NAME OF THE COURSE |
Safety at Work |
Code |
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Course teacher |
Prof Pero Dabić |
Credits (ECTS) |
3.0 |
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Associate teachers |
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Type of instruction (number of hours) |
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Status of the course |
Elective |
Percentage of application of e-learning |
0 % |
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COURSE DESCRIPTION |
Course objectives |
- Knowledge of the potential hazards when working in a laboratory and plant. - The basics of working in a safe manner, safeguards and protective devices and agents at work |
Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course |
Enrolled in or passed the course Exercises in Safety at Work |
Learning outcomes expected at the level of the course (4 to 10 learning outcomes) |
After passing the exam, the student is expected to know: - Rules of conduct and work in a chemistry lab - The primary hazards in a chemistry lab - Ways of substances, meaning chemical cards (data on physico-chemical, physiological and toxicological properties of the substance) - Self-interpretation and compilation of chemical cards - Assessment of the potential dangers of certain chemicals and safly working with the apparatuses and methods |
Course content broken down in detail by weekly class schedule (syllabus) |
Week 1: introductory lecture, legislation, codes of conduct in the laboratory Week 2: safety devices in a chemistry lab Week 3: Security and physico-chemical properties of the substance Week 4: Classification of substances with similar properties and functional groups Week 5: labeling of the substance - labels, graphic symbols, diamond hazard label at transport Week 6: effect of pollutants on human health - basic concepts of toxicology and physiological properties of matter, MDK, LD50 Week 7: chemical card harmful and dangerous substances Week 8: assessment (first colloquium); Week 9: effect of pollutants on human health - the distribution and characteristics of the substance to physiological properties Week 10: processes of burning and fire danger Week 11: appliances and equipment for fire fighting Week 12: types of harmful atmosphere and breathing apparatus Week 13: protection from electric shock Week 14: dangerous products - formation, classification according to UN figures, storage, recycling and waste Week 15: assessment (2nd colloquium). |
Format of instruction: |
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Student responsibilities |
Attending lectures in the amount of 80 %, and laboratory exercises in the amount of 100 % of the total number of lessons. |
Screening student work (name the proportion of ECTS credits for eachactivity so that the total number of ECTS credits is equal to the ECTS value of the course): |
Class attendance |
2.0 |
Research |
0.0 |
Practical training |
0.0 |
Experimental work |
0.0 |
Report |
0.0 |
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