Syllabus
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Course Code: MES-404 Course Name: (EL-II B) Environmental Health and Industrial Safety |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Introduction, Environmental Epidemiology, Agents of Environmental diseases: Zoonotic and water-borne disease (Jaundice and diarrhea); Toxic metals and elements; Pesticides and other organic compounds. Transmissible diseases: Symptoms, epidemiology and control of vector borne diseases amoebiasis, trypanosomiasis, filariasis, leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis, life cycle of Plasmodium, Control of malaria, and tuberculosis. Bio-Terrorism. | |
| 2 | Occupational Health: Concept of health and occupational health, Spectrum of health, Occupational and work related diseases; Levels of prevention, History of occupational health, Characteristics of occupational diseases, Essentials of occupational health service, personal protective equipments for head, ear, face, eye, foot, knee and body protection, Respiratory personal protective devices. | |
| 3 | Introduction to Industrial safety: Safety legislation: Acts and rules, Safety standards and codes, Bureau of Indian standards on safety and health 14489 - 1998 and 15001 – 2000, Safety policy: safety organization and responsibilities and authorities of different levels. ILO Convention and Recommendations in the furtherance of safety, health and welfare. Vocational prospects in Industrial Safety | |
| 4 | Hazardous Chemicals: -Classification of hazardous chemicals, transportation of hazardous chemicals, hazchem code, Storage and handling of hazardous substances and Industrial wastes, Major accidents involving hazardous substances, Emergency preparedness (on site & offsite), and Safety audit. | |
