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Academics

Academics

Introduction

PGDSTM

The contribution of Universities and Research Institutions to the development of needed workforce for local Industries, service organizations and Production Companies cannot be over-emphasized.  For an organization to achieve its objectives in the face of high rate of increase technological advancements, the recruited workforce must be properly educated and equipped on safety. The human and financial costs of workplace accidents have increased to such an extent that they have become a negative factor in our economic growth. Therefore progressive companies and organizations are constantly looking for ways in which they can reduce costs and become more competitive. Consequently, many organizations have developed policies for staff development with a view to improving their productivity and profitability.  For example, some companies have been offering their eligible staff members scholarships to pursue postgraduate studies. The postgraduate programmes currently being proposed in the department of Mechanical Engineering here in LAUTECH is designed to upgrade the academic competence of the students for higher degrees.  The PGD programme is also designed for the professional/executive and matured individuals who are already engaged either in public or private business on full time basis.  The programme will provide candidates with the opportunity to acquire additional knowledge and skills necessary to design, plan and managing safety systems; with view to conducting safety studies to understand the etiology and prevention of occupational injury. They will be able to attend fully because the programmes are run on Friday evenings and Saturdays; in other words, the programme is run on part-time basis.

Objectives

 

(1)   To provide an understanding of the methods of recognition, evaluation and control of hazards to people, facilities, equipment and the environment.

(2)   To provide a high level of knowledge and skill in the development and implementation of programs, systems, procedures and techniques to reduce the ever-increasing losses associated with accidents and occupational disease in industry, government and health care.

PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

The programme, which will run on part-time basis only, will be run for a period of two (2) semesters.

All candidates in the programme are required to register for the courses during the two semesters. 

All candidates are required to produce a project report at the end of the second semester.

 

                    

 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENT

 Admission into the programme shall be opened to the following categories of people:

 

(1)      Graduate who are holders of Bachelor of Technology or Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Science Degrees Certificate in Engineering, Technology or any of the relevant Sciences with a minimum of third class.

(2)      Candidates holding Higher National Diploma or its equivalent in Engineering, Technology or any of the related Sciences at lower credit level, this cadre of candidates are also expected to have a minimum of 2 years of Industrial working experience in related fields.

(3)      Candidates with any other relevant professional qualification(s) who have adequate working experience may be considered for admission.

 DEGREES OFFERED

Postgraduate Diploma will be awarded at the completion of the programme.

 

 

 

ASSESSMENTS

(1)         All courses shall normally be completed and examined at the end of the semester in which they are offered.

(2)         A written examination which shall last for a minimum of one hour for each unit of course work and a maximum of three hours for a two or more units course work.

(3)         The work done in all courses shall normally be evaluated by both written examination and continuous assessment.  The continuous assessment shall be effected through home assignments, quizzes, tests, seminar paper presentations and practical/laboratory exercises.

(4)         For courses which are basically theoretical in nature, the score for continuous assessment (CA) shall constitute 30% of the final grade, while the continuous assessment of practical courses (including project reports) shall constitute 100% of the final grade.

(5)         The minimum pass mark in any course shall be 45%

(6)         The grading of course shall be according to the rules adopted by the Postgraduate School and approved by the Senate of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso.

CURRICULUM

(a) Course of Study (Course Outline)

Courses

First Semester (Harmarttan)

 

Course Code

                                Title

L     

T

P

Unit

MEE 631

Fire Engineering Systems

2

1

0

3

MEE 633

Systematic Safety Management

2

1

0

3

MEE 635

Occupational Hygiene / Environmental Protection

3

0

0

3

MEE 637

Research Methodology

2

0

0

2

MEE 639

Occupational  Health  and Ergonomics

3

0

0

3

MEE 641

Workplace Safety Legislation and Mitigation

3

0

0

3

MEE 643

Project I

0

0

9

3

 

Total Units

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Semester (Rain)

Course Code

                                Title

 L     

T

P

Unit

MEE 632

Workers Compensation and Disability management 

2

1

0

3

MEE 634

Safety Auditing and Evaluation

2     

1

0

3

MEE 636

Risk Assessment

3

0

0

3

MEE 638

Safety Aspects in Construction

2    

0

0

2

MEE 640

Human Factors Engineering

3

0

0

3

MEE 642

Accident Prevention and control

3

0

0

3

MEE 644

Project II

  0

0

9

3

 

Total Units

 

 

 

20

 

Courses Outlines

Fire Engineering Systems 3 units

Fire engineering systems associated with the building services industries, based on a rational and critical analysis of the systems. Fire and explosion’s effects on people, structures and the environment. Fire hazards-health-flammability -reactivity(stability) Air contaminants generally found in fires-toxic effects of fire gases. Electrical fires, causes , protective system prevention of failure, fire prevention measures, Fire detection-smoke detection-types of ionization-photo electric-light intensity-scattered light detectors. Heat detectors-Fixed temperature detector -rate of rise detectors pneumatic detectors.Flame detectors -infrared detector - ultra violet flame detector.Fire suppression. Fixed automatic sprinklers. Sprinkler system-sprinkler design -water supply. Wet system-Dry system-Fixed manual application-sprinkler alarm stand pipes. Portable fire extinguishers-Types-extinguisher location Inspection - testing.

Occupational Hygiene / Environment Protection 2 units

The inter-relationship of work and health-evaluation and control of hazards in the working environment, human factors in accident - mental health and morale.  Industrial Toxicology. Noise- Measurement of noise control technique-hearing conservation- noise survey.  Vibration- thermal stress, heat balance, heat stress, heat disorders, control measures. Personnel protective equipment’s -, selection, types, care and maintenance. Air pollution- Sources of air pollution, effects of air pollution, classification of pollutants, Solid wastes- environmental, aesthetic and health risk; Sources, quantities and composition of solid wastes; Hazardous wastes- its ranking and specific requirements for disposal; Storage, collection and transportation of urban solid waste disposal options. Environmental management in industries- Principles and requirements of ISO 14001EMS; Environmental auditing and auditing for waste minimization.

Research Methodology 2 units

Scientific research methods and their application in a particular aspect of building services engineering, facilities management, or fire and safety engineering. Development of sufficient expertise to adopt and use an appropriate research strategy to undertake a dissertation project.

 Techniques necessary for collecting, presenting, synthesizing and analysing data.  Development of a dissertation proposal 

Occupational Health and Ergonomics 3 units

Recognition, evaluation and control of occupational health hazards in workplace.

Risk assessment on occupational health and ergonomics at work, and assessment of health problems in the workplace and methods of control.  Investigation and identification of the causes of ill-health at work and the introduction of systems of work for their prevention and measurement.Development of implementation and evaluation of monitoring programmes for biological, chemical, physical and radioactive workplace hazards.

Workplace Safety Legislation and Mitigation 3 units

    Prevention, protection and mitigation,  Basic phenomena underpinning mitigation technologies. Standards, regulations and good practices related to workplace safety.  Inertisation.   Containment. Controlling and mitigation of the impact of occupational hazards. Explosion venting,  Flame arresters and detonation arresters. Contract conditions on safety, health, welfare, social security and insurance

Safety Auditing and Evaluation

Target setting, reward evaluation, Frequency rate, severity rate, incidents rate, activity rate, Safety sampling techniques. Incident Recall Technique (IRT) - Job safety analysis (JSA), safety inventory systems. Collection of data- presentation of data - Preliminary- Formal - dealing with witnesses reporting and follow up - Document facts. Case study.

Group discussion-Preparation of reports, minutes- Conducting meeting. Case study.

Accident analysis - Projecting data- Graphs- Charts- and figures - Classification of

accidents- Safety data sheets - Use of accident analysis- Accident records- Inferences.

  

Safety Aspects in Construction

Introduction to construction Industry- Safety aspects of construction planning- Human factors in construction safety management. Roles of various groups in ensuring safety in the construction industry.

Safety in various construction operations- Excavation- under-water works- under-pinning & shoring- Ladders & Scaffolds - Tunneling- Blasting- Demolition- Pneumatic caissons- confined Space- Temporary Structures. Standards on construction safety- National Building Code Provisions on construction safety.

Safety in material handling and equipment- storage & stacking of construction materials, Safety in the use of construction equipment- Vehicles, Cranes, Tower Cranes, Lifting gears, Hoists & Lifts, Wire Ropes, Pulley blocks, Temporary power supply, Mixers, Conveyors, Pneumatic and hydraulic tools in construction. Application of ergonomics for construction safety. Contract Labour Act and Central Rules. Buildings and other Construction Workers (RE & CS ) Act and Central Rules. (Provisions regarding Licensing, safety, health, welfare and social security aspects only.

Human Factors Engineering

Accident Prevention and control

ISafety -Goals of safety engineering. Need for safety. Safety and productivity. Theories and principles of accident causation. First Aid principles-Role of the first aider-sequence of action on arrival at scene Cost of accidents

Role of management, supervisors, workmen, unions, government and voluntary agencies in safety. Planning and organising for safety

Safety Education & Training-Importance, Various training methods. Development of various training programme.

Plant safety inspection, responsibility for inspection, types of inspection, inspection procedures,

Principles of ergonomics-Definition-application of ergonomics in a work system- physical loads perpetual, loads- mental loads. Design of displays. Panel layout. Working areas. Principles of motion

economy. Effects of environment.

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Philosophy

In the concept of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso, Mechanical Engineering department has to be well associated with other departments in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, the Faculty of Agriculture (e.g. Agronomy); College of Health Sciences (e.g. physiology and medicine/surgery), Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Faculty of Sciences.

The particular philosophy of mechanical engineering includes the pursuit of training, research and applications in the field of Mechanical Engineering to advance and achieve the main goal of the University. As a result, students in the department on resumption participate in a week-long orientation programme designed to familiarize them with the general rules and regulations of the University. The first year in the programme exposes the student to advanced knowledge in the basic sciences of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology to prepare them for full-fledged training in the mechanical engineering sciences and related professional courses. Also, a number of credit units were made compulsory in general studies and computer studies for the students

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