ISLA IPGT 16485

Specific Work Hygiene Plans

• ApresentaçãoPresentation

  This course aims to train and qualify students in the area of Occupational Safety and Health, namely in terms of mastery, assessment of dangerous substances and tools that allow the prevention of occupational diseases.
• ProgramaProgramme

  1. Introduction to Occupational Hygiene (OH) Concepts and methods of actuation in OH. Occupational Hygienist responsability and competence OH branches Risk Agents. 2. Chemical agents 2.1. Typology, regulation and evaluation 2.2 Strategies to assess exposure to chemical agents: qualitative and quantitative methods 2.3. Risk control: hierarchy of mesures. 3. Biological agents 3.1 Biological agents and biosafety: concepts, legislation and guidelines. 3.2 Classification of agents and containment levels: exposure assessment criteria 3.3 Assessment of biological risk and management of a risk control program 3. 4 Case study: Implementation of the Legionella control plan in an industrial unit 4. Explosive atmospheres (ATEX) 4.1 Concepts, regulation and risk assessment 4.2 ATEX prevention and control strategies 5. Asbestos 4.1 Asbestos issue 4.2 Asbestos removal  
• ObjectivosObjectives

  Objectives: Acknowledge the classification of the biological and chemical risk agents. To identify parameters, evaluation measures, prevention and protection. Understand the regulatory frameworks and legal regulation in force. Skills to Develop: It is intended that students have the following competences: KNOW: Understanding legislation and technical standards relating to risk agents.  Preventive measures and protection. KNOW-HOW: Identify the various risk factors related to biological and chemical risk agents. Using the methods, measuring instruments and techniques of quantitative assessment of inherent risk. Analyze and define the measures of prevention and protection against the risk agents. Operate and control the implementation of the specified measures.
• BibliografiaBibliography

  Miguel, A. S. (2014). Manual de Higiene e Segurança do Trabalho, 13ª edição, Porto Editora. ISBN: 978-972-0-01896-0. COSHH essentials: Controlling exposure to chemicals ¿ a simple control banding approach. http://www.ilo.org/legacy/english/protection/safework/ctrl_banding/toolkit/icct/guide.pdf Espeso Santiago, J. A. (2001). Manual para Formación de Técnicos Prevención Riesgos Laborales (9ª ed.). Valladolid: Editorial LexNova.   Freitas, L. C. (2008). Segurança e Saúde no Trabalho (2ª ed.). Lisboa: Edições Sílabo. Macedo, R. (2006). Manual de Higiene do Trabalho na Indústria (3ª ed.). Lisboa: F. C. Gulbenkian. Menendez Diez, F. (2009). Higiene Industrial: Manual Para La Formacion Del Especialista (10ª ed.). Valladolid: Editorial LexNova. DGS. 2006. Medidas de controlo de agentes biológicos nocivos à saúde dos trabalhadores; Módulo 2: Recomendações para Laboratórios e Serviços de Saúde. DGS, Lisboa Referenciais normativos e regulamentação legal em vigor.
• MetodologiaMethodology

  Students will search the Internet to collect relevant information.
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  6
• NaturezaNature

  Mandatory
• EstágioInternship

  Não
• AvaliaçãoEvaluation

   

   

  Descrição	Data limite	Ponderação
  Trabalho individual	ver planificacao	35%
  Teste de avaliação	ver planificacao	55%
  Assiduidade e participação	Contínuo	10%

  O quadro acima refere-se aos elementos de avaliação continua. A aprovação à UC requer um total de 10 valores e um mínimo de 7,5 valores em cada elemento de avaliação. No caso de avaliação final consiste em teste escrito individual.