DIG601 Lean Production and Occupational Health and Safety

6 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Unit INSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (PhD) (INTERDISCIPLINARY)
Code DIG601
Name Lean Production and Occupational Health and Safety
Term 2025-2026 Academic Year
Term Spring
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Belirsiz
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. EMEL CEYHUN SABIR
Course Instructor
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.


Course Goal / Objective

The aim of the course is to demonstrate the contribution of Lean OHS in preventing accidents in businesses and increasing productivity by carrying out Occupational Safety studies according to Lean Production principles.

Course Content

Continuous improvement culture in the production areas of the enterprises, Modern production management philosophies such as Kaizen, Kanban, 6 Sigma and 5S provided by total quality management. The issue of orderly and safe working environments in continuous improvement studies in enterprises. The effect of an orderly working environment on employees. Lean approaches for the sustainability of the safety and efficiency of the enterprise. Kaizen. Error Types and Effects Analysis. Studies on the 5S quality management philosophy. Application studies on different production areas.

Course Precondition

Instructor's lecture notes. Lean manufacturing. 5S. Kaizen.

Resources

Lecturer's lecture notes, Occupational Health and Safety Education, Editor Ferdi Tanır, Akademisyen Publishing House, January 2022. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.37609/akya.873)

Notes

Occupational Health and Safety Training, Editor Ferdi Tanır, Akademisyen Publishing House, January 2022. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.37609/akya.873)


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Learn the concept of occupational safety and continuous improvement.
LO02 Understands the subject and philosophy of lean production.
LO03 Establishes the relationship between occupational health and safety of employees and lean production.
LO04 Understands the Lean OHS culture.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Gain the ability to use scientific methods to find solutions to a problem in Occupational Health and Safety. 5
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal To gain a broad and deep understanding of scientific events in Occupational Health and Safety 3
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns the methodology of obtaining scientific data in Occupational Health and Safety. 4
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learn the necessary procedures and software for accurate and rapid hazard identification in workplaces
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns the necessary parameters for risk assessments
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns and applies protection measures for occupational health and safety.
PLO07 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Gains the ability to apply to the work place in the field of Occupational Health and Safety in the field of R & D studies
PLO08 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Gain the ability to analyze root causes of work accidents 3
PLO09 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learn to develop a new scientific method to control risk factors in workplaces
PLO10 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal To improve the protection effects of personal protective equipment required to protect workers in workplaces, learn material selection and necessary tests.
PLO11 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Contributes to the development of legal legislation.
PLO12 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns the blimal strategies to increase employee safety in closed areas. 3
PLO13 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Make first aid and emergency action plans for workplaces.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Definition and scope of Occupational Safety lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
2 Classification of occupational safety studies in enterprises lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
3 Total quality management concept. lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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4 The concept of efficiency for businesses Lesturer's notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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5 Modern production management philosophies such as Kaizen, Kanban, 6 Sigma and 5S Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
6 Order and safety in work environments Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
7 Studies on the effects of a regular work environment on employees Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Grup Çalışması
8 Mid-Term Exam Homework is prepared on the topic and instructions determined by the instructor. Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Ödev
9 Lean approaches, Lean OHS Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
10 6 Sigma lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
11 Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
12 Studies on 5S quality management philosophy Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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13 Value mapping Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
14 Value mapping industrial application studies. Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma
15 Business application examples on 5S. Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Örnek Olay
16 Term Exams Homework is prepared on the topic and instructions determined by the instructor. Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Ödev
17 Term Exams Homework is prepared on the topic and instructions determined by the instructor. Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Ödev


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 15 15
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 30 30
Total Workload (Hour) 157
Total Workload / 25 (h) 6,28
ECTS 6 ECTS

Update Time: 05.05.2025 11:45