ACER0021-1 : Theme 7 : Physical agents (noise, vibrations, heat/cold, lighting ,etc.)

Study Programmes 2016-2017

WARNING : 2015-2016 version of the course specifications

ACER0021-1

Theme 7 : Physical agents (noise, vibrations, heat/cold, lighting ,etc.)

Struggle against noise and vibrations in industrial zones
Lighting
Risks associated with artificial optical rays (Royal Decree of 22 April 2010)
Belgian regulations concerning ionizing radiation
Thermography
Air temperature and thermal comfort

Duration :

Struggle against noise and vibrations in industrial zones : 16h Th
Lighting : 8h Th
Risks associated with artificial optical rays (Royal Decree of 22 April 2010) : 2h Th
Belgian regulations concerning ionizing radiation : 4h Th
Thermography : 2h Th
Air temperature and thermal comfort : 2h Th

Number of credits :

University certificate : level 1 health and safety advisor		3

Lecturer :

Struggle against noise and vibrations in industrial zones : Xavier Kaiser
Lighting : Jean-Jacques Embrechts
Risks associated with artificial optical rays (Royal Decree of 22 April 2010) : Claude De Wolf
Belgian regulations concerning ionizing radiation : Patrick Droesch
Thermography : G. Masset
Air temperature and thermal comfort : Gérald Dombret

Coordinator :

Jean-Marie Rigo

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

Struggle against noise and vibrations in industrial zones

This course is part of the Certificate pour security advisors level I.All access conditions as well as content or any specific modalities related to all these courses are conform to the content of the Arrêté royal for the formation and the recycling of the security advisers for internal and external services for the prevention et protection at work dated may 17 2007.

Lighting

Course description :
This course is an introduction to lighting techniques. It begins with the basic principles of photometry, then the different lamps and their applications are compared. Finally, notions in interior lighting are presented.
Contents :
Basics of photometry, lamps, security lighting, introduction to the lighting project.
This course is part of the Certificate for security advisors level I.All access conditions as well as content or any specific modalities related to all these courses are conform to the content of the Arrêté royal for the formation and the recycling of the security advisers for internal and external services for the prevention et protection at work dated may 17 2007

Risks associated with artificial optical rays (Royal Decree of 22 April 2010)

Belgian regulations concerning ionizing radiation

Thermography

Air temperature and thermal comfort

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

Lighting

At the end of the course, it is intended that the student will be able to:

- understand and apply the basic photometric quantities used in lighting techniques,
- understand recommendations, technical documentations or standards published in the lighting techniques literature, in particular concerning security lighting,
- apply the basic laws of photometry (for example to calculate the illuminance in simple situations),
- identify the different types of lamps, their properties and applications.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Lighting

Basic mathematics and physics.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Lighting

This course is organised during a one-day module, consisting in a general presentation ex cathedra, including some applications and exercices with the teacher.
It is recommended that the students actively participate to the general presentation by answering questions and creating discussion. Also during the exercices, the students must be equipped with a calculator.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Lighting

Face-to-face learning.