Industrial Safety detailed Syllabus for Mechanical Engineering (ME), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information, visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.
For all the other VTU 7th Sem ME Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, do visit Mechanical Engineering 7th Sem 2018 Scheme. For all the Open Elective-B subjects refer to Open Elective-B Scheme. The detail syllabus for industrial safety is as follows.
Course Learning Objectives:
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Module-1
Terms used: accident, safety, hazard, safe, safety devices, safety guard, security, precaution, caution, appliance, slip, trip, fall. Ladders and scaffolding. Unsafe acts, reason for accidents, MSDS (material safety data sheet), computer Aided Hazard Analysis, International acts and standards OSHA, WHO. Environment act, control and abatement of environmental pollution-Biomedical waste. Lockout and tag out procedures. Safe material handling and storage. Risk analysis quantification. Case studies: Student should identify the unsafe acts near their surroundings like housekeeping, lab as well as industrial layouts, road safety, campus layout, safety signs.
Module-2
Introduction, toxicity of products of combustion – vapour clouds – flash fire – jet fires – pool fires – autoignition, sources of ignition . Class A, B, C, D and E fire. Fire triangle, Fire extinguishers, Fire hazard and analysis, prevention of fire. Fire protection and loss prevention, steps after occurrence of fire. notice-first aid for burns, Portable fire extinguishers. Fire detection, fire alarm and firefighting systems. Safety sign boards, instruction on portable fire extinguishers. Case studies: demonstration of fire extinguishers, visit to local fire fighting stations. Visit to fire accident sites to analyze the cause of fire and its prevention for future.
Module-3
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Module-4
Introduction to electrical safety, Indian standards on electrical safety, Electric hazards, effect of electric current on human body, causes of electrical accidents, prevention of electric accidents, PPE used. Protection systems: Fuse, circuit breakers and overload relays – protection against over voltage and under voltage. Electric shock. Primary and secondary electric shocks, AC and DC current shocks. Safety precautions against shocks. Safety precautions in small and residential building installations. Safety procedures in electric plant. Case studies: To visit electrical sub stations, local distribution systems, observe and share the experience and report.
Module-5
Introduction to Chemical safety, Labelling of chemicals, acid hoods. Handling of acids, eye washers and showers. Safety thinking, accident investigation, safety policy of the company, safety, loss prevention and control, check list for LPG installations, safety precautions using CNG, fire prevention and safety audit, confined space entry, risk assessment. Case studies: To visit chemical laboratory of the college and other chemical industries like LPG , CNG facilities and report.
Course Outcomes:
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Question Paper Pattern:
- The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks.
- Each full question will be for 20 marks.
- There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
- Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
- The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
Text Books:
- Industrial Safety and Management L M Deshmukh McGraw Hill Education (India) private Limited ISBN-13: 978-0-07- 061768-1
- Fire Prevention Hand Book Derek, James Butter Worth’s and Company, London 1986
- Electrical Safety, fire safety and safety management S.Rao, R K Jain and Saluja Khanna Publishers ISBN: 97881-7409306-6
- Industrial health and safety management A.M.Sarma Himalya publishing house
- Chemical process Industrial safety K S N Raju McGraw Hill Education (India) private Limited. ISBN-13: 978-93-3290278-7
- Environmental engineering Gerard Kiely McGraw Hill Education (India) private Limited ISBN-13: 978-0-07063429-9
Reference Books:
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For detail Syllabus of all other subjects of BE Mechanical Engineering, 2018 scheme, visit Mechanical Engineering 7th Sem Syllabus for 2018 scheme.
For all (CBSE & Non-CBSC) BE results, visit VTU BE all semester results.