurement and detection of radiation intensity. Effects of radiation on human body, Measurement – disposal of radioactive waste, Control of radiation ii. Noise and Vibration: Sources, and its control, Effects of noise on the auditory system and health, Measurement of noise , Different air pollutants in industries, Effect of different gases and particulate matter ,acid fumes ,smoke, fog on human health, Vibration: effects.
Course Outcomes:
Students able to
- Explain and apply human factors engineering concepts in both evaluation of existing systems and design of new systems
- Specify designs that avoid occupation related injuries
- Define and apply the principles of work design, motion economy, and work environment design.
- Identify the basic human sensory, cognitive, and physical capabilities and limitations with respect to human-machine system performance.
- Acknowledge the impact of workplace design and environment on productivity
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Jeanne MagerStellman, Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety (ILO) Ms. Irma Jourdan publication
- Frank P Lees – Loss of prevention in Process Industries, Vol. 1 and 2,
- ButterworthHeinemann Ltd., London (1991). 2. Industrial Safety – National Safety Council of India
- Frank P Lees – Loss of prevention in Process Industries , Vol. 1 and 2, Butterworth- Heinemann Ltd., London
- R. K. Jain and Sunil S. Rao, Industrial Safety , Health and Environment Management Systems, Khanna publishers, New Delhi (2006).
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Agriculture Engineering 7th Sem, visit Agri 7th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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