Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Occupational health and safety management system (17.IM1623)

Native organizations units: Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Chair of Quality, Effectiveness and Logistics

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Industrial Engineering (Year: 4, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Proizvodni i uslužni sistemi, organizacija i menadžment Quality, Effectiveness and Logistics
ECTS	5

The goal of course is to teach students about the importance and necessity for the establishment, development and maintenance of the system of managing the health and safety of all commercial entities. During the program, students are introduced to the basic principles and elements of a successful system of health and safety at work in accordance with the requirements of modern international management standards and legislation for this issue.

The subject deals with the issue of health and safety at work as a global social problems. Students learn about the types and characteristics of the dangers and hazards in the workplace and work environment that occur during the preparation, execution and after the completion of the work in the manufacturing and service organizations. Students will be able to identify the risks and hazards in all work processes and gain the necessary knowledge about effective measures reducing the risks, improving processes and reducing direct and indirect costs for the company. Students will be introduced to the process of risk assessment in the workplace and working environment in terms of health and safety of participants in the labor and all other stakeholders.

The importance of the terms, elements and principles of the management of occupational health and safety, national legislation in the field of health and safety at work, the requirements of international standard in the field of occupational health and safety (ISO 45001), the integration of the protection system work with other management systems (PAS 99), Risk assessment in the workplace - the basic elements and procedures for personal protection and safety, mechanical hazards and protective systems on machinery, electrical hazards and safety systems, hazards during operation and safe use of vehicles and systems internal transport, physical hazards - noise and vibration in the workplace, chemical hazards, ergonomics in the workplace, stress in the workplace.

The method of teaching is based on auditory lectures and exercises that are accompanied by PowerPoint presentations with a large number of practical examples. It is envisaged that the practical exercises elaborate problems presented in the lectures with the active participation of students in their solution. Seminar paper "Initial review of health and safety at work" will be linked to the real economy of the systems, methods of teaching implies that at least forty percent of the time paid to the active participation of students and visits to manufacturing and service organizations, where the practice can see examples exposed in lectures and exercises.