CC4002 Industrial Safety Management Syllabus:

CC4002 Industrial Safety Management Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. To achieve an understanding of principles of safety management.
2. To enable the students to learn about various functions and activities of safety department.
3. To have knowledge about sources of information for safety promotion and training.
4. To familiarize students with evaluation of safety performance.

UNIT– I SAFETY MANAGEMENT

Evaluation of modern safety concepts- Safety management functions- safety organization, safety department-safety committee, safety audit-performance measurements and motivation-employee participation in safety-safety and productivity.

UNIT– II OPERATIONAL SAFETY

Hot metal Operation-Boiler, pressure vessels- heat treatment shop- gas furnace operation electroplating-hot bending pipes – Safety in welding and cutting. Cold-metal Operation – Safety in Machineshop-Coldbendingandchamferingofpipes-metalcutting-shotblasting, grinding, painting-power press and other machines.

UNIT–III SAFETY MEASURES

Layout design and material handling – Use of electricity – Management of toxic gases and chemicals – Industrial fires and prevention – Road safety – highway and urban safety – Safety of sewage disposal and cleaning – Control of environmental pollution – Managing emergencies in Industries planning, security and risk assessments, on-site and offsite. Control of major industrial hazards.

UNIT– IV ACCIDENTPREVENTION

Human side of safety – personal protective equipment – Causes and cost of accidents. Accident prevention programmes – Specific hazard control strategies – HAZOP – Training and development of employees-First Aid-Fire fighting devices-Accident reporting, investigation.

UNIT– V SAFETY,HEALTH,WELFARE & LAWS

Safety and health standards – Industrial hygiene – occupational diseases prevention – Welfare facilities-History of legislations related to Safety-pressure vessel act-Indian boileract-The environmental protection act-Electricity act-Explosive act.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

 To understand the functions and activities of safety engineering department.
 To carry out a safety audit and prepare a report for the audit.
 To prepare an accident investigation report.
 To estimate the accident cost using supervisors report and data.
 To evaluate the safety performance of an organization from accident records.
 To identify various agencies, support institutions and government organizations involved in safety training and promotion.

REFERENCES:

1. Ray Asfahl. C “Industrial Safety and Health Management” Pearson Prentice Hall, 2003.
2. Blake R.B., “Industrial Safety” Prentice Hall, Inc., New Jersey, 1973.
3. John V.Grimaldi and Rollin H. Simonds, “Safety Management”, Richard D Irwin, 1994.
4. Dan Petersen, “Techniques of Safety Management”, McGraw-Hill Company, Tokyo, 1981.
5. Philip Hagan, “Accident Prevention Manual for Business and Industry”, N.S.C.Chicago, 13th edition, 2009.
6. Lees, F.P & M. Sam Mannan, “Loss Prevention in Process Industries: Hazard Identification, Assessment and Control”, Butterworth-Heinemann publications, London, 4th edition, 2012.
7. John Ridley, “Safety at Work”, Butterworth and Co., London, 1983.
8. Subramanian.V., “The Factories Act 1948 with Tamilnadu factories rules 1950”, Madras Book Agency, 21st ed., Chennai, 2000.
9. Heinrich H.W. “Industrial Accident Prevention” McGraw-Hill Company, New York, 1980.
10. Krishnan N.V. “Safety Management in Industry” Jaico Publishing House, Bombay, 1997