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| MTRA2008-1 | Safety at work : technology and prevention
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| Duration : | 12h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Jean-Marie Rigo |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| The objective of this course is to create a comparative analysis of industrial environments and working conditions that workers are likely to encounter.
This course will be presented in five parts:
- The major industries (including the agriculture industry, the chemical industry, the glass-making industry and the construction industry);
- The procedures and means of working (essentially linked to the transformation of materials with a view to making them suitable for use (rolling, casting, manufacture, pickling and welding);
- The working atmosphere (architectural conditions, prevention of nuisances related to light, gas, vapor and vibrations);
- Individual protection (protection of the head, respiratory organs and hands);
- Collective protection.
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The objective of this course is to make students aware of the industrial risks to which workers are exposed. From one industrial environment to another, the workers can encounter extremely different conditions. This course is designed in such way as to help medical officers in their research into the origins and causes of the pathologies they observe. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| None |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| This course will be taught in the University of Liege based on the course notes distributed by computer but also mainly based on a large number of illustrations enabling course participants to familiarize themselves with the working environments mentioned above. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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Recommended or required readings :
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| None |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The examination will be "open book" by presentation of illustrative photos of an industrial environment. The students will be asked to describe their reactions and the elements to which they should give particular attention to during their visit, for example by medical officers in the types of industries being studied by the present course. |
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Work placement(s) :
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| None |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Pr Jean-Marie RIGO
Email: jmr@jmrigo.be
Gsm : 0475/72.34.99 |
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