INS 334E - Health&Safety in Construction

Course Objectives

To give basic and fundamental information on occupational health and safety,
. To give statistical figures on current occupational accidents and diseases in the world and
Turkey primarily for construction industry and for all industrial brunches,
. To give basic and fundamental information on health and safety legislation, responsibilities
of related parties,
. To give information on Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment concepts and methods,
. To give information on mitigation and abatement techniques for construction accidents and diseases

Course Description

Fundamental concepts and definitions . Occupational safety legislation Statistical figures on occupational accidents in Turkey. Administrative, legal and penal responsibilities of employers, employees and especially technical personnel, possible trial process due to occupational accidents. Analysis and discussion of construction accidents occurred in Turkey. Unsafe conditions and behaviors that cause accidents, accidents, defective presence and causes of those defects.