COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONFINED SPACES HAZARDS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ISG 5029 CONFINED SPACES HAZARDS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR FATIH KAHRAMAN

Offered to

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Ph.D. in Occupational Health and Safety
Occupational Healty and Safety
Occupational Healty and Safety(Non-Thesis-Evening)

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to teach the possible risks that may occur in confined spaces workings and occupational health and safety precautions to be taken against these risks.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   What Are the Confined Space Workings
2   Teaching of Occupational Safety Risks in Confined Space Workings
3   Teaching of Occupational Health Risks in Confined Space Workings
4   of Occupational Health and Safety Precautions against the Confined Space Risks
5   Teaching of Preparing Of Working Permission in Confined Spaces

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Confined Space Range
2 Reasons to Check Off and narrow spaces
3 Off And Narrow Field Dangers Atmospheric Hazards Oxygen Deficiency (poverty) 3 Highly flammable atmospheres
4 Toxic atmospheres Choking atmospheres Irritant Atmospheres
5 General Safety Hazards Mechanical Hazards communication Problems
6 Hazards encountered during 6 Input And Output Physical Hazards 2 thermal Effects
7 Noise Vibration
8 Other Hazards
9 Off the risks of occupational health and safety measures to be taken
10 Midterm Exam
11 Off the risks of occupational health and safety measures to be taken by the
12 Off the field Creating a Work Permit
13 Off the field Creating a Work Permit
14 Creating Security Systems Emergency Plans

Recomended or Required Reading

1. F.Kahraman, K.Sever, S.Karadeniz, Kapalı ve Dar Alanlardaki Endüstriyel Çalışmalarda Karşılaşılan Tehlikeler , Makine Tek, Şubat 2006/2
2. U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration, Confined Space Hazards, USA, 2004
3. Tolmie, B., Hazards And Risks of Confined Spaces, The Safety Line Institute, Western Australia, 1998

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Midterm Exam 1 %50
Final Exam 1 %50

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be announced.

Assessment Criteria

Learning outputs evaluated both mid-term and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Tel. : 0232 301 92 39 mail: fatih.kahraman@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Every working hour in weekdays (except course hours)

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 8 104
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 207

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.152
LO.2424
LO.344
LO.4423
LO.5432