Control of Occupational Hazards

Ficha de unidade curricular - Ano letivo 2015/2016

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objetivos de aprendizagem

The training provided aims to provide trainees with analytical skills, research and development in the specific area of the means available to control, reduce or eliminate the risks inherent in the performance of professional activities and also to inform the evaluation indicators.

Contents

general principles of prevention
 measures of prevention and protection
 Engineering measures: modification of processes, materials and equipment, processes wet, maintenance, ventilation, acoustics, insulation, barriers, buffers, etc.
 Organisational measures: management of the risk factors exposure times; procedures; rotation and exchange of workers; coordination systems; storage and cleaning of workplaces
 Measures of training and information
 collective protection measures: selection criteria, maintenance and conservation of collective protection equipment

Teaching Procedures

28 hours of classroom lessons in the classroom (contact), 53 hours for investigation, research and accomplishment of an individual work. The amount of work required of the student corresponds to 3 ECTS, defined for this course.

Evaluation Type

Frequency Attainment

1 individual work with possible discussion (7

Final Classification

NF=Nwork (+discussion)

or examination

Classification Improvement

examination