Human Safety

Students will be able to identify harmful and hazardous factors (chemical, biological, ergonomic, psychosocial and physical) of the human working and living environment, students will be able to investigate factors according to established methodologies and assess their risks and apply preventive measures. Students will understand the diverse characteristics of human activities and their relationship to safety.

To create conditions for students to develop knowledge about safe work for employees and healthy life of environment for residents, also about harmful and hazardous environmental factors, their normative requirements, to develop skills to identify factors and to provide means for ensuring people's safety at work and at home.

Fundamentals of university-level physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering design, manufacturing technology and equipment, computer science and law.

Terms and definitions of occupational safety and health; Harmful and dangerous factors of occupational and living environment; Chemical and biological factors; Protection against the harmful and/or dangerous effects of physical factors (noise, vibration, heat, illumination, electromagnetic and optical radiation); Ergonomics and psychosocial factors; Electrical hazards and prevention; Concept of the explosion, protection against the fire and explosion; Organization of human safety and health care; Safety of working equipment; Dangerous works; Prevention of accidents at work, occupational diseases; Training of occupational safety and health.

1. More than half of the test questions answered correctly (5 out of 10); 2. Correctly described and analyzed question (case). Completeness scored from 5 to 10; 3. The report of the laboratory works is prepared in a sufficiently concise form, clear, neat, the conclusions of report substantiated. 4. Case studies and evaluation of self-employment are comprehensive and substantiated. Completeness and validity scored from 5 to 10.