Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES / YBP 146 - GERIATRICS

Code: YBP 146 Course Title: WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 2
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course Short Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department GERIATRICS
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer TAYLAN VURGUN (taylanvurgun@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) TAYLAN VURGUN,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
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 occupational safety legislation.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Has knowledge about the concepts, methods and tools that form the basis of the field of occupational health and safety. Follows, interprets and implements the legal regulations on occupational health and safety. PO-7 As a species, duties, rights and responsibilities, and related laws, regulations, legislation, and act in accordance with the rules of professional ethics.
PO-8 Elder care is basic information related to the dependent and independent of the background using the LED.
Examination
LO-2 Has knowledge about the dangers of chemicals and makes risk analysis. Has knowledge about machinery, equipment and preservatives. PO-5 Elder care about the data collection, interpretation, and publicizing the results of the implementation stages of the social, scientific, cultural, and act in accordance with ethical values.
PO-7 As a species, duties, rights and responsibilities, and related laws, regulations, legislation, and act in accordance with the rules of professional ethics.
Examination
LO-3 By having information about work accidents and occupational diseases, it determines the dangers and risks in the workplace, records and reports. PO-7 As a species, duties, rights and responsibilities, and related laws, regulations, legislation, and act in accordance with the rules of professional ethics.
PO-9 Elder care practices related to the health care team members to solve complex problems encountered and unforeseen will cooperate with.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
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, tertiary protection concepts; physical, chemical, biological and psychosocial risks; Occupational health and safety legislation in workplaces and practices in the workplace.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction and General Information Lecturing Question Answer Discussion Method
2 Basic concepts and history of worker health and safety , Method of Narration
3 Job Security Specialist duty, authority and responsibilities , Narration Discussion Method
4 Workplace doctor's duties, authorities and responsibilities Method of Narration
5 Risk, danger, primary, secondary and tertiary protection concepts , Concept Map Discussion Method
6 Risk, danger, primary, secondary and tertiary protection concepts , Concept Map Discussion Method
7 Evaluation of work accidents , Method of Narration
8 mid-term exam
9 Evaluation of occupational diseases , Planned Group Work Discussion Method
10 Occupational health and safety in the building industry Method of Narration
11 Occupational health and safety practices in the workplace , Case Study Question Answer
12 Biological and chemical risk factors , Method of Narration
13 Occupational health and safety organization and management systems in workplaces , Method of Narration
14 Physical and psychosocial risk factors , Method of Narration
15 Review of the Semester , Question Answer Method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 BİLİR,N.İş sağlığı ve Güvenliği.(2.Baskı)İstanbul:Güneş tıp Kitapevi,2019.
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbook, computer, lecture presentations

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 15 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 12 12
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 4 4
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 1 7 7
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 1 7 7
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 60