2018-2019 / ENVT3012-1

Good practices in the laboratory and in the field : safety, hygiene, environment

Duration

16h Th, 8h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Vincent Debbaut, Alain Hanson

Coordinator

Vincent Debbaut

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course aims to introduce students to aspects of safety and quality in various activities related to environmental studies, mainly in the field of sciences and exact sciences: risk management, relationship with the actors with whom they are called upon to collaborate in exercises, end of study work, and later in professional life, reflexion about how to approach studies, properly archive the data collected.
 
The course deals with
 
the legal framework of labor protection
 the various hazards and preventive measures
 the notion of risk analysis
 the sampling and storage of samples

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Knowledge of hazards and risks associated with activities related to environmentalists professionnal activities, and preventive measures that can be implemented to control these risks.
Awareness of the need to work with the actors involved in environmental studies activities, preparing measurements and data acquisition to work efficiently and safely.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Theory.
Laboratory, factory and water treatment plant visit.
Exercices

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

Face to face

Recommended or required readings

Assessment methods and criteria

Visit report.
Written exam.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Vincent DEBBAUT
ULG- Campus Arlon
Laboratoire des ressources hydriques
185, avenue de Longwy
6700 ARLON
Tél 063 230891
V.Debbaut@ulg.ac.be
 
Alain HANSON
ULG- Campus Arlon
Cellule expertises
185, avenue de Longwy
6700 ARLON
Tél 063 230875
alain.hanson@ulg.ac.be