Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : BM4008 : Occupational Safety and Hazards { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Bibhukalyan Prasad Nayak
Syllabus
Define occupational health, Principles of occupation health and safety (OSHA guidelines),
Elements of work environment (the worker, the tools, the process, the work environment), Aims
of occupational health and safety (by WHO) Occupational safety goals, Occupational safety
measures, personal protective equipment (for head, ears, eyes, respiratory system,
reproductive system).
Occupational hazards: Physical hazards i.e.Heat and cold (direct heat, indirect heat, radiant
heat), Light(Poor illumination or excessive brightness), Noise(auditory effects, non-auditory
effects), Vibration, Ultraviolet radiation, Ionizing radiation Chemical hazards i.e. Corrosives,
oxidizing agents, harmful agents, toxic agents, Irritants, highly inflammable agents, explosiv es
Biological agents. Hazard prevention and monitoring: Evaluation methods, Exposure
monitoring (Infrared absorptiometry, photoionization, gaschromatography), Engineering
controls (Building design, substitution measures, emission measures, containment methods,
localexhaustventilation, PPE design, remote operation), legislation
Course Objectives
- To enable students learn WHO guidelines for defining and classifying occupational hazards.
- To enable students learn engineering technologies for occupational safety.
Course Outcomes
It will helps students to work in industrial environment with confident and think innovative technologies for industrial safety.
Essential Reading
- James P. Kohn, Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health, Barnes & Noble
- Benjamin O. Alli, Fundamental Principles of Occupational Health and Safety, International Labour Office , Geneva
Supplementary Reading
- Charle D. Reese, Occupational Health and Safety Management, CRC Press
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