| Course Name | Occupational Health Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in Legal Terms |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| LAW 315 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to examine the legal responsibility for occupational injuries and illnesses within the frame of occupational health and safety law. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The subject matter of this course is the importance of the occupational health and safety law for protection of the life of the worker at workplace, and legal responsibility for occupational injury and illnesses. |
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| Core Courses | X |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Social Rights, Right to Health and Workplace Health | Asbjorn Eide. Economic and social rights, (http://www.corteidh.or.cr/tablas/r28245.pdf) S. Matthew Liao. Health (care) and human rights: a fundamental conditions approach (https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/) |
| 2 | The concept and historical background of Occupational Health and Safety | Benjamin O.Allı, Fundamental Principles of Occupational Health and Safety, Second Edition, ILO Geneva 2008;pp.7-9. |
| 3 | International Labor Organization(ILO) and ILO Conventions on Occupational Health and Safety | “About the ILO” http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/lang--en/index.htm, “ILO Conventions No.155,161 and 187 ratified by Turkey” http://www.ilo.org/ankara/conventions-ratified-by-turkey/lang--tr/index.htm |
| 4 | Occupational Health and Safety in European Law | “Safety and health Legislation” (https://osha.europa.eu/en/safety-and-health-legislation), “The European Social Charter” (https://www.coe.int/en/web/turin-european-social-charter) |
| 5 | Turkish Occupational Health and Safety Legislation | Nazmi Bilir. Occupational safety and health profile : Turkey, pp.11-15. https://www.ailevecalisma.gov.tr/medias/4577/kitap10.pdf |
| 6 | Turkish State Authoririties and Public Institutions for Occupational Health and Safety | Nazmi Bilir. Occupational safety and health profile : Turkey, pp.15-23. https://www.ailevecalisma.gov.tr/medias/4577/kitap10.pdf |
| 7 | Occupational Health and Safety Law No.6331 iand Duties and Responsibilities of Employer | Act No. 6331 on Occupational Health and Safety(ILO/NATLEX) |
| 8 | Occupational Health and Safety Law No.6331 and Inspection and Enforcement | Nazmi Bilir. Occupational safety and health profile : Turkey, pp.24-30. https://www.ailevecalisma.gov.tr/medias/4577/kitap10.pdf |
| 9 | Midterm | |
| 10 | Occupational Health and Safety Law No.6331, and Organization and Worker Participation | Nazmi Bilir. Occupational safety and health profile : Turkey, pp.30-44. https://www.ailevecalisma.gov.tr/medias/4577/kitap10.pdf |
| 11 | Social Security, and Occupational Injury and Illnesses | Nazmi Bilir. Occupational safety and health profile : Turkey, pp.45-47,58-66. https://www.ailevecalisma.gov.tr/medias/4577/kitap10.pdf |
| 12 | Compensation Liability for Occupational Accident and Illnesses | Felice Morgenstern, Civil and Criminal Liability in Relation to Occupational Safety and Health, ILO. https://www.iloencyclopaedia.org/part-iii-48230/resources-institutional-structural-and-legal/item/215-civil-and-criminal-liability-in-relation-to-occupational-safety-and-health |
| 13 | Criminal Liability for Occupational Accident and Illnesses | Felice Morgenstern, Civil and Criminal Liability in Relation to Occupational Safety and Health, ILO. https://www.iloencyclopaedia.org/part-iii-48230/resources-institutional-structural-and-legal/item/215-civil-and-criminal-liability-in-relation-to-occupational-safety-and-health |
| 14 | Presentations | |
| 15 | Presentations | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Occupational safety and health profile : Turkey / Nazmi Bilir ; Ministry of Labour and Social Security - Ankara: MoLLS, 2016(ISBN: 978-975-455-268-3 Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı Yayın No: 62). https://www.ailevecalisma.gov.tr/medias/4577/kitap10.pdf |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | EU-OSHA Turkey (https://osha.europa.eu/en/about-eu-osha/national-focal-points/turkey), Act No. 6331 on Occupational Health and Safety(ILO/NATLEX) Asbjorn Eide. Economic and Social Rights, (http://www.corteidh.or.cr/tablas/r28245.pdf) S. Matthew Liao. Health (care) and human rights: a fundamental conditions approach. (https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs11017-016-9373-9.pdf) Benjamin O.Allı, Fundamental Principles of Occupational Health and Safety, Second Edition, ILO Geneva 2008. https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/@dgreports/@dcomm/@publ/documents/publication/wcms_093550.pdf Felice Morgenstern, Civil and Criminal Liability in Relation to Occupational Safety and Health, ILO. Luis D. Torres, Aditya Jain. Employer’s civil liability for work-related accidents: A comparison of non-economic loss in Chile and England, Safety Science 94(2017):197-207. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925753516306713#b0345, Kobayashi, Tamie, Middlemiss, Sam. Employers' Liability for Occupational Stress and Death from Overwork in the United States and the United Kingdom Common Law World Review 38 Comm. L. World Rev. (2009) :137-170. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 20 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 20 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 12 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 12 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 12 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 24 | |
| Total | 120 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to possess the knowledge in legal terminology, concepts and principles. | X | ||||
| 2 | Solves the legal problems with an analytic and integral point of view. | X | ||||
| 3 | Evaluates the legal knowledge and abilities obtained with a critical approach. | X | ||||
| 4 | Evaluates the developments in legal theory and practice by monitoring local, international and interdisciplinary dimensions. | X | ||||
| 5 | Is conscious of social, professional and scientific principles of ethic behaviour. | X | ||||
| 6 | Takes responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking. | X | ||||
| 7 | Interprets the sources of law by ways of legal methodology. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to interpret the legal norms with a sense of justice respectful to human rights and in the light of principles of democratic, secular and social state of law. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to use the daily scientific sources and court judgments in the framework of life time learning approach. | X | ||||
| 10 | Informs the related persons and institutions about legal matters both verbally and in written. | X | ||||
| 11 | Monitors the daily legal information/court decisions and interacts with the colleagues in a foreign language (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale” Level B1). | X | ||||
| 12 | Uses the information and communication technology together with the computer programs in a level required by the area of law (“European Computer Driving Licence, Advanced Level”). | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
