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Environmental Health and SafetyLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: BIY6020

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish

Responsible person

  • Anniina Kontiokorpi

Objective

The student gets familiar with typical environmental risks, their control and management. Student is aware of the risks related on the human health and to the environment. The student knows personal and professional responsibility when it comes to securing healthy environment and protecting the environment.

Content

The environmental health effects. The physical, chemical and biological environmental factors. The environmental changes caused by human activity. The principle of cautiousness. The special situations of environmental health, REACH. The ecological risk evaluation.

Enrollment

01.04.2022 - 30.04.2022

Timing

22.08.2022 - 16.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Engineering
Teachers
  • Tarmo Tossavainen
  • Anniina Kontiokorpi
Teacher in charge

Anniina Kontiokorpi

Groups
  • IENS21
    Engineer, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Full-Time Studies, Fall, 2021

Objective

The student gets familiar with typical environmental risks, their control and management. Student is aware of the risks related on the human health and to the environment. The student knows personal and professional responsibility when it comes to securing healthy environment and protecting the environment.

Content

The environmental health effects. The physical, chemical and biological environmental factors. The environmental changes caused by human activity. The principle of cautiousness. The special situations of environmental health, REACH. The ecological risk evaluation.

Evaluation scale

H-5