M.B.A.

(SAFETY MANAGEMENT)

RULES / REGULATIONS AND SYLLABUS

Objectives
The Master of Business Administration (Safety Management) Degree
Programme of the Annamalai University is to equip practicing Executives
and Managers, working in Private / Public Sector Undertakings / Banks/
Educational Institutions. Industries and other similar organisations so as to
enable them to enrich their managerial skills, decision-making, and to
enhance their problem solving ability, through case studies, lectures, role-
plays and business games with special focus on Safety Management.
The Programme of Study Duration
The duration of the programme of study is two years and students shall
complete the programme within a period of 7 years from the year of
admission and the programme will comprise the subjects given in
regulations.
Medium of Instruction
English will be the medium of instruction for the programme.
Eligibility for Admission
1. Any Graduation
2. Applicants who have qualified themselves in P.G. Diplomas in
Management of any University / or any recognized institute and those
who have worked in Managerial / Executive / Supervisory cadre in a
Manufacturing / Marketing / Banking / Service organizations will be
given preference.
Award of the Degree
Candidates for the M.B.A. (Safety Management) Degree shall be
required to pass the examination held by the University after undergoing the
prescribed programme of study through Distance Education.
Personal Contact Programme (Compulsory)
Personal Contact Programme is arranged at different centres for the
benefit of the students. The minimum number of days to be conducted in a

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year is 60 days. It is compulsory for students to attend 80% of the days. In
the second year Special lectures / Case Studies / Group Discussions / Role
Plays / Management Games / In-Basket Exercises / Brain Storming classes
will be conducted. Teaching will be through study materials sent to the
students supplemented by face to face contact programmes, guest lectures
and audio and video cassettes.

Course Contents
First year
1.1 Principles of Managements and Organizational Behaviour.
1.2 Human Resource Management.
1.3 Marketing Management.
1.4 Financial Management.
1.5 Fundamentals of Safety.
1.6 Safety and the Law.
1.7 Fire Engineering.
1.8 Safety in Construction Industry.
Second Year
2.1 Safety Management.
2.2 Safety Engineering.
2.3 Appraisal, Analysis, Inspection and Control Procedures.
2.4 Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health.
2.5 Environmental Education.
2.6 Production and Materials Management.
2.8 Project and Viva-voce Examinations
(or)

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 2.7.1 Safety in Chemical Industry
2.7.2 Safety in Electrical Industry

Scheme of Examinations
The total marks for each course is 100. In lieu of Project work and Viva-
voce students can appear for two theory courses each 100 marks.
Max. Marks
Written Min. Marks
Course Duration
Examination + for a Pass
Assignment
First Year
Course 1.1 3 hours 75 + 25 50
Course 1.2 3 hours 75 + 25 50
Course 1.3 3 hours 75 + 25 50
Course 1.4 3 hours 75 + 25 50
Course 1.5 3 hours 75 + 25 50

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 Course 1.6 3 hours 75 + 25 50
Course 1.7 3 hours 75 + 25 50
Course 1.8 3 hours 75 + 25 50
Second Year
Course 2.1 3 hours 75 + 25 50
Course 2.2 3 hours 75 + 25 50
Course 2.3 3 hours 75 + 25 50
Course 2.4 3 hours 75 + 25 50
Course 2.5 3 hours 75 + 25 50
Course 2.6 3 hours 75 + 25 50
Course Safety in Chemical 100 50
2.7.1 & Industry
Course Safety in Electrical
2.7.2 Industry 100 50
Course 2.8 Project work and viva 150 + 50 200
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Passing Minimum
At the end of each year of study, candidates shall have to take their
examination in all the courses they studied during that year.
A candidate shall be declared to have passed the examination if he /
she obtains not less than 50 per cent of marks in each course. Candidates
securing less than prescribed pass minimum shall be deemed to have failed
in the written examination of that year.
However, he / she shall be required to appear again for those courses
only in which he / she has failed in order to get a pass in the subsequent
examination.
A candidate who opts for project work shall be declared to have
passed in the Project Work and Viva-voce Examination, if he / she secures
an overall minimum of 50 per cent (combining both project work and the
Viva-Voce) out of 200 marks.
A candidate who fails in the project work and Viva-Voce examination
may be permitted to resubmit a project and appear for the Viva-Voce for the
second time, if so recommended by the examiners. No Candidate shall be
permitted to submit the project work and appear for the Viva-Voce more than
twice on additional fee payments.
Classification Norms
First Class: Candidates securing 60% and above in aggregate in the
whole examination shall be placed in the First class,
Second Class: Those who obtain 50% and above but less than 60% shall
be placed in the Second Class,
Candidate who obtains 75% in aggregate shall be deemed to have passed
the examination with distinction, provided they pass all examinations
prescribed for the programme in the First appearance itself.
For unsuccessful candidates
Candidates who failed in any course in the First year, will be permitted to
proceed to the second year.
If a candidate fails in any of the theory courses he / she shall be required
to reappear for that course(s) only.
Conditions for Admission
Candidates for admission to Two year Post Graduation Course in
Safety Management should have passed the following examinations

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 1. Graduation (Any Stream)/ B.E / B.Tech (Any Stream)
Medium of Instruction
English will be the medium of instruction for the course.
Passing Requirements
A candidate passing in all subjects will be classified as follows
Marks Classification
a 50% and above but less than Second Class
60%
b 60% and above, but less than First Class
75%
c 75% and above First Class with Distinction
A candidate will be declared to have passed the examination in First Class
or First Class with Distinction if he/she has passed all the courses in the first
appearance and obtained an aggregate of not less than 60 or 75% of marks
respectively.
SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS
There will be two examinations each year, one regular, one
supplementary.
Minimu
Cours Hou Mark
Subjects m for a
e rs s
pass
Principles of Management & 3 100 50
1.1
Organizational Behaviour
1.2 Human Resource Management 3 100 50
1.3 Marketing Management 3 100 50
1.4 Financial Management 3 100 50
1.5 Fundamentals of Safety 3 100 50
1.6 Safety and the Law 3 100 50
1.7 Fire Engineering 3 100 50
1.8 Safety in Construction Industry 3 100 50
2.1 Safety Management 3 100 50
2.2 Safety Engineering 3 100 50
Appraisal, Analysis, Inspection & Control 3 100 50
2.3
Procedures
2.4 Industrial Hygiene & Occupational Health 3 100 50
2.5 Environmental Education 3 100 50

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 Minimu
Cours Hou Mark
Subjects m for a
e rs s
pass
2.6 Production & Materials Management 3 100 50
2.7.1 Safety in Chemical Industry 3 100 50
2.7.2 Safety in Electrical Industry 3 100 50
2.8 Project Work and viva-voce 200 100

SYLLABUS
COURSE 1.1: PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT AND
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
Objectives
On successful completion of the course the students should have:
1 Understood the principles and functions of management

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 2 Learnt the scientific decision making process and problem solving
techniques.
3 Learnt modern management process.
4 Learnt behavioural aspects of an individual in the organization.
Unit–I
Management: Science, Theory and Practice – The Evolution of
Management Thought and the Patterns of Management Analysis –
Management and Society: Social Responsibility and Ethics – Global and
Comparative Management – The Basis of Global Management – Functions
of Management – The Nature and Purpose of Planning – Objectives –
Strategies, Policies and Planning Premises – Decision Making – Global
Planning.
Unit–II
The Nature of Organising – Organizational structure: Departmentation –
Line / Staff Authority and Decentralization – Effective Organizing and
Organizational Culture – Global Organizing. Co-ordination functions in
Organization – Human Factors and Motivation – Leadership – Committees
and group Decision Making – Communication – Global Leading.
Unit–III
The System and Process of Controlling – Control Techniques and
Information Technology – Global Controlling and Global Challenges –
Direction Function – Significance.
Unit–IV
Organizational Behaviour : History – Evaluation, Challenges &
Opportunities, Contributing disciplines, management functions and
relevance to organization Behaviour. Organizational Behaviour responses to
Global and cultural diversity.
Personality – Determinants, structure, behaviour, assessment, psycho-
analytical social learning, job-fit, trait theories.
Emotions and Emotional Intelligence as a managerial tool. Attitude –
relationship with behaviour, sources, types, consistency, work attitudes,
values – importance, sources, types, ethics and types of management ethics.

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Perception – Process, Selection, Organization Errors, Managerial
implications of perception. Learning – classical, operant and social cognitive
approaches. Implications of learning on managerial performance.
Unit–V
Stress – Nature, source, Effects, influence of personality, managing
stress – Conflict – Management, Levels, Sources, bases, conflict resolution
strategies, negotiation. Foundations of group behaviour: team decision
making. Issues in Managing teams.
Unit–VI
Organizational change – Managing planned change. Resistance to
change – Approaches to managing organizational change – Organizational
Development – values – interventions, change management – Organizational
culture – Dynamics, role and types of culture and corporate culture.
REFERENCE
1 Koontz & Weirich, Essentials of Management, Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing Company, New Delhi.
2 Stoner, Freeman & Gilbert, Management, PHI, 6th Edition.
3 Robbins. S.P., Fundamentals of Management, Pearson, 2003.
4 Robbins. S. Organizational Behaviour, X edn., Prentice-Hall, India.
5 Umasekaran, Organizational Behaviour.
6 VSP Rao, V. Hari Krishna – Management: Text and Cases, Excel Books,
1 Edition, 2004.
COURSE 1.2: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Objectives
The objective of the course is to enlighten the students with the
challenges that organization face today like organization downsizing,
workforce diversity, shortages of skilled workers and other concerns. It is the
people who staff and manage organization. HRM involves the application of
management functions and principles which are applied towards acquisition,
development, retention and compensation of employees in organization.
Unit–I : Introduction

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 Human Resource Management – Importance – Challenges – Line and
Staff aspect – HR management activities – Role of personnel manager –
Images and qualities of HR manager – Integration of employee /
management interests – Harvard frame work of HRM – Environment of
Human Resource Management – External forces, internal forces,
Environment scanning.
Unit–II : Human Resource Planning
Human resource Planning – Importance – future personnel needs,
creating talented personnel, foundations for personnel functions – factors
affecting HRP – HR supply/ demand forecast – Recruitment – Factors
affecting recruitment – Recruitment policy – Internal / External sources of
recruitment – Methods of recruitment – selection procedure – orientation
program.
Unit–III : Job Analysis, Job design and job evaluation
Job analysis – Content, steps in job analysis, methods of collecting job
data, potential problems with job analysis – Factors affecting job design –
Job design approaches – Job specification – Job evaluation – Basic
procedure, advantages, Limitations of Job evaluation – Job evaluation
methods.
Unit–IV : Training, Promotion and Compensation
Distinction between training and development – Inputs in T&D – Skills,
education, development, ethics, attitudinal changes, decision making skills –
Gaps in training – principles of learning – learning curve – The training
process – Evaluation – Training methods / techniques – On the job training,
Off the job training – Management Development – Pedagogical approaches
and techniques of management development – Promotion – Promotion
policy – Types of Promotion – Basis of Promotion – Seniority – Merit –
Ability – transfers – reasons, principles, types – Separation – Lay off,
resignation, dismissal, retrenchment, voluntary retirement scheme –
Components of remuneration – wages and salary, incentives, fringe benefits,
perquisites, non monetary benefits – factors affecting employee
remuneration – Minimum wage, fair wage, living wage – executive
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Unit–V : Performance Appraisal, Morale and Employee Motivation
What should be appraised – Traditional methods of performance
appraisal – Modern methods of appraisal – MBO process – Appraisal
techniques failure – Ethics of appraisal – Potential appraisal – Potential
attributes – Career planning and development – succession planning –
Motivation and morale – Demotivation of employees – Performance Vs
motivation – Incentive Vs motivation – Retention determinants –
Organizational components, organizational career opportunities, Attrition-
Objectives- Problems and Benefits, Rewards and retention, Employee
relationship.
Unit–VI : Quality of work life and Participative Management
Scope and ways of participation – Board level, ownership, complete
control, staff council, joint council, collective bargaining, Job enlargement/
enrichment, suggestion schemes, quality circle – Total quality management –
Structure of participative management – Nature and benefits of participation
– managing diversity – gender issues in equal employment – Quality of
work life – Role of supervisor in QWL – Safety – Types of accidents –
Safety programs – Work place health issues – Work place violence –
outsourcing HR activities.
Text Books
1 C.B. Mamoria, S.V. Gankar, Human resource management, Himalaya
Publishing House, Mumbai, 2006
2 Robert L.Mathis, John H. Jackson, Human resource management,
Thomson, New Delhi, 2004
3 Rao .P.L, Comprehensive human Resource management, Excel Books,
new Delhi, 2006
4 K. Ashwathappa, Human resource management, Tata McGraw-Hill,
New Delhi, 2005
5 Biswajeet Pattanayak, Human resource Management, PHI Learning,
New Delhi, 2008
6 Arun Monappa, managing human Resources, Macmillan India Ltd, New
Delhi, 2003

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 7 Subba rao, P., Personal and Human resource Management, Himalaya
Publishing House, Mumbai, 2004.
Reference Books
1 Khanka, S.S, Human resource Management, S.Chand & Company Ltd,
New Delhi, 2003
2 R.S. Dwivedi, Human Relations and Organizational behavior,
Macmillan, New Delhi, 2005
3 Raymond A Noe, John R Hollenbeck, Barry Gerhart, Patrick M Wright,
Human Resource Management, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2006
4 Ivancevich, Human resource management, Tata McGraw-Hill, New
Delhi, 2003.

COURSE 1.3: MARKETING MANAGEMENT

Objectives
To acclimatize the participants about the environment of market,
consumer behavior and to develop the ability to design the best marketing
strategy by analyzing the factors influencing the purchase decision.
Unit–I : Marketing and its Environment
Definition – Role of marketing – Concepts of marketing – Production
concept – Product concept – Selling concept – Marketing concept – Societal
concept; Tasks of Marketing; Marketing Environment – Macro and Micro
Environment – Marketing strategies – Market Leader Strategies – Market
follower Strategies - Market Challenger Strategies and Market Niche
Strategies.
Unit–II : Market Analysis and Segmentation
Market Analysis – Types of Markets – Marketing mix elements –
Portfolio Planning – Demand forecasting methods – Surveys – Buyer’s
opinion – Composite Sales force opinion – Experts opinion – Market test
method.
Market Segmentation – Bases of Segmenting Consumer Market and
Industrial Market – Target Marketing – Product differentiation – Market
Positioning Strategy.

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 Unit–III : Consumer Behaviour and CRM
Consumer Behaviour – Factors influencing Consumer Behaviour -
Demographics -Psychographics – Behavioural – Psychological influence –
Purchase decision process – Strategies – Family decision making – Stages in
buying process – Dissonance behaviour. Customer Relationship Management –
Relationship Marketing.
Unit–IV : Product and Pricing Strategies
Product – Classification of consumer goods and Industrial goods –
Product lines – Product Life Cycle – New Product Development –
Launching New Product – Product Innovation; Brand – types; Packaging –
Labeling Trade Marks – Copyrights – Patents. Pricing Strategy – Methods of
Setting Price – Discounts and Allowance.
Unit–V : Physical Distribution and Promotion
Marketing Channels – Direct Marketing – Industrial Marketing –
Network Marketing – e-marketing – B2B – B2C. Distribution Network –
Channel Management – Retailing – Wholesaling – Promotion – Advertising
– Publicity – Sales Promotion Methods.
Unit–VI : Sales Force Management and Other Entities
Sales force Management – Qualities of Sales Manager – Performance
Evaluation of Marketing Programmes; Marketing Research – Process –
MIS; Ethics in Marketing – Consumerism – Environmentatism – Global
Marketing – Services Marketing.
Text Books
1) Monga G. S., Marketing Management, New Delhi, Deep & Deep Publication,
2004.
2) Philip Kotler: Fundamentals of Marketing, New Delhi, Pearson Publishers, 3 rd,
2001.
3) Philip Kotler: Marketing Management, New Delhi, Prentice Hall of India (P)
Ltd., 11th edition, 2001.
4) William J. Stanton: Fundamentals of Marketing, New Delhi, McGraw Hill
Publishers, 9th ed., 1998.
Reference Books

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1) Rajan Saxena. Marketing Management, TATA McGraw Hill, Third
Edition, New Delhi, 2006.
2) Wiliam D. Perreault, E. Jerome McCarthy. Basic Marketing, TATA
McGraw Hill, 15th Edition, New Delhi, 2006.
3) Coughlan et al: Marketing Channels, New Delhi, Prentice Hall of India
(P) Ltd., 6th ed., 2001.
4) Philip Kotler and Gary Armstrong: Principles of Marketing, New Delhi,
Prentice Hall of India (P) Ltd., 9th ed., 2002.
5) Ramaswamy and Namakumari: Marketing Management – Planning,
Implementation and Control, Global Perspective Indian Context, New
Delhi, Macmillan Publishing Co., 3rd ed., 2000.
6) Shalini Anand, Marketing Management, New Delhi, Deep & Deep
Publication, 2004.

COURSE 1.4 : FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Objectives
Finance is concerned with everything that takes place in the conduct of
the business. Obviously this subject seeks to develop and acquaint the
students with the various concepts, techniques, and methods of planning,
forecasting, effective utilisation of appraisal evaluations. This will develop
and improve the decision making ability in the area of finance.
Unit–I : Introduction to Financial Management
Finance function: Meaning – Definition – Scope of Finance function –
Executive functions and Incidental functions – Goals of Financial
Management – Profit maximisation and Wealth maximisation.
Unit–II : Short–Term Financing
Sources of short term financing: The Management of working capital –
Meaning of working capital - Net working capital – Financing mix
approaches - Sources of working capital financing – Management of cash
and marketable security: Importance of cash and liquidity – Cash balance
deciding factors – Determination of cash cycle – Cash turn over – Cash
management strategies – working capital control – Receivable management -
Inventory management.

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Unit–III : Long–Term Financing
Sources of long term financing – Nature of long term financing –
Common stock – Preferred stock – Debt financing – Secured and Unsecured
debts – Repurchase of shares - Under writing of shares - Rights issue:
Meaning – Procedure – Pricing – Underwriting of rights – Dilution of
market price rights – Market price of shares.
Unit–IV : Dividend Policy Decision
Dividend policy decision: Internal financing – Dividend and Retained
earnings – M. M. Model – Walters model – Cost of retained earnings –
Dividend practices – Factors affecting dividend policy – Dividend payout
ratio – Stock dividend and Stock splits – Issue of bonus shares and its
procedure.
Unit–V : Leasing
Leasing: Characteristics of leasing – Leasing as a source of finance –
Types of Leasing – Leasing arrangements – Advantages and Disadvantages
– Hire – Purchase – Meaning and Characteristics – Hire – Purchase vs
Instalment payment – Faxation aspects - Mergers and Acquisitions.
Unit–VI : Cost of Capital and Capital Structure
Cost of Capital – Significance – Determining Component of Cost of
Capital – Weighted Average Cost of Capital – Flotation Costs – Capital
Structure – Features of an appropriate capital structure – Determinants of the
capital structure – The modigliani – Miller Hypothesis – No taxes – The M-
M Hypothesis under corporate taxes – Analysis of capital structure in
practice.
Text Books
1 Chandra Prasanna: Financial Management – Theory and Practice, New
Delhi, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co., 4th ed., 1997.
2 Diwan P., Financial Management, New Delhi, Deep & Deep Publication
Pvt., Ltd., 2003
3 Khan M.Y. and Jain P.K.: Financial Management – Text and Problems,
New Delhi, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co., 2nd ed., 1992.
Reference Books

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1 John C. Hull; Options, Futures and other Derivative Securities: New
Delhi, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., 2nd ed., 1996.
2 Pamela P. Peterson: Financial Management and Analysis, New York,
McGraw Hill, Inc., International ed., 1994.
3 Rao P.M: Financial Management : New Methods and Practices, New
Delhi, Deep & Deep Publication (P) Ltd., 1999.
4 Van Horne. James C: Financial Management and Policy, New Delhi,
Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., 10th ed., 1996.
5 Kuchhal S C: Financial Management, Allahabad, Chaitanya Publishing
House, 2004.

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 COURSE 1.5 : FUNDAMENTALS OF SAFETY
Objectives
This course will enable the students to know about history of accidents,
personal protective equipment, work permit system, color coding,
barricading, tag system and chemical safety. He is also made aware of risk,
hazards, accidents and illnesses related to common day to day, industrial
activities and jobs and ways to prevent / protect themselves from such
situations. It also highlights man commitment to environmental well – being.
Unit–I : History of Accidents
Introduction to Safety, History of an Accident, Types of Accidents,
Causes of Accidents, Cost of an Accident, Accident prevention measures
(5Es, 4Ps etc)
Unit–II : Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Introduction to Personal Protective Equipment; Types of Personal
Protective Equipment, Selectivity of PPE, Prerequisites of PPE, Care and
Maintenance of PPE (Training or activity)
Unit– III: Work Permit System
Introduction to work permit system, Types of work permits, conditions
to permit, checklist to work permit system.

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Unit–IV : Electrical Hazards
Introduction to Electricity, Hazards associated with electricity, safe
measures to electricity, static electricity, earthing, how the human body
effecting to electricity, lock out.
Unit–V : Warning Systems and Barricading
Introduction to warning systems, color coding, barricading standards,
tag system, Introduction to Indian Standard Organization (ISO),
Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA), Process Safety
Management (PSM), Safety Management System (SMS)
Reference Books
Industrial Safety Health and Environmental Management system
Publication: Khanna Publishers, Authors: R.K Jain and Sunil S. Rao
Industrial Safety Management Publication: Tata Mc Graw-Hill
Publishing Company Ltd. Author: L. M. Deshmukh
ABC of Industrial Safety Remember ABC Publication: MEEDS Author:
V P M Mani.
Industrial Accident Prevention – Publication: Mc Graw-Hill – Author:
Herbert William Heinrich.
Fire and Explosion Hazards Handbook of Industrial Chemicals
Publication: Jaico Publishing House Author: Tatyana A. Devletshina &
Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff, Ph. D.

COURSE 1.6 : SAFETY AND THE LAW

Objectives
This course will enable the students to know about history of safety
legislation, factories act, employees welfare, other important legislations,
OHSAS, environment related acts & CPCB. He is also made aware of risk,
hazards, accidents and illnesses related to common day to day, industrial
activities and jobs and ways to prevent / protect themselves from such
situations. It also highlights man commitment to environmental well – being.
Unit–I: History of Safety Legislation
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 Introduction to National Safety Council (NSC); Introduction to ILO
Convention and Recommendations in providing safety; health and welfare
of workers.
Unit–II: Factories Act – 1948
Factories Act, Chapter – III-Health provisions, Chapter-IV-Safety
Provisions, & Chapter-V-Welfare Provisions according to amendment; Case
laws and the factories act.
Unit–III: Employees Welfare
Workmen Compensation Act and Rules; ESI Act and Rules; Contract
Labour Act; Employer’s Liability Act; Common Law and Product Safety
Unit–IV: Other important legislations & OHSAS
Electricity Act; Indian Explosive Act; Gas Cylinders; Petroleum Act;
Statutory provision on Building and other construction works;
Unit–V: Environment related Acts & CPCB
Environmental Protection Act; The Water (control of pollution) Act; The
Air (Control of Pollution) Act; Noise Pollution Act; Chemical Accidents
(Emergency Preparedness, planning and response).
Reference
1 Techniques of Safety Management-Mc Graw Hill by D.Peterson
2 Pressure Vessels for Industry – Mc Graw Hill by Larry M.Soring

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 COURSE 1.7 : FIRE ENGINEERING
Objectives
On completion of the course, the student is expected to be familiar with
the techniques of safe guarding the men and machinery in industries both
from injury/ accident and fire risk. He is also made aware of risk, hazards,
accidents and illnesses related to common day to day, industrial activities
and jobs and ways to prevent / protect themselves from such situations. It
also highlights man commitment to environmental well – being.
Unit–I : Fundamentals of Fire Engineering
Chemistry of Combustion; Basic Fire Fighting Techniques, Types of
Fires & Extinguishing Methods, Fire Prevention Methodology, First Aid for
Burns
Unit–II : Usage of Basic Fire Fighting Appliances
Fire Extinguishers (Portable) – Types and suitability, Fire Hose and
Hose Fittings – types and thereof, Fire Pumps and Primers, Personal
Protective Equipments
Unit–III : Fixed Fire Fighting Installations
Fire Hydrant System, Tank cooling/ sprinkler system, powers, Fire
Alarm System, Fire Detectors, smoke detectors and Flame Detectors
Unit–IV : Major Fire Fighting Systems and special installations
Fire Crash Tender, Foam and Foam making Equipment, IC Engines, and
Rescue & Escape System, Station Administration
Unit–V : Specific Risks
Building Construction/Fundamentals of Civil Engineering, Air Craft and
Ship Fire Fighting, Storage, Handling & Transportation of Flammable
Explosive Materials, Electrical & Chemical Fires & their Prevention,
National & International Codes on Fire.
Reference Books
1 Fire Protection Hand Book – Publication: National Fire Protection
Association USA Author: Quincy – Massachusetts

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 2 Fire and explosion Hazards Handbook of Industrial Chemicals
Publication: Jaico Publishing House Author: Tatyana A. Devletshina &
Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff, Ph. D.
3 Electrical Safety, Fire Safety Engineering and Safety Management –
Rao. S
4 Industrial Fire Protection Hand Book – Publication: CRC Press, Boca
Raton, FL. Author: Schroll, R. C, 2002.

COURSE 1.8 : SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Objectives
This course will enable the students to know about plant layout and
excavation, work at height, hot works and erection, confined space and
transportation safety. Every construction company is in huge recruitment of
the people who are aware of all the mentioned.
Unit–I
Introduction to Construction Safety, Excavation – types, hazards
involved safety measures, check lists, piling, and concreting, safe means of
access.
Unit–II
Introduction to Fabrication yard – hot works hazards associated and safe
measures for the following jobs (welding, drilling, grinding, gas cutting and
sand blasting.
Unit–III
Introduction to work at height – Advantages and disadvantages, scaffold
erection – types, hazards involved, safe measures whole working, ladder
construction – types, hazards involved, safe measures.

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Unit–IV
Introduction material handling – manual handling - hazards associated,
safe measures, mechanical handling – hazards associated, safe measures,
equipments used (Ropes, chains, hooks, crane and fork lifts etc.)
Unit–V
Introduction to Tools – Hand Tools – Risks associated, safe practices,
Power Tools – Risks associated safe practices, care and maintenance,
prerequisites.
Reference Books
1 Hand Book of Construction Safety Practices, Bureau of Indian
Standards, New Delhi, 2001.
2 Construction Safety – Publication: Prentice Hall- Author: Jimmie Hinze,
1997.
3 ABC of Industrial Safety Remember ABC Publication: MEEDS Author:
V P M Mani.
4 Electrical Safety, Fire Safety Engineering and Safety Management–
Rao.S

COURSE 2.1 : SAFETY MANAGEMENT

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 Objectives
This course will enable the students to know about safety education and
training, employee participation, auditing, safety committee, safety
promotion and publicity, cost controlling and emergency planning. He is
also aware of promoting the same in the industry to come day to day.
Unit–I
Introduction to Management and Management Principles, Safety
Management Role – Managerial Responsibilities, Principle of Management.
Unit–II
Planning for safety, purpose, procedure, variety forms of plans, safety
policy, planning for process implementation, communication importance.
Unit–III
Organizing for safety – Nature and principles organization structure of
safety, role of safety officer, functions in safety department, leadership
methods.
Unit–IV
Motivation to the employees – importance, safety education and
training- training methods, assessment or evaluation of training programs.
Unit–V
Safety committee-structure and functions, Auditing – types, procedures,
key elements of audit, emergency planning – types and importance.
Reference Books
1) Industrial safety health and environmental management system publication:
khanna publishers, authors: r.k jain and sunil s. Rao
2) Industrial safety management publication: tata mc graw-hill publishing
company ltd. Author: l. M. Deshmukh
3) Abc of industrial safety remember abc publication: meeds author: v p m
mani.
4) Industrial accident prevention – publication: mc graw-hill – author: herbert
william heinrich.

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 COURSE 2.2 : SAFETY ENGINEERING
Objectives
This course will enable the students to know about fire and explosion,
material handling and mechanical handling, industrial lighting, ventilation,
heat control, noise and vibration which will be look after in every industry.
The student is also aware of promoting the same in the industry to come day
to day.
Unit–I
Plant Layout and Design, Safety and Good House Keeping – 5S House
Keeping Improve method, important standards and codes practice for plant
and equipment, Road safety.
Unit–II
Introduction to Safe Guarding Machinery, Principles of machine
guarding; Ergonomics of machine guarding; Type of guards; Work place
design; improving safety and productivity through work place design;
Unit–III
Purpose of lighting, advantages of good illumination, lighting and
safety; lighting and the work; sources and types; principles of good
illumination; minimum standards of illumination; design, maintenance of
lighting.
Unit–IV: Ventilation & Heat Control
Purpose, thermal environment and its measurement; physiology of heat
regulations; indices of heat stress; control of heat exposures; control at
source; insulation; local exhaust ventilation; control of radiant heat; dilution
ventilation.
Unit–V
Effects of noise on man; measurement and evaluation of noise; vibration
damping, isolation, absorption, silencers, case studies; Chemical Safety-
Hazards/Risks, Safety measures, Confined Space – Hazards/Risks, Safety
measures
Reference
1 Principle of exhaust ventilation by HMSO

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 2 Introduction Ergonomics, WHO by Singleton
3 Industrial Safety hand Book, Mc Graw Hill by Handley

COURSE 2.3 : APPRIASAL, ANALYSIS, INSPECTION &

CONTROL PROCEDURES
Objectives
This course will enable the students to know about plant and equipment
safety appraisal technique, hazard identification techniques, accident
investigation, reporting and analysis, measurement and control of
performance, first aid. He is also aware of promoting the same in the
industry to come day to day.
Unit–I : Plant & Equipment safety appraisal technique
Objectives, Plant Safety observations; inspections; safety sampling;
safety surveys; job safety analysis safety inventory system, work permit
systems, loss control; damage control & system safety.
Unit–II : Hazard identification techniques
Hazard Analysis; inductive and deductive; Fault Tree Analysis; Risk
Analysis Techniques; Introduction to HAZOP, Safety Audit, Evaluation risks
in chemical process.
Unit–III : Accident Investigation, reporting and analysis
Purpose, identifying the key factors and the causes, writing reports and
report forms; corrective action; purpose of investigation, principles of
investigations.
Unit–IV : Measurement & control of performance
Lost Time Accident; Disabling injury; Accidents reportable under the
Factories Act; Frequency Rate; Severity Rate; Incidence rate and man days
lost; temporary, permanent, partial and total disablement; time charges
schedules in Workmen’s compensation Act and the Indian Standards.
Unit–V : First Aid
Definition; principles; Training in First Aid; General Rules; call for
assistance; provide urgent care; examine the victim; events requiring for first
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choking; fainting; poisoning; open wounds; puncture; depression shock;
heart attack.
Reference
1 Hazard Operability Studies – An Introduction- The guide work
approach by National Safety Council, India.
2 Guidelines for hazard Evolution Procedures by American Institute of
Chemical Engineer, New York, USA.

COURSE 2.4 : INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE & OCCUPATIONAL

HEALTH
Objectives
This course will enable the students to know about introduction,
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and follows.
Unit–I
Introduction to Occupational Health, Fundamentals Of Occupational
Health, Need For Occupational Health & Monitoring, Tip To Improve
Occupational Health
Unit–II
Importance of industrial hygiene and good house keeping, ergonomics –
study, community health, yoga for health and stress free life. Introduction to
osha 18001.
Unit–III
Occupational related common diseases arise at work site, diseases due
to physical hazards, chemical hazards, biological etc. Diseases arising from
dust and its control measures.
Unit–IV
Legal aspects to control occupation related diseases, medical
surveillance and facilities to control diseases, engineering aspects to control
occupation related diseases, compensation and rehabilitation.
Unit–V
Work Physiology – Work capacity and man job alignment; Fatigue and
rest allowances; Fitness criteria for work diet; psychological effects on
human being and its treatment.
Reference Books
1 Industrial Safety Health and Environmental Management system
Publication: Khanna Publishers Authors: R.K Jain and Sunil S. Rao.
2 Safety, Security and Risk Management – Singh U. K.
3 Electrical Safety, Fire Safety Engineering and Safety Management –
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 COURSE 2.5 : ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Objectives
On completion of the course, the student is expected to be familiar with
occupation related illnesses / hazards and preventive / control measures there
of. He is also made aware of risk, hazards, accidents and illnesses related to
common day to day, industrial activities and jobs and ways to prevent /
protect themselves from such situations. It also highlights man commitment
to environmental well – being.
Unit–I
Importance of environment conservation, effect of pollution on man and
environment - concept and scope of environmental chemistry, natural cycles
of environment hydrological, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorous, carbon and
sulphur cycles.
Unit–II
Formation of Ozone in the Stratosphere –Causes Of Environmental
Degradation And Control Actions Recommended, Solid Waste Management
& Disposal Methods – Sources, Classification of Solid Wastes – Methods of
Collection.
Unit–III
Water Pollution – Classification of Water Pollutants – Characteristics Of
Waste Water – Treatment Methods – Sedimentation, Coagulation,
Equalization, Neutralization, Aerobic And Anaerobic Processes –
Evaporation, Ion Exchange, Chemical Precipitation And Electro Dialysis.
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 Air pollution – classification of air pollutants - climate change, acid
rain, photo-chemical smog and global warming - air pollution control
methods and equipments source correction method, cleaning and removal of
gaseous effluents.
Unit–V
Wild life conservation, deforestation & land degradation, legal aspects
of pollutions – laws. – Public health aspects. Noise and vibration effects on
human and control measures.
Reference Books
1 Industrial safety health and environmental management system
publication: khanna publishers authors: r.k jain and sunil s. Rao.
2 Abc of industrial safety remember abc publication: meeds author: v p m
mani.
3 Industrial safety and pollution control handbook – Nagaraj. J.
4 Environmental pollution control engineering, author: c s rao, wiley
eastern Ltd.

COURSE 2.6 : PRODUCTION & MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

Objectives
The key objective of this course is to acquaint students with the needed
skills and knowledge for making effective and efficient purchase, Decision
storage and flow of materials in manufacturing and service organizations;
Cost-reduction techniques in Pre-Purchase and Post-Purchase systems.
Unit–I : Production Function
Introduction - Production functions - Design of production system -
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 Plant Location - Factors influencing plant location – Multi Plant
location - Foreign Location – Relocation – Plant location trends.
Unit–II : Plant Layout and Maintenance
Plant Layout - Types of layouts - Process layout - Product layout -
Layout of service facilities - Office layout - Use of service facilities - Use of
drawings, templates and models in layout physical facilities.
Maintenance - Objective of maintenance – Elements of maintenance -
Types of maintenance - Breakdown time - Distribution time - Preventive
maintenance Vs Breakdown maintenance - Optimum crew size -
Maintenance records.
Unit–III : Production Planning and Control
Production Planning and Control - Routing – scheduling – Despatching
– Expediting - GANTT charts - Work study and Motion study and Method
study analysis – Use of Computers in PPC – Design and Implementation of
PPC System.
Unit–IV : Materials Management
Materials Management - Objective of materials management - Materials
forecasting and planning - Inventory control - Fixed order size , P&Q
Inventory System - Deterministic probabilistic models, Static inventory
models - Spare parts management - Materials requirement planning -
Aggregate inventory management - Implementation aspects of inventory
systems.
Unit–V : Store and Purchase Function
Standardization, simplification, codification, stores layout, storage
systems and equipment, stores preservation, stores procedures- and
automation of warehouses.
Purchasing function - Purchasing policies and procedures, legal aspects
of purchasing, tax considerations in purchasing, selections and sources of
supply, make or buy decisions - Vendor evaluation and rating – vendor
development
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 Materials accounting and budgeting evaluation of materials
management performance. Information systems and computers in materials
management.- Materials handling equipments – Stores Account – Price -
Cost analysis and Negotiation forward buying - Speculation and Commodity
markets - Capital equipment buying, imports and customs – Clearance -
Purchasing research.
Text Books
1 Buffa E.S: Modern Production Management, Engle Wood Cliff, New
Jersey, Wiley, 1993.
2 Dutta A.K.: Integrated Materials Management, New Delhi, PHI
Learning, 2000.
3 Nair. N.K. Purchasing and materials management, Vikas Publishing
house, New Delhi, 2005.
4 Shridhara Bhat. K. Production and Materials Management, Himalaya
Publishing house, Mumbai, 2003.
5 Khanna, O.P. Industrial Engineering and Management, Dhanpat Rai &
Sons, New Delhi, 2006.
Reference Books
1 Adam. EE & Ebert. R: Production and Operations Management. New
Delhi, PHI Learning, 6th ed., 1995.
2 Amrine Harold T. etc.: Manufacturing Organization and Management,
Engle Wood cliffs, New Jersey, PHI Learning, 1993.
3 Chary S.N.: Production and Operations Management, New Delhi, Tata
McGraw Hill, 1999.
4 Gopalakrishnan Sundaresan, Materials Management, New Delhi, PHI
Learning, 2003.
5 Paneer Selvam, R. Production and Operations Management, PHI
Learning, 2007.
6 Richard B Chase. Operations Management for Competitive Advantage,
TATA McGraw Hill, 11th edition, New Delhi, 2007.

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 COURSE 2.7 : OPTIONAL PAPERS
2.7.1. SAFETY IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Objectives
This course will enable to under stand the properties and hazards of
chemicals, hazards in various unit operations and in the industries like
petrochemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, Chlor-alkali, etc. Safety in handling,
storage, transportation and processing of chemicals, Instrumentation for safe
operation of plants, prevention and control of fire and explosion.
Unit–I
Safety in Chemical industry, Instrumentation for safe plant operations,
Hazard in Unit Processes & Operations: Control Measures, specific safety
measures for chemical industries like Fertilizer, Explosives and Polymer
plants.
Unit–II
storing and handling; Chemicals Compatibility Considerations;
Transportation of Chemicals; Safety Precautions for transporting hazardous /
toxic / flammable / explosive/ radio-active substance. Transfer of chemicals
by pipelines within and outside installations.
Unit–III
Color coding identification of contents; Safety Precautions for working
on pipelines; Safe procedures of start up and shut down procedures; Safety
in preventive and emergency maintenance operations; Use of Material
Safety Data Sheets.
Unit–IV
Assessment of fire explosion and toxicity index, Dow & Mond,
dispersion, Probability analysis and modeling; Pressure vessels fired and
unfired, codes of practices governing their safety; Assessment of vessels and
test checks
Unit–V
Inspection techniques for plants, reaction vessels, check list for routine
inspection, checklist for specific maintenance; corrosion and erosion,
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Reference
1 Chemical Reaction Hazards – A guide to Safety by John Barton.
2 The Chemical Industry – Mc Graw Hill by C.A. Heaton.
3 Fire and Explosion Hazards Handbook of Industrial Chemicals – Noyes
Publications by Tatyana A. Daveletshina.

2.7.2. SAFETY IN ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY

Objectives
This course will enable to under stand the electrical hazards, first aid,
lighting, safety in operation and maintenance of steel structural shop
operations, machine shop etc. He is also made aware of risk, hazards,
accidents in electrical industry related to common day to day, industrial
activities and jobs and ways to prevent / protect themselves from such
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Unit–I
Introduction to electricity, how electrical fires start, danger sign for
some wiring, cables, safety valve, how electricity can shock you? First Aid,
some precautions to avoid electrical accidents.
Unit–II
Dangers from electricity – safe limits of amperages, voltages – safe
distance from lines – capacity and protection of conductors – joints and
connections – means of cutting off power – Overload and short circuit
protection.
Unit–III
Selection of materials, Lighting, unavoidable electrical heat, and
Thermal power plants – safety measures in thermal power plants, turbine,
generator, hydrogen plant, transformer yard, cable galleries, fire station, fire
extinguishers, first aid and medical facilities, conclusion.
Unit–IV
Static electricity and electricity in mention, how electricity causes
Injury, Know basic first aid in case of electrical emergency, some don’ts
with electricity, Prevent electrical fires, three main causes of fire in industry,
Electrical wiring and handling of electrical equipment
Unit–V
Earth fault protection, Earth, insulation and continuity tests – Protection
against over voltage – hazards arising out of “borrowed” neutrals
precautions – Portable electrical apparatus – Flame proof – Electrical
equipment – precautions in their selection
Reference
1 Electrical safety: a guide to the causes and prevention of electrical
(HardCover - 1994) by J. Maxwell Adams.
2 Electrical Safety Handbook (Hardcover - 2005/09/30) by John Cadick
(Author), Mary Capelli-Schellpfeffer (Author), Dennis K. Neitzel (Author).
3 National Electrical Safety Code Handbook: A Discussion Of The
Grounding Rules, General Rules, And Parts 1, 2, 3, And 4 Of The 3rd
(Paperback - 1996) by Clapp.

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