CPE336 Health Safety and Environmental Management Syllabus:

CPE336 Health Safety and Environmental Management Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

OBJECTIVES:

 To educate about the health hazards and the safety measures to be followed in the industrial environment.
 Describe industrial legislations (Factories Acts, Workmen’s Compensation and other laws) enacted for the protection of employees health at work settings
 Describe methods of prevention and control of Occupational Health diseases, accidents / emergencies and other hazards

UNIT I INTRODUCTION

Need for developing Environment, Health and Safety systems in work places – Accident Case Studies – Status and relationship of Acts – Regulations and Codes of Practice – Role of trade union safety representatives. International initiatives – Ergonomics and work place.

UNIT II OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE

Definition of the term occupational health and hygiene – Categories of health hazards – Exposure pathways and human responses to hazardous and toxic substances – Advantages and limitations of environmental monitoring and occupational exposure limits – Hierarchy of control measures for occupational health risks – Role of personal protective equipment and the selection criteria – Effects on humans – control methods and reduction strategies for noise, radiation and excessive stress.

UNIT III WORKPLACE SAFETY AND SAFETY SYSTEMS

Features of Satisfactory and Safe design of work premises – good housekeeping – lighting and colour, Ventilation and Heat Control – Electrical Safety – Fire Safety – Safe Systems of work for manual handling operations – Machine guarding – Working at different levels – Process and System Safety.

UNIT IV HAZARDS AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Safety appraisal – analysis and control techniques – plant safety inspection – Accident investigation – Analysis and Reporting – Hazard and Risk Management Techniques – major accident hazard control – Onsite and Offsite emergency Plans.

UNIT V ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT

Concept of Environmental Health and Safety Management – Elements of Environmental Health and Safety Management Policy and methods of its effective implementation and review – Elements of Management Principles – Education and Training – Employee Participation.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

After completion of this course, the student is expected to be able to:
CO1: Describe, with example, the common work-related diseases and accidents in occupational setting
CO2: Name essential members of the Occupational Health team
CO3: What roles can a community health practitioners play in an Occupational setting to ensure the protection, promotion and maintenance of the health of the employee
CO4:Analyze the occupational safety and health is organization.
CO5:Obtain knowledge on accident investigation environmental health and safety management
CO6: Know about the concept of environmental health and safety management

REFERENCES:

1. Fundamentals of Industrial Safety and Health by Dr.K.U.Mistry, Siddharth Prakashan, 2012
2. Environmental and Health and Safety Management by Nicholas P.Cheremisinoff and Madelyn L. Graffia, William Andrew Inc. NY, 1995
3. The Facility Manager’s Guide to Environmental Health and Safety by Brian Gallant, Government Inst Publ., 2007.
4. Effective Environmental, Health, and Safety Management Using the Team Approach by Bill Taylor, Culinary and Hospitality Industry Publications Services, 2005.
5. William F.Martin, and Steven P.Levine, “Protecting Personnel at Hazardous waste Sites”, Second Edition, Buttorworth. Heinemann, 1994.