The course deals with Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) aspects related to industrial and mining/construction activities. The goal is to examine the different workplaces and conditions and learn about the main actions to prevent the hazards. The main risks and hazards are discussed and analyzed, as well as the preparation of a safety & health concept and its meaning on the process of mitigating the risks. Analysis of notable examples and statistics from different workplaces will be carried out in order to ease the learning process.

Students are asked to: - understand the leading causes of accidents or damage to workers' health in industrial and mining/construction activities; - properly identify the hazards in the working environments; - learn the operational techniques to mitigate the risks of planning operations and activities correctly and safely; - understand the process steps and structure of a safety&health concept (including risk analysis, safety analysis and their implementation).

Fundamentals of geomechanics and continuum mechanics

1. General aspects of Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) 2. The organization of activities; primary sources of risk for workers 3. International legislation on safety in the industrial and mining/construction sector 4. Analysis of occupational risks; causes of accidents and strategies for the containment of accidents in industrial and mining/construction activities 5. Safety and health concept (risk analysis, safety analysis and implementation) 6. Hazard awareness and identification; recognized and foreseeable hazard 7. Hierarchy of controls and its application 8. Emergency action and fire prevention plans 9. Risk assessment and job safety analysis 10. Flammable substances related risks and assessment of hazardous concentrations of flammable substances. The flammability of mixtures. Phenomenology of fire and explosions. ATEX. Dust explosion 11. Behaviour and fate of toxic substances 12. Risks in the industrial and mining/construction sector: dust, asbestos, radiation and electromagnetic pollution 13. Microclimate and basic ergonomics 14. OSHA’s “Fatal Four” (Falls, Caught-In or -Between, Struck-By and Electrocution) 15. Noise and vibration control in the industrial sector 16. Geotechnical risks

The course is organized in theoretical lessons and exercises. The exercises will cover different environments typical of industrial and mining/construction activities. For each of them, the risks will be analyzed and the procedures for their containment will be defined. The exercises are carried out by the students in groups and are assisted by the lecturers.

a) Slide presentations and other documents used for classes; b) Reese C.D. (2017). Occupational Safety and Health. Fundamental Principles and Philosophies. CRC Press c) Selected additional readings d) Official reports from International Labour Office and other governing bodies such as OSHA

Slides; Esercizi; Materiale multimediale ;

E' possibile sostenere l’esame in anticipo rispetto all’acquisizione della frequenza

Modalità di esame: Prova orale obbligatoria;

Exam: Compulsory oral exam;

... The exam is oral and requires answering questions regarding the course topics, including possible problem-solving related to actual cases. Students are expected to correctly understand the aspects of designing a safe working environment in different industrial and mining/construction sites and possibly understand and manage the risks associated with these works, in agreement with the expected learning outcomes.

Gli studenti e le studentesse con disabilità o con Disturbi Specifici di Apprendimento (DSA), oltre alla segnalazione tramite procedura informatizzata, sono invitati a comunicare anche direttamente al/la docente titolare dell'insegnamento, con un preavviso non inferiore ad una settimana dall'avvio della sessione d'esame, gli strumenti compensativi concordati con l'Unità Special Needs, al fine di permettere al/la docente la declinazione più idonea in riferimento alla specifica tipologia di esame.