Occupational Health and Safety Program
This is a technical program that provides training to become an Occupational Health and Safety Technician, aiming to create a safe working environment in Turkey, prevent potential accidents and injuries that may occur in the workplace, minimize work-related accidents and occupational diseases, educate employees and employers on their rights and obligations under labor law regarding social security, ensure industrial peace, and thereby contribute to the national economy and development. Thus, it is a program with the potential to fill a significant gap in meeting our country's need for qualified personnel in occupational health and safety. Students in the Occupational Health and Safety Program earn the title of ‘Occupational Health and Safety Technician’ after completing a two-year associate degree program.
Work Areas of Occupational Health and Safety Program Graduates
Graduates of this department have a wide range of employment opportunities. They can find work in the Ministry of Labor and Social Security's Occupational Health and Safety Directorates, other public institutions, and the private sector. With the newly revised laws in our country, it has become mandatory to carry out Occupational Health and Safety-related work in both the public and private sectors, and new sanctions have been introduced. As a result, the demand for Occupational Health and Safety graduates in businesses is steadily increasing.
ISUBU Vocational School of Health and Safety
Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Technical Sciences Vocational School, Property Protection and Security Department, Occupational Health and Safety Program has been accepting students since the 2012-2013 academic year.
Our program is supported by contemporary educational methods that are both theoretical and practical, in line with today's standards, enabling our students to graduate from our program with sufficient experience in the professional field. The Occupational Health and Safety Program consists of compulsory courses in areas such as Labor Law, Occupational Safety, Risk Assessment and Methodology, Ergonomics, and Occupational Diseases. In addition, program graduates will gain proficiency in the following areas:
Effectively using information technology to keep up with developments in occupational safety and health
Acquiring moral and professional ethical values in the field of occupational safety
Using information resources related to occupational health and safety
Possessing sufficient knowledge and awareness regarding occupational safety, worker health, social security rights, quality control management, and environmental protection.
Possessing sufficient knowledge on first aid and occupational hygiene
Recognizing and using occupational safety equipment
Taking the necessary basic measures to prevent occupational diseases that may arise in the workplace, and maintaining up-to-date knowledge on occupational diseases and their solutions.
Evaluating the adequacy of measures taken against workplace accidents by examining them in the field
Performing first aid in emergencies
Actively participating in the field of occupational safety, including occupational safety technicians, experts, unions, and other civil society organizations
Monitoring the legislation in force regarding occupational health and safety
Planning and implementing occupational safety training in an organization
Informing employees about the use of occupational safety equipment appropriate for the work being performed
The ability to design, create, and evaluate a process related to Occupational Health and Safety functions at every stage in accordance with a defined objective.
Determine, adapt, analyze, and integrate the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills acquired in the field of Occupational Health and Safety in research, application, and field analysis; make critical decisions and apply them by reaching a synthesis.
The ability to work effectively individually, in groups, and in multidisciplinary teams, and the confidence to take responsibility
Developing the ability to access information and conduct research for this purpose, and to use databases and other information sources
Our program includes “Vocational Training in the Workplace,” which consists of three semesters of classroom instruction and a fourth semester of workplace training. Detailed information about Vocational Training in the Workplace can be found on the Isparta University of Applied Sciences Vocational Schools Coordination web page (meyok.isparta.edu.tr).
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