TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Cihandar Hasanhanoğlu
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) He/she will have information about the physical risk factors that negatively affect the health of workers at workplaces. 2) He/she will have information about measurements methods of physical risk factors Physical risk factors for the environment and the people 3) He/she will have information about the permissible values in national and international standards 4) He/she will have information about control of physical risk factors in the workplace and occupational safety technician duties
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	The aim of the course is to give information about physical risk factors which are harmful to health in the workplace.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Historical development of occupational hygiene and introduction to occupational hygiene. 2nd Week Occupational safety and health.Classification of workplace hazards. 3rd Week Relationship between industrial toxicology and occupational hygiene. 4th Week Basic toxicology; Classification of toxicity 5th Week Epidemiological data on the health effects of the industrial chemicals. 6th Week Basic principle of risk analysis; Introduction to risk assessment, risk management and risk communication. 7th Week Health and safety risk assessment in the work places. 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Occupational exposure limit values as a risk management tool of the workplace chemicals; Scientific methodology behind the establisment of the occup 10th Week Scientific methodology on which occupational exposure limits are based 11th Week Acute poisoning in work places. 12th Week Occupational chemical groups as occupational diseases causative agents I: Chemical carcinogens, dusts, metals, organic solvents. 13th Week Occupational chemical groups as occupational diseases causative agents II: Chemical carcinogens, dusts, metals, organic solvents. 14th Week International and national legislation in the occupational safety and health.
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	Lecture,Presentation,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 2 25 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 3 3 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 5 70 Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 3 3 Homework Presentation (including preperation) 1 60 60 Project 1 60 60 Total Workload 298 Total Workload / 30 9,93 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No