MF4020 Industrial Safety Syllabus:
MF4020 Industrial Safety Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES:
(1) To develop and strengthen the safety ideas and motivate the students to impart basic safety skills
(2) To know about Industrial safety programs, Industrial laws, regulations and source models
(3) To understand about fire and explosion, preventive methods, relief and its sizing methods
(4) To assess the safety of human beings from toxic substances
(5) To analyse industrial hazards and its risk assessment.
UNIT I 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 machine shop – cold bending and chamfering of pipes metal cutting – shot blasting, grinding, painting – power press and other machines. 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 off site. Control of major industrial hazards.
UNIT II SAFETY APPRAISAL AND ANALYSIS
Human side of safety – personal protective equipment – causes and cost of accidents. Accidents prevention program – specific hazard control strategies – HAZOP training and development of employees – first aid – fire fight devices – accident reporting, investigation. Measurement of safety performance, accident reporting and investigation – plant safety inspection, job safety analysis – safety permit procedures. Product safety – plant safety rules and procedures – safety sampling – safety inventory systems. Determining the cost effectiveness of safety measurement.
UNIT III OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Concept and spectrum of health functional units and activities of operational health service – occupational and related disease – levels of prevention of diseases – notifiable occupational diseases Toxicology Lead – Nickel, chromium and manganese toxicity – gas poisoning (such as CO, Ammonia Chlorise, So2, H2s.) their effects and prevention – effects of ultra violet radiation and infrared radiation on human system.
UNIT IV SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS
Safety and health standards – industrial hygiene – occupational diseases prevention welfare facilities. The object of factories act 1948 with special reference to safety provisions, model rules 123a, history of legislations related to safety – pressure vessel act – Indian boiler act – the environmental protection act – electricity act – explosive act.
UNIT V 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.
OUTCOMES:
At the end of this course the students are
(1) Expected to gain knowledge and skills needed to run an industry with utmost safety precautions.
(2) Understand the industrial laws, regulations and source models.
(3) Apply the methods of prevention of fire and explosions.
(4) Analyse the effect of release of toxic substances
(5) Understand the methods of hazard identification and preventive measures.
REFERENCES:
1. John V Grimaldi, Safety Management. AITB publishers, 2003.
2. John.V Grimaldi and Rollin. H Simonds, “Safety Management”, All India traveller book seller, New Delhi – 1989.
3. Krishnan N.V, “Safety in Industry”, Jaico Publisher House, 1996.
4. Singh, U.K and Dewan, J.M., “Safety, Security And Risk Management”, APH publishing company, New Delhi, 1996.