Title :
Review on OSH in engineering education
Author :
Eng, Koo Kean ; Zain, Ahmad Nurulazam Md ; Zainal, Siti Rohaida Mohamed
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Educ. Studies, Univ. Sains Malaysia, Minden, Malaysia
Abstract :
Most occupational accidents victims among young workers do not receive safety education or training before or the standard safety training education is not effective. Therefore, the purpose of this prospective research is to highlight the importance of integration safety curricula into hands on laboratories learning for young adults during their tertiary education particularly involve in technical and vocational education. This research is proposed to ensure young adults particularly Generation Y are equipped with the basic safety knowledge and safety precaution to avoid any occupational accident and also work related diseases before exposing themselves to the real situation.
Keywords :
accidents; engineering education; safety; OSH; engineering education; engineering laboratories; integration safety curricula; occupational accidents; safety education; standard safety training education; technical education; tertiary education; vocational education; work related diseases; Accidents; Educational institutions; Injuries; Laboratories; Safety; Training; engineering laboratories; integration learning; safety curricula;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Education (ICEED), 2010 2nd International Congress on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7308-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICEED.2010.5940795
