Module Name |
Module Code |
Lecture Hrs |
Practical Hrs |
Credits |
| Safety Engineering |
ENGG2001DY(3) |
3 |
0 |
6 |
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| Description |
| Unit 1 (Mechanical - 30Hrs):
Basic Mechanical Engineering Concepts - Safe use of tools - Working Principles and Safety for Pressurized Machines: Compressors, boilers, etc - Recognition, Evaluation and Control of hazards like noise, pressure, vibration, etc.
Basic Physics: States of Matter (Melting, boiling temperatures, etc) - Heat and Temperature -Transmission of Heat (conduction, convection, radiation) - Thermal expansion - Expansion of gases - Mechanics (Machines, Moment of a force, Mechanical advantage, etc).
Machinery Hazards: Motion as a fundamental hazard (types of motion: Rotary, reciprocating, etc) - Machinery Guarding (General principles, Guards, etc) - Stresses & Strains (Tensile, Compressive, Shear, etc) - Properties of Metals (Safe working load, fatigue, corrosion, wear, etc) - Fluid Mechanics & Light (Pressure flow & drop, Viscosity, etc).
Unit 2 (Electrical - 30 Hrs):
Generating Electricity - Electrical Circuit - Electrical Machines - Electrical Control Equipment - Electrical Hazards and Safety Measures - MSB Code of Practice on Electrical Installation in Buildings MS 63, etc.
Unit 3 (Civil - 30Hrs):
Construction Plant and Equipment - Construction Hazards and Their Safety Measures - Types of Civil Engineering Works: Demolition, Excavation, Road Works, Painting, etc - Scaffolding Erection, Steel Structures Erection, Ladders, Lifting Machines, etc.
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| Faculty |
Department |
| FACULTY OF LAW AND MANAGEMENT |
Department of Management |
| Contact Details |
Administrative assistant: TASLIMA BOODHUN-JHUMKA
Telephone: 4037400
Email: t.boodhun@uom.ac.mu |
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