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Occupational Safety and Safety Engineering

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Occupational Safety and Safety Engineering
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
European Civil Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2018
Location:
HTW Campus Alt-Saarbrücken
Module code: DFBEB-736
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
2V (2 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
2
Semester: 7
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Exam

[updated 30.06.2024]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

DFBEB-736 European Civil Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2018 , semester 7, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 60 hours (equivalent to 2 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 37.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Böttcher
Lecturer:
Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Zarth


[updated 07.07.2017]
Learning outcomes:
Proficiency - After successfully completing this module, students will:
•        have advanced knowledge of the subject-specific principles of occupational safety.
Skills - After successfully completing this module, students will be able to:
         transfer or apply occupational safety concepts to unknown one-dimensional tasks and problems (application).
        break down multi-dimensional tasks and problems from the field of occupational safety into individual steps, interpret them and check them (analysis).
Competencies
•        Foreign students will be able to deal with the cultural differences in Germany and operate successfully in the country using their country-specific and linguistic skills and knowledge.


[updated 30.06.2024]
Module content:
•        Basics of occupational safety and health protection
•        Operational safety, workplace regulations
•        Occupational Health and Safety Act
•        Basics of ergonomics
•        Requirements for different types of equipment
•        Noise, vibration, fire protection, first aid


[updated 30.06.2024]
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[updated 30.06.2024]
 
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