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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Health Sciences
Programme of Nutrition and Dietetics
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
99901043 Occupational Health and Safety 1 Autumn 1 2+0+0 3 3
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Prof. Murat DARÇIN
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Prof. Murat DARÇIN - [email protected] Monday
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Course Content
This course covers the basic concepts of occupational health and safety and historical development concepts; the duties, powers and responsibilities of the workplace doctor and occupational safety specialist in the workplace; risk, danger, primary, secondary and tertiary protection concepts; physical, chemical, biological and psychosocial risks; It includes occupational health and safety legislation and practices in the workplace.
Objectives of the Course
This course aims to enable students to determine the causes of work accidents and occupational diseases, to determine the safety precautions in the workplace by gaining knowledge and skills for protection from work accidents and occupational diseases, and to evaluate them with the practices in the workplace by obtaining information about occupational health and safety legislation.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses X
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P17 Selects and uses appropriate methods and tools with information about OHS in solving the problems encountered to create a healthy and safe working environment. 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 To be able to explain the concept of occupational health and safety as a whole P.17.1 1
O2 To be able to comprehend the interactions between work and human health P.17.2 1
O3 To be able to define workplace environment factors in work and health relations P.17.3 1
O4 Knowing what work-related diseases are, how they occur and their effects P.17.4 1
O5 To be able to explain the measures to be taken to prevent work-related diseases and occupational diseases P.17.5 1
O6 To be able to explain the precautions to be taken by identifying and analyzing the risk factors in the working environment P.17.6 1
O7 To be able to comprehend accident occurrence theories and explain risk assessment standards P.17.7 1
O8 To know the legislation and legal responsibilities related to occupational health and safety P.17.8 1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Introduction and General Information
2 Basic Concepts and History of Worker Health and Safety
3 Job Security Specialist Duty, Authority and Responsibilities
4 Workplace Physician Duty, Authority and Responsibilities
5 Risk, Hazard, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Protection Concepts
6 Risk, Hazard, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Protection Concepts
7 Midterm
8 Evaluation of Work Accidents
9 Evaluation of Occupational Diseases
10 Occupational Health and Safety in the Building Sector
11 Occupational Health and Safety Practices in the Workplace
12 Biological and Chemical Risk Factors
13 Physical and Psychosocial Risk Factors
14 Occupational Health and Safety Organization and Management Systems in Workplaces
Textbook or Material
Resources Altınel, H. (2015). İşçi Sağlığı ve İş Güvenliği, Detay Yayıncılık
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Practice - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Seminar - -
Listening - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 12 2 24
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 0 0 0
Midterms 1 15 15
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 15 15
Other 1 10 10
Total Work Load: 64
Total Work Load / 30 2,13
Course ECTS Credits: 2
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P17
O1 To be able to explain the concept of occupational health and safety as a whole 5
O2 To be able to comprehend the interactions between work and human health 5
O3 To be able to define workplace environment factors in work and health relations 5
O4 Knowing what work-related diseases are, how they occur and their effects 5
O5 To be able to explain the measures to be taken to prevent work-related diseases and occupational diseases 5
O6 To be able to explain the precautions to be taken by identifying and analyzing the risk factors in the working environment 5
O7 To be able to comprehend accident occurrence theories and explain risk assessment standards 5
O8 To know the legislation and legal responsibilities related to occupational health and safety 5