ME-443 HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
CREDIT HOURS
Theory = 1
Practical = 0
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)
| S. No. | CLOs | PLO | Taxonomy |
| 1 | Discuss HSE standards, regulatory requirements, norms, and relevant laws. | PLO-7 Ethics |
Cognitive Level 2* |
| 2 | Analyze hazards, risks, and accidents using HSE techniques | PLO-6 The Engineer and the World |
Cognitive Level 4* |
COURSE CONTENT
- Safety Management & Hazard Communication: Understanding safety, hazards and accidents, regional safety laws, environment laws, policies and responsibilities, certifications and audits (OSHAS 18001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001) and institutions (NIOSH, NEBOSH, IOSH, OSHA, CDC, NFPA, EPA etc.).
- Accident Prevention & Control: Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA), risk matrix, registers (near miss forms, injuries log), mitigation tools (FMEA, Fault Tree Analysis).
- Building & Facilities: Permits (PTW, Work at height etc.), Protocols (LOTO, isolation procedures), emergency response (exits, illumination, fire fighting), sanitation, illumination, lux levels, workplace ergonomics
- Health, Toxicity & Environment: Within workplace - measures of exposure, detecting contaminants, ventilation, noise and radiation, stress, flammability. Outside workplace – solid waste management and disposal, effluent treatment, stack emission limits.
- Personal Protective Equipment & First Aid: Protection need assessment, PPE training and usage, Material handling and storage protocols (MSDS)
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Text Book(s)
- Jeremy Strunks, The A-Z of Health and Safety, 2006.
- Jeremy Strunks, The Manager’s Guide to Health & Safety at Work, 8th Edition, 2006.
Reference Book(s)
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak and Stewarts, Occupational Safety and Health Law Handbook, 2nd Edition, 2008.
- C Ray Asfahl - David W.rieske - Industrial Safety and Health Management
- Introduction to Health and Safety at Work
*For details of Taxonomy Levels CLICK HERE
