Occupational Health and Safety Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme (Open Elective-1)

Occupational Health and Safety detail syllabus for various departments, 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17CV563), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

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Course Objectives:

This course will enable students to

1. Gain an historical, economic, and organizational perspective of occupational safety and health;
2. Investigate current occupational safety and health problems and solutions.
3. Identify the forces that influence occupational safety and health.
4. Demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to identify workplace problems and safe work practice

Module 1
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Module 2

Ergonomics at Work Place: Ergonomics Task analysis, Preventing Ergonomic Hazards, Work space Envelops, Visual Ergonomics, Ergonomic Standards, Ergonomic Programs. Hazard cognition and Analysis, Human Error Analysis – Fault Tree Analysis – Emergency Response – Decision for action – purpose and considerations

Module 3

Fire Prevention and Protection: Fire Triangle, Fire Development and its severity, Effect of Enclosures, early detection of Fire, Classification of fire and Fire Extinguishers. Electrical Safety, Product Safety: Technical Requirements of Product safety.

Module 4
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Module 5

Occupational Health and Safety Considerations: Water and wastewater treatment plants, Handling of chemical and safety measures in water and wastewater treatment plants and labs, Construction material manufacturing industries like cement plants, RMC Plants, precast plants and construction sites. Policies, roles and responsibilities of workers, managers and supervisors

Course Outcomes:

After studying this course, students will be able to:

1. Identify hazards in the workplace that pose a danger or threat to their safety or health, or that of others.
2. Control unsafe or unhealthy hazards and propose methods to eliminate the hazard.
3. Present a coherent analysis of a potential safety or health hazard both verbally and in writing, citing the occupational Health and Safety Regulations as well as supported legislation.
4. Discuss the role of health and safety in the workplace pertaining to the responsibilities of workers, managers, supervisors.
5. Identify the decisions required to maintain protection of the environment, workplace as well as personal health and safety.

Text Books:

1. Goetsch D.L., (1999), Occupational Safety and Health for Technologists, Engineers and Managers, Prentice Hall.
2. Heinrich H.W., (2007), Industrial Accident Prevent ion – A Scientific Approach, McGraw-Hill Book Company National Safety Council and Associate (Data) Publishers Pvt. Ltd., (1991),
3. Industrial Safety and Pollution Control Handbook

Reference Books:

1. Colling D.A., (1990), Industrial Safety Management and Technology, Prentice Hall, New Delhi.
2. Della D.E., and Giustina, (1996), Safety and Environmental Management, Van Nostrand Reinhold International Thomson Publishing Inc.

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