Seminars on Occupational Hygiene

Code:

MESHO0004

Acronym:

SHO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Safety and Hygiene Engineering

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Mining Engineering Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Occupational Safety and Hygiene Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MESHO	11	Plano de estudos oficial a partir de 2007/08	2	-	6	56	162
MIEA	22	Syllabus since 2006/07	5	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- To introduce the concept of Occupational Hygiene;
- To identify the main physical and chemical agents at the workplace and biological agents (brief reference);
- To characterize protection measures against physical and chemical agents;
- To define analysis and specific control methods.

Working method

Presencial

Program

- Domains of Occupational Hygiene;
- Chemical contamination – composition of air and classification of chemical agents; chemical agents and corresponding physiological action; Concept of dose; Level of null response and safety margin; Conditioning variables of use of exposure limit value; Normalisation of exposure limit value; Sampling fundaments; sample taking; samplers; Instrumental methods of analysis; Industrial ventilation;
- Notions of toxicology (toxic penetration in the organisms, concentration of lethal doses, acute and chronic toxicity, dose-response relationship, physiological effects of contaminants);
- Lighting – vision; fundamental photometric quantities; Laws of illumination; the most important factors of illumination; Scintillation; Stroboscopic effect; Maintenance of lighting facilities; Colour psychodynamics; Calculation of illumination of indoor environment;
- Noise – noise characteristics; Sound level; Frequency and spectrum; The anatomy and physiology of hearing; Types of noises; Equivalent continuous sound level; Noise measurement; Noise consequences; Noise control;
- Vibrations – Criteria of vibration exposure and effects on man; Vibration control
- Ionizing and non-ionizing radiations;
- Thermal environment – thermal equilibrium; physical quantities and measurement instruments; hot, neutral and cold environments;
- Methodologies and techniques of assessment and control of physical agents exposure;
- Control of occupational atmospheres;
- Biological risks;
- Legislation and regulation

Mandatory literature

Norma ISO 7243 – Hot environments – Estimation of the heat stress on working man, based on the WBGT – index (wet bulb globe temperature) – ISO – 1989
Norma ISO 7933 – Hot environments – Analytical determination and interpretation of thermal stress using calculation of required sweat rate – ISO – 1989
Norma CEI/IEC EN 60079-10:2002/3
Norma ISO 7730 – Moderate thermal environments – Determination of the PMV and PPD indices and specification of the conditions for thermal comfort – ISO – 1994
Norma ISO 8996 – Ergonomics – Determination of metabolic heat production – ISO – 1990

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

90% to obtain the vocational training certificate 75% according to General Evaluation Rules of FEUP