MINE555 ADVANCED MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT
| Course Code: | 5650555 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (0.00 - 3.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Mining Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. NURAY DEMİREL |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The main objective of this course to equip engineers and professionals particularly in mining industry with the knowledge and information pertinent to mine safety and health management.
Course Content
History and overview of mine health and safety; industrial hygiene in mining; control of respirable dust; noise; ground control issues for safety professionals; mine fires and explosions; mining explosives; haulage; electrical safety; emergency preparedness and response; job safety analysis, task analysis and observation; safety communications, incident reporting and analysis; management strategy and system for education and training and engineering for health and safety in mining.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
- Recognize the significance of safety in mining industry and become familiar to the legal aspects and historical mine accidents in the world and in Turkey.
- Gain in depth knowledge about industrial hygiene including heat, noise, illumination, and vibration related problems and safety standards in mines.
- Improve the recognition of safety issues in haulage design and ground control in both surface and underground mining.
- Describe and outline accident prevention methods.
- Implement a qualitative risk assessment as a team work and present their findings in a project completion.
- Recognize the significance of emergency preparedness and response.
Program Outcomes Matrix
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| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Graduates will have the ability to search for and reach knowledge in width and depth; analyze, interpret, advance, and use the knowledge obtained thereof. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Graduates will be equipped to design and execute analytical, modelling and experimental research in order to interpret and solve problems encountered in mining engineering. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Graduates will have the ability to develop innovative methods and employ them to solve problems in a multidisciplinary manner. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Graduates will have the ability to effectively communicate, written or oral, the methods and the results of their work in national and international platforms. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Graduates will, in depth, know the social, environmental, economic, and legal dimensions of their professional activities, execute their profession in accordance with sustainable mining practices. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Graduates will adhere to the social, scientific, and ethical codes in collecting, interpreting and reporting data in all professional activities. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Graduates will participate and/or be leaders in team works. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Graduates will have expertise on advance information technologies in mining engineering. | ✔ | |||