COURSE UNIT TITLE

: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION WORKS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ISG 2017 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION WORKS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Occupational Health and Safety

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR ÇAĞRI CEYLAN KOÇAK

Offered to

Occupational Health and Safety

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to know comprehensively the procedures of occupational health and safety in construction works and practising the of risk assessment, precautions and reporting.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the occupational health and safety rules that must be applied in construction sites.
2   Knows the potential risks of occupational accidents in construction sites and take precautions.
3   Learn the risk assessment technique in construction sector.
4   Knows the preparing control lists and reporting.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Constructions and types
2 General safety measures in construction sites
3 Occupational health and safety rules in indoor outdoor sites
4 Safety nets, elevators, block works
5 Staircase, scaffold, platforms
6 1.Midterm exam
7 Railway, metro, tunnel and OSH in underground construction
8 OSH in well and waterworks related constructions
9 Occupational accidents in construction areas and precautions
10 Determination of occupational accident costs in construction sites
11 OHS report in constructions
12 2.Midterm exam
13 OHS legislations about construction sites
14 General overview

Recomended or Required Reading

Materials to be used for the course will be provided by the course the teachers.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. DVD, video etc.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT1 1.MIDTERM
2 MT2 2.MIDTERM
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT1 * 0.20 +MT2*0.20+FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT1 * 0.20 +MT2*0.20+RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

It is calculated by taking 40% average grade of Midterm exams, 60% of the final exam success rating.

Assessment Criteria

The understanding degree of students to 4 learning outputs is evaluated by midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1.70% of participation in the courses is mandatory
2. All kinds of plagiarism (cheating) initiative, and the actual results in disciplinary action

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Öğr.Gör.N.Melis ULUĞTEKIN
melis.durcan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 2 5 10
Preparation for final exam 1 11 11
Midterm 2 2 4
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19
LO.1345
LO.245
LO.35
LO.445

CONTACT INFORMATION
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