Occupational Hygiene and Safety

Recommended Prerequisites

Termodynamics; Heat Transfer, Instrumentation and Measurement Methods.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical classes have a lecture format and are essentially conducted through the exposition of the subject with the support of Powerpoint presentations and other multimedia means, including films.

Learning Outcomes

The knowledge of the risks associated with the work and the minimization of their effects on the health and safety of workers are tasks that require an adequate specific training and a continuous effort to update, able to keep pace with technological developments and to deal with their own disadvantages. This discipline is aimed to provide students with a broad perspective on the field of Occupational Safety, Hygiene and Health (OSH). In addition to the legislative aspects and their practical application in the context of the pair worker-employer, attention is focused on the assessment of the risks, the identification of the means of prevention and the solutions to be adopted, either through individual protection or through the design of the workplace. It is also intended to transmit the foundations and methods required for the characterization of a significant set of working conditions, covering a wide range of situations common to various sectors.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Labour Law, Work Management; Occupational Psychosociology; Risk Assessment, Ergonomics, Fire Risks, Biological Hazards, Explosion Risks, Occupational Noise, Electrical Risks, Human Vibration, Moderate and Extreme Environments, Air Quality and Industrial Ventilation, Emergent Risks.

Head Lecturer(s)

José Carlos Miranda Góis

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

- S. Z. Mansdorf - Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health, John Wiley & Sons INC International Concepts, 2019.

- Alberto Sérgio Miguel - Manual de Higiene e Segurança do Trabalho, Porto Editora, 13ª Edição, 2014.

- Danuta Koradecka - Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health, 1st Ed. CRC Press, 2010.

- Daniel Crowl, Joseph Louvar - Chemical Process Safety: fundamentals with applications, 2ed. Prentice Hall International Series, 2007.

- Manuel Roxo - Segurança e Saúde do Trabalho: avaliação e controlo de riscos, Almedina Editora, 2ª edição 2006.

 

Pela natureza interdisciplinar desta UC, a bibliografia relativa a cada tema é indicada em cada sessão, em complemento à bibliografia de referência.

Due to the interdisciplinary nature of this course, the bibliography for each topic is indicated in each session, in addition to the reference bibliography.