LABORATORY SAFETY

ECZ133

Course Code: ECZ133
Semester: First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 3

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

First Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Selma Saraç Tarhan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

The importance of laboratory safety
Hazard sources in the laboratory, laboratory accidents, first aid
Rules to be followed in laboratory studies
Gain knowledge of safe working with chemicals and radioactive materials and biosafety issues

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Occupational health and safety, laboratory safety, hazards and risks in the laboratory, general rules for a safe laboratory, laboratory safety equipment, safe working with chemicals, safe working with radioactive substances, biological pests and biosecurity

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Laboratory design and organization
2^nd Week	Occupational health and safety / Definition, purpose, importance, laws, work accidents/occupational diseases
3^rd Week	Laboratory safety / Definition, purpose, importance, laws, regulations
4^th Week	General principles of providing a safe laboratory environment / Laboratory hazards and risks / Risks and coping with risks, precautions to be taken / Danger signs and plates / Risk assessment methods, checklists / Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
5^th Week	Laboratory safety rules / Personal safety: General rules to be followed in the laboratory / Laboratory safety: Cleaning of the laboratory work area, general rules to be obeyed in laboratory work
6^th Week	Laboratory safety equipments
7^th Week	Emergencies and accidents in the laboratory, and first aid
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	Chemical safety
10^th Week	Chemical safety
11^th Week	Chemical safety
12^th Week	Chemicals to be considered in their use
13^th Week	Radiation and ve radioactivity safety
14^th Week	Biological hazards and biosafety

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Flynn, A. M., ?Health, Safety, and Accident Management in The Chemical Process Industries? Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York-Basel 2002.
2. World Health Organization ?Laboratory Biosafety Manual? Geneva 1993.
3. Jay, A., Young, ?Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories? American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 2003.
4. Saraç, S., Dalkara, S., Laboratuvar Çalışma Güvenliği El Kitabı, Ankara, 2017.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Problem Solving
Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	2	28
Preparation for Final exam	1	16	16
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	15	15
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	0	0	0
Total Work Load			91
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3.03
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1
K2			X
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10	X	X	X	X
K11
K12
K13
K14
K15
K16