MEV-002: Environmental Occupational Hazards

This course details on the various Environmental and Occupational Hazards. The course discusses on natural hazards and disasters. Natural disaster is an event like earthquake, floods, landslides that adversely affects the people either by damaging the property or through loss of life. Here we discussed geological hazards, where events like earthquake volcanic eruptions and landslides have been elaborated. Weather related hazards or coastal hazards have explained under meteorological hazards. The course also details on environmental hazards covering aspects of physical, chemical and biological hazards. Explosives, Flammable, radiation, heat & cold stern vibration, noise hazards have explained in physical hazards. How a chemical can be hazardous to humans and have detrimental health effects are explained in chemical hazards. Hazards caused by biological agents such as microorganisms can pose a threat to the health ofhumans. The course also discusses Occupational Hazards. It deals with hazards posed by specific occupations such as mining &construction, agriculture and allied sectors, hospital, and health centres and corporate sectors. Finally, the management of the hazards and the mitigation of the same has been explained.Course Credits: 04

Week 1Introduction to natural hazards and disasters
Impacts of natural hazards and disasters – Part 1Impacts of natural hazards and disasters – Part 2Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Week 2VolcanoesFloodsDroughtsLandslides
Week 3CyclonesTornadoes and ThunderstormsMitigation of natural hazards and disastersDisaster Management
Week 4Physical hazards - Extreme temperature, Noise and VibrationPhysical hazards - Radiation (ionizing and non-ionising)Chemical hazards - Flammable Chemical Material
Week 5Chemical hazards - Corrosive Chemical MaterialChemical hazards - Corrosive Chemical MaterialChemical hazards - Chemical Toxins
Week 6Biological hazards - Bacteria, Viruses, FungiBiological hazards - Plant and Plant ProductsBiological hazards - Animal and Animal Products
Week 7Occupational Health Hazards in Mining IndustryOccupational Health Hazards in Construction IndustryOccupational Hazards Associated with Agriculture and Allied Sectors – Physical and chemical hazards
Week 8Occupational Hazards Associated with Agriculture and Allied Sectors - Zoonotic DiseasesOccupational Hazards Associated with Agriculture and Allied Sectors – Dust hazards and Ergonomic hazardsAgricultural respiratory hazards and diseasesOccupational Hazards Associated with Forestry
Week 9Biological warfare/BioterrorismHazards Faced by Healthcare Workers - Physical HazardsHazards Faced by Healthcare Workers - Biological Hazards
Week 10Hazards Faced by Healthcare Workers - Chemical HazardsHazards from Healthcare waste and biomedical wasteManagement of Hazardous Healthcare Waste
Week 11Corporate and office hazards – Physical and Chemical hazardsCorporate and office hazards – Ergonomic and Psychological hazardsCorporate and office hazards – Diseases and Human Health
Week 12Mitigation of Physical HazardsMitigation of Biological HazardsMitigation of Chemical Hazards