Work Accidents and Accident Prevention
Occupational Health and Safety
Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences
Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work Accidents and Accident Prevention | ISG545 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Spring | 8 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Fatma OĞUZ ERDOĞAN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Explain the concepts of work accidents, types of work accidents and work accident management.
2) Make a comparison between Turkey and the world in terms of work accidents.
3) Explain the accident theories.
4) Carry out activities to prevent work accidents.
5) Explain the legal process arising from a work accident.
6) Make the work accident questioning, evaluation and report preparation.
7) Explain the concepts of major accident prevention policy and safety management system.
8) Calculate the incidence rate and weight rate of work accidents.
9) Calculate and evaluate the work accident statistics in a workplace.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||
| 1 | High | High | High | Middle | |
| 2 | High | High | High | Low | |
| 3 | High | High | High | Low | |
| 4 | High | High | High | Middle | |
| 5 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 6 | High | High | High | High | |
| 7 | High | High | High | High | |
| 8 | High | High | High | High | |
| 9 | High | High | High | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
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Course Contents
Work accidents, types of accidents, major industrial accidents, incidence rate and weight rate of work accidents and work accident statistics in Turkey and in the world, determining the causes of work accidents, accident theories, methods for the prevention of work accidents and accident prevention, case studies.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction and basic concepts2) Work accidents and types of accidents.
3) Work accident statistics in Turkey and in the World.
4) Accident theories.
5) Accident prevention.
6) Protection and mitigation strategies.
7) Classification of accidents according to workplace hazard classes and precautions to be taken.
8) Midterm exam
9) Legal aspects of work accidents.
10) Major industrial accidents.
11) Major accident prevention policy and safety management system.
12) Accident questioning, evaluation and report preparation.
13) Statistical calculations related to work accidents.
14) Case study 1
15) Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Group Study
5) Case Study
6) Self Study
7) Project Based Learning
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Quiz to Course Grade |
50% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required