ECTS Course Catalogue
Course details
Course code:
BCS10406o15Semester:
2015/2016 winterName:
Safety at Work and ErgonomyMajor:
(Biologia człowieka)Study Type:
first cycleCourse type:
compulsoryStudy Semester:
1ECTS points:
1Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other):
15 / 0 / 0Lecturer:
dr Jacek Szczurowski (10 h), dr Mariusz Korczyński (5 h)Language of instruction:
PolishLearning outcomes:
Knowledge
Student:
W1 - knows the research objectives and methodology of occupational health and safety and ergonomics; knows functional determinants of system: man-machine and human - environment [BC1_W19, BC1_W21];
W2 - defines the basic factors of work environment and their impact on the human body [BC1_W21];
W3 - knows the potential health effects caused by chemical, biological and physical factors at work [BC1_W21];
W04 - understand the biological and environmental causes of tiredness [BC1_W21].
Skills
Student:
U1 - interprets results of measurements of the physical working environment to its optimization [BC1_U15];
U2 - uses the basic diagnostic techniques to assess the level of occupational risk and biological work load [BC1_U02, BC1_U15].
Competences:
Personal and social competences (attitudes and behaviors)
Student:
K1 - is aware of the risks in incorrectly designed environment of work [BC1_K06];
K2 - correctly formed his place of work [BC1_K09].
Prerequisites:
noneCourse content:
Definition of ergonomics and occupational safety, conditions for the operation of the system man-machine; physical, chemical and biological factors of work environment, anthropometry as an ergonomic system of reference; ergonomics issues of perception of signals in the process of labor, occupational health of mental and physical work.Recommended literature:
1. Wykowska M.:Ergonomia, Wyd. AGH, Kraków, 1994
2. Kordecka D.: Bezpieczeństwo pracy i ergonomia, Wyd. CIOP, Warszawa, 1997;
3. Olszewski J.: Podstawy ergonomii i fizjologii pracy, Wyd. AE w Paznaniu, Poznań, 1998;
4. Tytyk E.: Projektowanie ergonomiczne, Wyd. Nauk. PWN, Warszawa 2001.
Assessment methods:
Written test after semester; (30 closed questions). Assessment takes 60 minutes. Minimum 60% of knowledge to pass.Comment: