Engelska Studiehandboken kurser

Dept. of Human Work Science

ARE020 Safety and Ergonomics 3.0 ECTS credits

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LANGUAGE: English

EXAMINER
Studierektor

PREREQUISITES
General eligbility for admission and a good knowledge in English

COURSE AIM
The course will provide the student with a better understanding of accidents and safety at work and with respect to human factors. It will also provide a knowledge of economics of accidents, traditional safety work, strategies and housekeeping.

CONTENTS
Basic terms; Traditional safety work; Strategies and methods of safety; Housekeeping; Safety management, Economics of accidents.

TEACHING
Teaching will be mainly lectures and practical exercises on accident prevention methods.

EXAMINATION
Classroom assessment and a short essay
COURSE GRADE SCALE:

ITEMS/CREDITS


Short Essey and classroom assestment                        	3.0ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
1. Saari, Jorma, 1990. On Strategies and Methods in Company Safety Work:From Information, Sweden 2. Saari, Jorma, and Merja Näsänen, 1989. The effects of positive feedback on industrial housekeeping and accidents; A long-term study at a shipyard, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 4. 201-211. 3. Saari, Jorma., 1990. Successful interventions in safety at work, Proceedings 23rd International Congress on Occupational Health, Montreal, Canada, 22-28 Sept. 1990, p.9-37. 4. Saran, C., Shahnavaz, H., and Abeysekera, J.D.A., 1986. Cultural Variations in the Concept of Safety, Health and Environmental Protection, Research Report, Center for Ergonomics of Developing Countries (CEDC), Institute of Human Work Sciences, Luleå University, Sweden, TULEA, 1986:020.

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