transportation, work hygiene, working environment, working conditions, ergonomics, man as a system - machine, environment, legislature
Abstract:
Basic knowledge of occupational hygiene and ergonomics, and their application in transport. Working environment factors, and the influence of these factors on health of workers. Creation and protection of working conditions that do not damage public health. Mutual links: man-machine-environment. Adaptation of technology to possibilities and skills of a man. Practical examples from the field of transportation; relevant legislature.
Objectives:
Teaching students how to adapt modern technology to ability and capacity of a man. Quick orientation in these issues in practice. Application of the principles of occupational hygiene and ergonomics in working practice.