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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Occupational Hygiene IGP217 Compulsory Associate degree 2 Fall 3

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Ceylan Gazi UÇKUN
Associate Prof. Dr. Ömer GÜNGÖR
Assistant Prof. Dr. Levent ALTINTAŞ
Lecturer Sevda ERGÜVEN
Lecturer Asiye GÜNGÖR
Lecturer Fatma NOHUT
Lecturer Aykut TOSUN

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Expressing the working area of an occupational hygienist
1) Expressing the working area of an occupational hygienist
2) Predicting the occupational cancer risk and its management
2) Predicting the occupational cancer risk and its management
3) Taking samples from occupational health hazards and applying the evaluation methods
3) Taking samples from occupational health hazards and applying the evaluation methods
4) Finding solutions to occupational health hazardous waste
4) Finding solutions to occupational health hazardous waste
5) Evaluating solutions for management of occupational stress and smoking problem
5) Evaluating solutions for management of occupational stress and smoking problem
6) Defining the common chemical, physical and biological risk factors that affect workers health in occupational environment
6) Defining the common chemical, physical and biological risk factors that affect workers health in occupational environment
7) Giving examples for solvents, acid, alkali’s, aromatic amines and other chemical materials that affect health, and their management
7) Giving examples for solvents, acid, alkali’s, aromatic amines and other chemical materials that affect health, and their management
8) Explaining the effects of the plastic and dyes on health
8) Explaining the effects of the plastic and dyes on health

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

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Learning Outcomes
1 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
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2 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
3 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
3 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation High No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
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4 No relation No relation No relation High No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
5 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
5 No relation No relation No relation Middle No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
6 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
6 No relation High No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
7 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
7 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation High
8 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
8 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

This course includes introduction to occupational hygiene, evaluation of health hazards, sampling for specific contaminants, physical agent evaluation, control of health hazards, major environmental contaminants, the problem of air pollution, water pollution, hazardous waste management, smoking and occupational health, occupational stress, management of occupational stress.. The aim of these lessons is to provide students with background information on the basic physical and chemical risk factors of occupational health, and specific management of common toxic materials of work environment.

Recommended or Required Reading

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Assessment Methods and Criteria

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required