JNTUK B.Tech Environmental and Industrial Hygiene gives you detail information of Environmental and Industrial Hygiene R13 syllabus It will be help full to understand you complete curriculum of the year.
Lecture : 3 hrs/Week : —– Internal Assessment : Marks
Tutorial : 1 Hrs / Week : —– Semester End Examination : Marks
Practical : — Credits : 3
Course Learning Objectives
The objective of this course is:
- To provide with information regarding Occupational health, Hygiene, workplace safety.
- To make aware of regulations, codes of practice in industrial hygiene.
- To impart basic knowledge on industrial fatigue and ergonomics.
- To know the basic right of an employee on safety aspects.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to:
- Identify aspects related to occupational health, Hygiene, workplace safety in an industry.
- Know the regulations, codes of practice available with reference to industrial hygiene.
- Enlist the common points related to ergonomics.
- Know the safety equipment and the basic right of an employee on safety aspects.
SYLLABUS
UNIT- I : Introduction: Need for developing Environment, Health and Safety systems in work places. Status and relationship of Acts, Regulations and Codes of Practice. Role of trade union safety representatives.
UNIT- II : Occupational Health and Hygiene: Definition of the term occupational health and hygiene. Categories of health hazards. Exposure pathways and human responses to hazardous and toxic substances. Advantages and limitations of environmental monitoring and occupational exposure limits. Hierarchy of control measures for occupational health risks. Control methods and reduction strategies for noise, radiation and excessive stress. OHSAS.
UNIT- III : Workplace Safety and Safety Systems: Features of the satisfactory design of work premises, ventilation. Safe installation and use of electrical supplies. Fire safety and first aid provision. Significance of human factors in the establishment and effectiveness of safe systems. Safe systems of work for manual handling operations. Control methods to eliminate or reduce the risks arising from the use of work equipment. Requirements for the safe use of display screen equipment. Procedures and precautionary measures necessary when handling hazardous substances- Contingency arrangements for events of serious and imminent danger.
UNIT -IV : Techniques of Environmental Safety: Methods of effective implementation and review of health & safety policies. Functions and techniques of risk assessment, Investigation of accidents- Principles of quality management systems in health and safety management.
UNIT- V : Industrial Fatigue and Ergonomics: Fatigue: Types of fatigue – circadian rhythms- sleep cycle-sleep debt-effects of fatigue-factors contributing to fatigue- mitigation of fatigue. Ergonomics: definition-boundaries of ergonomics- objectives and principles of ergonomics-ergonomics relation with health and safety-ergonomics problems in work place-ergonomics improvements-identification of poor posture and risks.
UNIT- VI : Education and Training: Relationship between quality manuals, safety policies and written risk assessments. Records and other documentation required by an organisation for health and safety. Principles and methods of effective training- Feedback and evaluation mechanism.
REFERENCES
- ‘Environmental and Health and Safety Management’ by Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff and Madelyn L.Graffia, William Andrew Inc. NY,
1995 - ‘The Facility Manager’s Guide to Environmental Health and Safety’ by Brian Gallant, GovernmentInst Publ., 2007.
- ‘Effective Environmental, Health, and Safety Management Using the Team Approach’ by BillTaylor, Culinary and Hospitality Industry Publications Services 2005.
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