Course

Unit 1

Significance of occupational safety and health at workplace – Classification of incidents – Calculation of safety metrics – Safety legislation in India – Safety in design.

Unit 2

Workplace hazards and control – Role of the working environment in safety -Safe systems of work -Hazardous material handling – Hazard analysis techniques.

Unit 3

Process safety management -Occupational health and hygiene -Incident investigation procedures —Safety and health management systems.

Course Objectives

• To provide an overview of the fundamentals of workplace occupational safety and health, covering numerous workplace risks and risk mitigation strategies.
• To develop a grasp of national and international safety and health rules and standards.
• To understand the importance of safe work systems as well as key parts of various incident investigation approaches and emergency response processes.

Course Outcomes

• CO1: Understand and interpret the significance of occupational health and safety. CO2: Assess safety metrics and safety performances.
• CO2: Understand the need for safety regulations and legislation at the national level and infer their importance.
• CO3: Evaluate workplace hazards and incidents using various analysis and investigation techniques.
• CO4: Understand the Safety and health management system and identify its fundamental requirements.

CO-PO Mapping

1. Reese. C.D and Eidson J.V, Handbook of OSHA Construction Safety and Health, Second Edition, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2006.
2. Reese, Charles D.. Occupational Safety and Health: Fundamental Principles and United States, CRC Press, 2017.
3. Jimmie Hinze “Construction Safety”, Prentice Hall of India, 1997.
4. Harris .F, McCaffer .R and Edum-Fotwe .F, Modern Construction Management, Sixth Edition, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford,
5. Holt J, Principles of Construction Safety, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 2008.