NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 災害防治與安全工程(6765)
Course Name	(Eng.) Disaster Prevention and Safety Engineering
Offering Dept	Department of Environmental Engineering
Course Type	Elective	Credits	3	Teacher	Hsin-Hsiu Ho
Department	Department of Environmental Engineering/Graduate	Language	English	Semester	2025-SPRING
Course Description	One of the main purposes of occupational safety education is to prevent disastrous losses. Understanding the potential risks in the work environment can increase the awareness of operators. For example, preventive inspections can reduce or prevent the possibility of workplace accidents, such as fires and explosions, and promote a safer and more efficient work environment. This course is aimed at promoting disaster prevention through education of various engineering methods to promote occupational safety and health. Students will learn various systems designed to mitigate fire incidents while also applying the knowledge in a final project towards the end of the semester.
Prerequisites				self-directed learning in the course	Y

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1. Understand potential risks in the work environment.
2. Establish fundamental knowledge of occupational safety education.
3. Apply theoretical calculations to safety engineering-related problems

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Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule

Week	Course Content
Week 1	Intro + Hazard Labels, Toxic Gases, & Chemical Hazards
Week 2	Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Week 3	Thermocouples
Week 4	Thermocouples (continued)
Week 5	Smoke Isolation & Venting
Week 6	Smoke Isolation & Venting (continued)
Week 7	Heat Flux Measurements
Week 8	Midterm Exam
Week 9	Human Behavior & Safe Culture
Week 10	Fire Suppression Systems-Water-Based
Week 11	Fire Suppression Systems-Water-Based (continued)
Week 12	Fire Suppression Systems-Gaseous Systems
Week 13	Fire Suppression Systems-Chemical & Foam
Week 14	Electrical & Battery Safety
Week 15	Final Project Presentations
Week 16	Final Project Presentations
Week 17	Self-Directed Learning (Fire-Resistant Construction)
Week 18	Self-Directed Learning (Fire Modeling)

Evaluation

Attendance & participation (10%); Assignments (10%); Midterm exam (35%); Final project presentation (45%)

Textbook & other References

1. Zalosh, R. (2003). Industrial Fire Protection Engineering. John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
2. Friend, M. A. & Kohn, J. P. (2023). Fundamentals of occupational safety and health, eighth edition. Rowman & Littlefield.
3. Harms-Ringdahl, L. (2001). Safety analysis: principles and practice in occupational safety. CRC Press.
4. Various NFPA codes.

Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website

Handouts uploaded to iLearning

Office Hours

By appointment

Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs

include experience courses：N

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