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HMS0001

Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) course for 1st year students

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Credits 0
Level Foundation courses, level I
Course start Autumn 2024
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Ålesund and Trondheim
Examination arrangement Participated

About

About the course

Course content

The course deals with: - Objectives for work with Health, Safety and Environment (HSE). - Safe behavior in the laboratory and during field work - Use of protective equipment - HSE responsibilities, roles and resources at NTNU and NV-faculty - Waste handling - Emergency preparedness: what are you going to do and who to notify when something happens? - Reporting of HSE problems and discrepancies - Fire protection-theory and practical exercises using fire extinguishing equipment. - Fire/evacuation routines at NTNU - First aid-theory and practical exercises in heart-lung resuscitation and the use of heart starter. The course does not provide specific training in HSE aimed at various laboratory fields and activities. This training is done by the individual departments.

Learning outcome

Students shall have the necessary knowledge about HSE to ensure their own and other people's safety during their study at NTNU. This includes knowledge of the HSE-concept, objectives for the HSE work and how to behave safely in laboratories and during field work.The theoretical and practical basic training in first aid and fire protection shall provide the students with a basis for correct handling of a fire or accident situation.

Learning methods and activities

  • Safety lecture (2 hours)
  • First aid, theory and practical exercises (3 hours)
  • Fire regulations and protection, including practical exercises (2 hours)
  • Digital test (multiple choice) where you must have enough points to get the course approved.

The mandatory activities take place in week 33-43.

Compulsory assignments

  • Review of learning content about HSE, Fire Protection and First Aid
  • Participation in practical exercises in Fire protection and First Aid
  • Digital muntiple choice test

Further on evaluation

Presence is mandatory in both lecture and courses.

The digital test will be published on Blackboard in week 37.

Course materials

Information will be given in the beginning of the semester at Blackboard

Subject areas

  • Health, Environment and Safety
  • Biology
  • Engineering Subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Faculty of Natural Sciences