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SYLLABUS

Module – I:                                                                      (2 Credits)

(1)    Legislative measures in industrial safety:

• Factories Act, 1948, Workman’s Compensation Act 1943, Employees State Insurance Act, 1948, Child Labour and Women Employee Act. Functions of safety management.
• ILO Convention and Recommendations in the furtherance of safety, health and welfare, Environment Protection Act.

(2)    Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Management:

• Bureau of Indian standards on safety and health 14489 – 1998 and 15001 – 2000 OSHA, Process Safety Management (PSM) as per OSHA,
• PSM principles,  OHSAS  –  18001,  EPA  Standards,  Performance  measurements  to determine effectiveness of PSM

Module – II:                                                                     (2 Credits)

(3)    Safety Management:

• Organising for safety, Health and Environment. Organisation : Structure, Function and responsibilities Safety Committee : Structure and function. Relevance of WTO regarding safety, Health and environment.
• Employee participation in safety – Role of Trade union in safety, health and environment. Safety promotion and safety awards, safety, competitions, audio visual publication.

(4)    Directing Safety:

• Definition, process, principles and techniques. Leadership – role, function and attribution of a leader. Essential rules in communication with employees with conducting training, team building and group dynamics.
• Financial cost to individual worker and family, organization and society. Procedures for compilation, utility and limitations of cost data, budgeting for safety.