Evaluation of Proficiency and Effectiveness of Occupational Health and Safety Education in Universities

Abstract

It is clear that educational studies to attain conscient, well informed and result oriented Occupational Health and Safety applications have been gaining more and more care and attention in our Country as well as the World. In this respect, it has become crucial to determine relevance and sufficiency of associate, undergraduate, post graduate and PHD programs in universities as of content and duration. It is doubtless that application of Occupational Health and Safety, a multidisciplinary field, to workplaces for achieving the prior objective and the ultimate result is only possible with educated manpower. In this respect, universities are significant actors as a driving force in shaping the safety culture. In this study, it is aimed to examine proficiency and effectiveness of Occupational Health and Safety Education with respect to professional competence and areic effectveness. It is also discussed compliance of the current education program to regulatory framework of our Country.

Key words: Occupational Health and Safety, Education, Programs.

DOI: 10.7176/JSTR/5-7-12