Code: mk3ehsak04rx17-en
ECTS Credit Points: 4
Evaluation: exam
Year, Semester: 3rd year, 2nd semester
Its prerequisite(s): Environmental Protection and Dangerous Goods
Further courses are built on it: Yes/No
Number of teaching hours/week (lecture + practice): 2+2
Topics:
The subject covers three main topics:
Environment (E): In connection with environment protection the most important topics are introduced to the students. The subject includes air quality, noise protection, water protection, soil protection, and waste management side topics.
Health (H): Basics of labor and health are discussed. The impact of work on health and the health impact on working ability is also a side topic. The fundamentals of occupational health and work hygiene are also involved.
Safety (S): It involves the basics of labor safety and fire protection. The lectures discuss the personal, material and organizational requirements for safe work, ergonomic fundamentals, personal protective equipment, work safety reviews, employer checks, and workplace risk assessment. Industrial safety and security is also a side topic.
The lectures introduce the most important aspects and the practices focus on examples and plant visits.
Literature:
Recommended:
- Gilbert M. Masters, Wendell P. Ela: Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science, Pearson New International Edition, 3/E, Pearson, 2013, Isbn: 9781292025759
- David L. Goetsch, Occupational Safety and Health for Technologists, Engineers, and Managers, 8th Edition, Pearson, 2015, Isbn: 9780133484175
- Richard T. Wright, Environmental Science, Pearson, 2017, Isbn: 9780134011271
| 1st week | 8th week |
|---|---|
| Registration week | 1st drawing week |
| 2nd week | 9th week |
| Basics of Environmental Protection and Environmental Management Lecture: Introduction to environmental protection Practice: Global issues on environmental protection | Basics of labor safety and fire protection Lecture: Personal, material and organizational requirements for safe work, ergonomic fundamentals Practice: Practice in connection with labor safety I. (plant visit) |
| 3rd week | 10th week |
| Air Quality Control Lecture: Basics of air pollution control, processes in the atmosphere, greenhouse gases, ozone layer, smog, acid rain Practice: Exercises in connection with air pollution | Occupational Safety Lecture: Personal protective equipment, work safety reviews, employer checks, workplace risk assessment Practice: Practice in connection with labor safety II. (plant visit) |
| 4th week | 11th week |
| Environmental Noise Lecture: The basics of environmental noise Practice: Noise measuring devices and techniques | Labor and Health Lecture: The impact of work on health and the health impact on working ability Practice: Practice in connection with occupational health I. |
| 5th week | 12th week |
| Water Protection Lecture: Water protection and quality, pollutants Practice: Practice in connection with water protection (plant visit: wastewater treatment plant) | Occupational Health and Work Hygiene Lecture: Fundamentals of occupational health and work hygiene Practice: Practice in connection with occupational health II.. |
| 6th week | 13th week |
| SoilProtection Practice: Practice in connection with soil protection | Industrial Safety and Security Lecture: Main goals of industrial safety and security Practice: Practice in connection with industrial safety and security |
| 7th week | 14th week |
| Waste Management Practice: Practice in connection with waste management (plant visit) | Mid-semester TEST |
| 15th week | |
| 2nd drawing week |
Requirements
A, for a signature:
Attendance to the practices (absence up to the permissible level)
B, for grade:
The final grade will be the average of the tests. Each test hast to be at least 50%.