SF3018 Legal Aspects of Health Safety and Environment Syllabus:
SF3018 Legal Aspects of Health Safety and Environment Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. Help the social groups and individuals to acquire knowledge of pollution and environmental degradation
2. Effectively communicate on Health safety and environment, facilitating collaboration with experts across various disciplines so as to create and execute safe methodology in complex engineering environment..
3. The main objectives of the Indian Factories Act, 1948 are to regulate the working conditions in factories, to regulate health, safety welfare, and annual leave and enact special provision in respect of young persons, women and children
4. Workers who are employed in any work within the vicinity of any port for the aim of loading, unloading, movement, or storage of cargoes
5. The primary objective of the Workmen Compensation Act, 1923, is to provide financial relief to employees’ families in case of their death or injury at the workplace.
UNIT I FACTORIES ACT
Factories Act- Definitions, Preliminary, Inspecting staff, Health, Safety, Provisions relating to hazardous processes, Welfare, Working hours of adults, Employment of young persons, Special provisions. Duties of Safety Officers, Reporting of accidents, Emergency Action Plan, Safety Committee.
UNIT II DOCK WORKERS (SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE) ACT
Employees’ Compensation Act: Definitions, Employer´s liability for compensation, Calculation of amount of compensation. ESI Act and Rules: Applicability, Definitions and Benefits. Public Liability Insurance Act and Rules- Definitions, Calculation of amount of relief, Powers of District Collector, Extent of Liability.
UNIT III EXPLOSIVES ACT
Explosives Act: Definitions, Categories of Explosives, General Safety Provisions, and Use of Explosives, Grant of license, Notice of Accidents, Inquiry into ordinary and more serious accidents. Explosives Rules, SMPV Rules and Gas Cylinder Rules (in brief). Petroleum Act with important rules – definitions, safety in the import, transport, storage, license, exemption, notice of accidents.
UNIT IV WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION ACT
Water Act and Air Act: Definitions, powers and functions of Boards, prevention and control of pollution, consent administration. Environment (Protection) Act and Rules-Definitions, powers of central government, power of giving directions, authorities. MSIHC Rules- Definitions, Duties of Authorities, Notification of major accidents, safety Reports, safety audit, on- site & out-site emergency plans.
UNIT V POWER TO MAKE RULES
Powers and Functions of Central, State and Joint Boards, Provisions regarding prevention and control of water pollution, Penalties, Central & State Water Laboratories, Power to make rules, Power of supersession and overriding effect. Rules on Consent for Establishment Note: Case laws may be referred if necessary, but those are beyond the scope of this course.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Students able to
CO 1 Master core concepts and methods from ecological and physical sciences and their application in environmental problem solving
CO 2 Apply systems concepts and methodologies to analyze and understand interactions between social and environmental processes.
CO 3 Understand key concepts from economic, political, and social analysis as they pertain to the design and evaluation of environmental policies and institutions Understand elements of highway safety and approaches to accident Studies
CO 4 Appreciate key concepts from economic, political, and social analysis as they pertain to the design and evaluation of environmental policies and institutions.
CO 5 Appreciate that one can apply systems concepts and methodologies to analyze and understand interactions between social and environmental processes
TEXT BOOKS:
1. K.T.Narayanan, “Safety, Health and Environment Handbook Hardcover”,1st Edition,McGraw Hill Education (India) private limited,2017
2. Gayle wood side and Dianna Koeurek, ”Environmental Safety and Health Engineering 1997
REFERENCES:
1. Environmental Management Handbook for Hydrocarbon Processing Indus; James B. Well Factories Act, 1948.
2. Ganguly & Changeriya,”Health Safety and Environment
3. Explosives Act and related Rules & The Gas Cylinder Rules, 2004, Professional Book publishers
4. Petroleum Act and Rules & The Petroleum Act, 1934 © Universal Law publishing
5. Environmental Acts & relevant Rules as abo