Integration of Occupational Risk Prevention Courses in Engineering Degrees: Delphi Study

doi:10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000076

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Integration of Occupational Risk Prevention Courses in Engineering Degrees: Delphi Study

Published 2012 · José M. Cortés, E. Pellicer, J. Catalá

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

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Abstract

Engineering syllabi often lack courses covering occupational risk prevention. In Spain, professional competences are awarded along with the completion of a university degree. This means that new graduates are certified in areas in which they have received little or no training, such as occupational risk prevention. However, the academic reforms established by the Bologna Process, which strives to homogenize university degrees throughout Europe, compels European universities to design new syllabi. The main goal of this paper is to define a framework for including occupational risk-prevention education in the new engineering syllabi. This exploratory research applied the Delphi methodology to a panel of 59 experts, using questionnaires assessed with a four-point Likert scale through two rounds. A website supported the information flow. According to the experts who participated in this study, education and training in occupational risk-prevention is essential for improving the safety culture within a company...

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Integrating occupational risk prevention courses in engineering degrees is essential for improving safety culture within companies and aligning with the Bologna Process.

PopulationOlder adults (50-71 years)

Sample size24

MethodsObservational

OutcomesBody Mass Index projections

ResultsSocial networks mitigate obesity in older groups.

Integration of Occupational Risk Prevention Courses in Engineering Degrees: Delphi Study

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