POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN INDUSTRIAL

SAFETY
(PGDINDS)

School of Engineering & Technology

Indira Gandhi national Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi - 110068

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Guidance : Prof. Nageshwar Rao, Vice-Chancellor
Prof. Satyakam, Pro Vice-Chancellor

Support and Cooperation : Prof. Ashish Agarwal, Director, SOET

Information Compilation : Prof. Sanjay Agrawal

and Editing

Checked by : Prof. K T Mannan

March, 2023

@Indira Gandhi National Open University, 2023

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Further information on the Indira Gandhi National Open University courses may be obtained
from the University’s office at Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 068.

Printed and published on behalf of the Indira Gandhi National Open University by Director,
SOET, IGNOU

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 CONTENTS

1. The University 4
2. School of Engineering & Technology 5
3. Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Safety 5
4. Programme Delivery 8
5. Student Support Services 9
6. Instructional System 9
7. Term End Examination 11
8. Evaluation Methodology 12
9. Other Important Information 13
10. Contact Persons 13

RECOGNITION

IGNOU is a Central University established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 (Act

No. 50 of 1985). The Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates awarded by IGNOU are
recognised by all the members of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU)
and to be treated at par with Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates of all Indian
Universities/Deemed Universities/Institutions vide UGC Circular No. F. 1-8/92
(CPP) dated February 1992 and AIU Circular No. EV/B(449)/94/176915-
177115 dated January 14,1994.

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1. THE UNIVERSITY

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) was established in 1985 by an Act of
Parliament to achieve the following objectives:
 Democratizing higher education by taking education to the doorsteps of the students
 Providing access to high quality education to all those who seek it, irrespective of age,
region, or formal qualifications
 Offering need-based academic programmes by giving professional and vocational
orientation to the courses
 Promoting and developing distance education in India
 Setting and maintaining standards in distance education in the country — as an apex
body for the purpose.

Objectives of the University

The University has the following major objectives:

 Promoting the educational well-being of the community;

 Democratizing higher education by providing easy access to all those who desire to
improve their qualifications, skills and competence by taking education to the door-
steps of people living even in remote areas;
 Offering need-based innovative academic programmes by giving professional and
vocational orientation to the course curriculum;
 Disseminating learning and knowledge through an innovative multiple media
teaching-learning system.

IGNOU has now emerged as the largest University in the world. It is mandated to cover large
segments of population across the length and breadth of the country particularly the
disadvantaged groups of society engaged in various vocations and professions.

The University follows a learner-centric approach. It has successfully adopted a policy of

openness and flexibility in terms of relaxed entry qualifications and provision for multiple entry
and exit, pace, place of study, etc. At present, IGNOU is offering more than 200 programmes
and has over 2 million students on its roll. The University operates through a strong network of
Regional Centers and Study Centers/Programme Study Centers across the country, which
provide individualized support to the learners. Most of these centres are equipped with the state-
of-the-art tele-conferencing facility. The University produces high quality and rich content
courseware for its learners for which the IGNOU was conferred an Award of Excellence for
Distance Education Materials by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL),Canada.
Academic Programmes
The University offers short term non credit programmes as well as wide range of programmes
leading to Certificate, Diploma or Degree, covering conventional as well as innovative
programmes. Most of these programmes have been developed after an initial survey of the
demand for such studies. They are launched with a view to fulfill the student’s needs for:
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  Certification
 Improvement of skills
 Acquisition of professional qualifications
 Continuing education and professional development at workplace
 Self-enrichment
 Diversification of knowledge, etc.

2. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (SOET)

The School of Engineering and Technology has the responsibility of initiating academic,
continuing and extension education programmes in the areas of engineering and technology. The
School has developed several programmes aimed at increasing job potential and economic
advantage to the learners. To fulfill its mandate, the School regularly interacts with employing
agencies, professional bodies and industry so as to reflect educational and training needs of the
targeted learner group in the curriculum. The school practices participative and collaborative
strategy by inviting different industries.

The instructional packages are designed and developed with the help of experts drawn from
various institutions like IITs, National Institutes of Technology (NITs), reputed Universities and
Engineering Colleges and Industry. The School has forged alliances with the Construction
Industry Development Council (CIDC), Directorate General of Shipping (DGS), Khadi and
Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI),
Ministry of Power (MoP), and Hero Honda Motors Ltd. (HHML), etc. to design, develop and
conduct tailor-made courses to meet the specific needs of respective employment sectors.

4. POST GRADUATE D I P L O M A IN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

SOET offers Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Safety (PGDINDS) with the following broad
objectives:

 The Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Safety (PGDINDS) Programme aims to develop
skilled human resources in the field of industrial safety at the local, regional and national
levels.
 It seeks to build competencies and professional skills among learners to avail employment
opportunities in various industrial sectors.
 It aims to upgrade the knowledge and skills of those working in industry without a formal
training.
 It also caters to the academic needs of those aspiring for higher learning.

Credit System

The University follows the ‘Credit System’ for most of its programmes. Each credit amounts to
30 hours of learner study comprising all learning and assessment activities, such as: reading and
comprehending the print material, listening to audio, watching video, attending counseling
sessions, practical sessions, teleconferencing, writing assignment responses, refereeing books in
library, discussions with peer group etc. Completion of these academic programmes requires
successful clearing of the assignments, Term-end examination of each course, project work and
field training, where ever applicable.

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Details of the Programme

Some pertinent details of the programme are given below:

Programme Duration 1 Year (Minimum) and 2 Years (Maximum)

Programme Fee 12,100/- ( including Registration Fee)
Eligibility 1. Graduate in Engineering/ Graduate in Science
with any Discipline.
2. Lateral Entry in Second Semester of
programme: Those who have completed
PGCINDS programme from IGNOU
Age No bar
Medium of Instruction English
Programme Structure of PGDINDS

There are five courses in the programme. The total credits of a course have been worked out on
the basis of course content and their weightages. Table 1 gives the details of the Programme
structure of PGDINDS.

Table 1 Programme Structure of the PGDINDS

Sl. Course Code Title of the Type of Credits

No. Course Course
Compulsory/
optional

1 MEV-001 Introduction to Environmental Compulsory 4

Health
2 MEV-002 Environmental and Occupational Compulsory 4
Hazards
3 MEV-005 Occupational Health and Safety Compulsory 4

4 MIS- 025 Industrial project management & Compulsory 4

control strategies

5 MIS-026 Communication skills for Compulsory 4

industrial safety personnel

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The details of course structure of “Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Safety (PGDINDS)”
is given below:

Course Code: MEV-001

Course Title: Introduction to Environmental Health

Block-1 : ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

Unit-1 : Introduction to Natural Environment
Unit-2 : Ecosystem
Unit-3 : Energy Resources and Conservation
Unit-4 : Global Environmental Issues

Block-2 : AIR, WATER AND SOIL POLLUTION

Unit-5 : Environmental Chemistry and Pollution
Unit-6 : Air Pollution
Unit-7 : Water Pollution
Unit-8 : Soil Pollution

Block-3 : NOISE, RADIATION, SOLID WASTE, ELECTRONIC WASTE

POLLUTION
Unit-9 : Noise Pollution
Unit-10 : Radiation and Pollution
Unit-11 : Solid Waste Pollution
Unit-12 : Electronic Waste

Block-4 : ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MONITORING

Unit-13 : Environmental Quality Assessment and Monitoring
Unit-14 : Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring
Unit-15 : Air Quality Assessment and Monitoring
Unit-16 : Soil Quality and Noise Assessment and Monitoring

Course Code: MEV- 002

Course Title: Environmental and Occupational Hazards

Block 1 : NATURAL HAZARDS

Unit 1 : Introduction to Natural Hazards and Disaster
Unit 2 : Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Unit 3 : Floods and Landslides
Unit 4 : Weather Related/Coastal Hazards

Block 2 : ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS

Unit 5 : Physical Hazards
Unit 6 : Chemical Hazards
Unit 7 : Biological Hazards

Block 3 : OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS

Unit 8 : Mining and Construction Hazards
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Unit 9 : Agriculture and Allied Sector
Unit 10 : Hospital and Health Centre Hazards
Unit 11 : Corporate and Office Hazards

Block 4 : MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL HAZARDS, ENVIRONMENTAL

HAZARDS AND OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS
Unit 12 : Basic Disaster Management and Institutional Framework
Unit 13 : Natural Disaster Management
Unit 14 : Mitigation of Physical Hazards and Chemical Hazards
Unit 15 : Mitigation of Biological Hazards

Course Code: MEV- 005

Course Title: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

BLOCK 1 : BASIC OF HEALTH

Unit 1 : Concepts of Human Health and Wellbeing
Unit 2 : Environment and Its Impact on Health
Unit 3 : Overview of Occupational Health
Unit 4 : Burden Of Disease and Plan of Action for Environmental And
Occupational Health
BLOCK 2 : EMERGENCY, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND
MANAGEMENT INDUSTRIAL SETTING
Unit 5 : Hazard-Risk Mitigation and Emergency Response
Unit 6 : Industrial-Accidental Injuries Prevention
Unit 7 : Accidental Injuries Response and Management
Unit 8 : Trauma Care and Burn Response
Unit 9 : Business Continuity Planning For Employee Health In Case Of Natural,
Industrial or Health Disasters
BLOCK 3 : OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND MANAGEMENT
Unit 10 : Duties and Responsibility of Individuals and Employee Participation In
Safety
Unit 11 : Prevention and Management of Occupational Hazards and Diseases
Unit 12 : Occupational Safety in Other Occupations
Unit 13 : Occupational Health for Women and Children
Unit 14 : Ergonomics
Unit 15 : Stress at Workplace
BLOCK 4 : RECORDING AND NOTIFICATION
Unit 16 : Concept of National System for Recording and Notification Of
Occupational Diseases (NSRNOD)
Unit 17 : Purpose and Types of Records
Unit 18 : Ethical and Legal Issues In Reporting Infectious Diseases
BLOCK 5 : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Unit 19 : Principles of Epidemiology in Occupational Health
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 Unit 20 : Study Methods
Unit 21 : Analysis, Interpretation and Reporting of Data
Course Code : MIS-025
Course Title : Industrial Project Management & Control Strategies

BLOCK 1 : BASIC CONCEPTS

Unit-1 : Management: Thought and functions
Unit-2 : Micro-Economics for Engineers
Unit-3 : Economic Environment and Policies
Unit-4 : Human Behavior at work
Unit-5 : Staff Training and Development
BLOCK-2 : ORGANIZATION
Unit-6 : Organization Structure and Compatibility
Unit-7 : Power, Authority and Delegation
Unit-8 : Organization Dynamics- A Response to Growth and Decay
BLOCK-3 : MANAGERIAL CONTROL STRATEGIES
Unit-9 : Management of Quality
Unit-10 : Time Value of money
Unit-11 : Decision Making: Models, techniques and Processes
BLOCK-4 : INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Unit-12 : Project: Concept and Phases
Unit-13 : Project Management
Unit-14 : Value Engineering
Unit-15 : Eco-Friendliness of Projects

Course Code : MIS-026

Course Title : Communication Skills for Industrial Safety

BLOCK -1 : UNDERSTANDING COMMUNICATION

Unit 1 : Communication: Concept and Process
Unit 2 : Inter personal skills and body language
Unit 3 : Facing an Interview
Unit 4 : (ICT) Information and Communication Technology
BLOCK -2 : PROFESSIONAL WRITING
Unit 5 : Technical Writing Techniques
Unit 6 : Aspects of Technical Writing
Unit 7 : Reports and Proposals
Unit 8 : Technical Articles & Tender writing
BLOCK -3 : PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT & LIFE SKILLS
Unit 9 : Personality and Attitude
Unit 10 : Teamwork and Leadership

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Unit 11 : Decision making (inclusive of problem solving and the art of negotiation)
Unit 12 : Coping skills: stress and emotion management
BLOCK-4 : PRESENTATION SKILLS
Unit 13 : Writing skills
Unit 14 : Oral Presentation
Unit 15 : Reading skills and listening skills
Unit 16 : Presentation skills in the digital world

5. PROGRAMME DELIVERY

The programme delivery mechanism for the Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial
Safety (PGDINDS) shall be as follows:

 The programme will be delivered by the School of Engineering & Technology, IGNOU.
 The admitted students will get the academic support (counseling sessions, assignments
submission etc) through online platform.
 There will be one assignment for each course MIS-021, MIS-022, MIS-023 and MIS-
024 (for Semester – I) and MEV-001, MEV-002, MEV-003, MIS-025 & MIS-026
(For Semester – II).
 For the course MISP-021, each student will complete the project as per the guidelines
given in Project workbook.
6. STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
You will get all necessary support from headquarter. Some of the academic as well as
administrative supports are listed below:
 Information, Counseling and advice on your programme as well as other academic
programmes offered by the University.
 Pre-admission, during admission and post-admission counseling.
 Induction for newly enrolled students.
 Supply of academic counseling schedules and project schedules.
 Provide Library facilities.
 Receipt and evaluate assignment responses submitted by you and return of the same with
marks and feedback on assignments you would be writing.
 Attend to academic and administrative queries pertaining to registration, examination,
assessment, feedback etc.

7. INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEM

The Open University system is more learner-oriented and the learner is an active participant in
the pedagogical (teaching and learning) process. Most of the instructions are imparted through
distance education methodology.
Study Material: Soft copy of the study material of the programme will be supplied to the
learners.
Academic Counseling: Academic Counseling sessions may be held through online. The
schedule of counseling will be intimated to the learner. The Coordinator of the programme will
work out the counseling schedule of these sessions taking into consideration various aspects
including the project work and term end examination periods, which you are required to
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undertake compulsorily.
Assignments: Assignments constitute an essential component of the instructional system. You
are required to write responses for these assignments based on your understanding of courses,
discussions and interactions you will have with counselors and fellow learners. You are required
to submit assignment responses of every course at the Study Centre allotted to you. Every
assignment marks will be counted for the final marking for each course.
The purpose of introducing an assignment system and giving assignments a weight age of 30 per
cent per course is intended to test your capacity and capability of your technical and practical
experiences. Therefore, you must devote enough time for preparing and writing assignment
responses as per the guidelines of the university and submit them to the study centre. Please
make sure that you must write assignment responses on your own which will improve your
understanding, knowledge and skills about the course curriculum. At the same time you are also
advised not to get tempted to reproduce the course material given in the units or assignments
responses of others. Any learners, which may indulge into such practices, may lose their
valuable time in acquiring knowledge and skills in the subject. Further, if you reproduce the textual
material from the course materials provided or any other source, you may be penalized by
awarding “Zero marks”.
While preparing assignment responses you must keep the following points in mind, which may
help you for preparing better assignment responses:
 Read assignment question carefully and identify various sources of material.
 Make your answer precise, concise and systematic, which is relevant to assessment
question.
 Supplement your response with examples, illustrations and real life situations with
activities which will help you acquiring better knowledge and skills.
 Stick to the word limit if indicated in the assignment, by drafting, re-drafting assignment
responses till you arrive to a final draft response.
 Write answer in your own handwriting, and don’t send typed assignments.

Instruction for sending assignment response

While sending the assignment responses the following points should be particularly taken care:
 Send assignment responses complete in all respect. Partial or incomplete assignment will
not carry any credit
 Use A-4 size paper for writing your responses and leave a margin of about 2 ½ on the left
side for writing tutor comments and providing feedback
 Always retain a copy of the assignment response with you as a precautionary measure.
 The assignment should be submitted to the coordinator at head quarter on or before the
last date indicated in the operation schedule given by the university
 Procure a set of new assignment question of an assignment falls on a holiday, the same
may be submitted on the next working day.
 Write your enrolment number, name and full address at the right hand corner of the 1st
page of your assignment response.
 Send your assignment responses to the study centre with which you are attached only,
please do not submit/forward your assignment to any centre/institution.

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The course for which the assignment has been done, its Course Code No. and Assignment Code
should be written in capital letters in the centre of the top of the 1st page of the response sheets.
The top left hand corner should be kept for office use. The top of the 1st page of your response(s)
should look something like this:
Course Title
Course Code
Assignment code

Enrolment No
Name

Address
Telephone
E-Mail
Date of Submission

Once you get the pass marks in an assignment, you cannot resubmit assignment responses, if any,
for improvement of grade/mark. Assignment is not subject to re-evaluation except factual errors,
if any.
Assignments are to be sent to School of Engineering & Technology the address of
Programme Coordinator.
Project Work: You have to complete a project of your choice as per the guidelines given in
Project Workbook.

8. TERM END EXAMINATION

Term End Examination (TEE) is another evaluation tool in the PGDINDS programme. The
university conducts Term-end examination twice a year in the month of June and December.
Students will be permitted to appear in term-end examination subject to the conditions and
registration for the courses, in which they wish to appear is valid, minimum time to pursue these
courses is elapsed and they have also submitted the required number of assignment (s) if any, in
those courses by the due date. Prescribed Fee has to be paid to appear Term end Examination.
Students can also submit On-line examination form as per the guidelines through IGNOU
website atwww.ignou.ac.in.

In order to appear in the Term-end-Examinations, the students are required to fill in the Term
End Examination form. The Examination Form is to be submitted online through IGNOU
Website www.ignou.ac.inalong with an examination fee of Rs. 200 per course. The written
examination will be held for MIS-021, MIS-022, MIS- 023 and MIS- 024 only (for Semester –
I) and MEV-001, MEV-002, MEV-003, MIS-025 & MIS-026 (For Semester – II). For MISP-
021, there will be project evaluation. The last dates for submitting the filled-in examination
forms areas follows:

Examination Dates for Submission of Examination Forms

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 Months Without Late Fee With a Late Fee*
of Rs. 1000
June 1st February to 31st 1st April to
March 10th May
December 1st August to 1st October to 10th
30th September November
*The dates/fee may change. Please check the status on website when required.

After receiving the examination form, the University will upload the hall ticket on the University
website before the commencement of TE Examinations.

Your enrolment number is your Roll Number for examinations. You should be careful in writing
it. Any mistake in writing the Roll Number will result in non-declaration of your result. Final
term end examination will be conducted at selected IGNOU examination centres.
To be eligible to appear at the term end examination in any course, you are required to fulfill the
following conditions:
 You should have submitted the assignment responses for the respective courses.
 You should have submitted the Examination Form in time in which you would like to
write examination.
 You should have valid registration at the time of submission of Examination form.
 You should complete a minimum duration of the programme.
Examination date sheet and schedule which indicates the date and time of examination for each
course is sent to all the Study Centers in advance. The same is also notified through IGNOU
Website from time to time.

9. EVALUATIONMETHODOLOGY

The system of evaluation in IGNOU is also different from that of the conventional universities.
IGNOU has a multi-tier system of evaluation.

 Continuous evaluation mainly through assignments which are tutor marked

assignments.
 The Term End Examinations.
 Projects
The evaluation of learners depends upon various instructional activities undertaken by them. A
learner has to write assignment responses compulsorily before taking term end examination from
time to time to complete an academic programme. Term-end examination will be conducted at
the study centre/exam centers, where as the project submission will be done at the study centre.

The weightage of TMA (Tutor Mark Assignments) and TEE for all the courses is 30% and 70%
respectively in the overall evaluation scheme of the programme.

A student will be awarded marks for the TMAs and for Term End Examination (TEE) part for
each course. To clear a course, a student will have to clear both the segments of the course.
Following table gives minimum percentage of marks required for the clearance of a course:

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 Evaluation Component’s % of marks for
part for the Course Clearance
TMA ≥35%
Term-end Examination (TEE) ≥35%
Overall Performance ≥40%

To facilitate statement of overall performance at the end of the programme, the calculation of
overall percentage will be based on the weighted average system and the precision will be up to
the one point after the decimal. Calculations will be carried out using the following scheme:

C1 P1  C1 P1  C1 P1  ....
Overall Percentage  100
C1  C2  C3  ...

where C1, C2 … denote credits associated with courses taken by the student, and
P1, P2 … denote the percentage of marks awarded in respective courses.
Depending on the over all percentage of the marks secured by a candidate the division will
awarded as follows
 1st Division (With Distinction) - 75% and above
 1st Division - 60% to74.9%
 2nd division - 50% to59.9%
 Pass - 40% to49.9%
 Unsuccessful - Below40%

10. OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Admission Schedule

The PGDINDS programme is available in both July and January Cycles of admissions.
Application form can be submitted on the online admission portal of University
https://ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in

Programme Fee

The programme fee of PGDINDS is Rs.12,100. The fee is to be paid through credit/debit
card/netbanking.

Some Useful Hints

 Please read the Programme Guide thoroughly and keep it handy. It contains most of the
information you are likely to need during your perusal of the PGDINDS programme.
 Please keep a record of all the information/letters/communication received from and sent to the
University.
 Do write to us if you face any problem while working through the programme. Please write
briefly and neatly for a quick redressal of your problem.
 In the case of change of address inform the relevant authorities well in advance.
 To get the best out of the programme, maintain a time-table for yourself and stick to it. Make the
time-table realistic taking into account some unforeseen situations, such as illness, official work,
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 social obligations etc.
 Be regular in your work and devote at least two hours of study every day.
 Use the prescribed forms appended in Annexure for different purposes to facilitate prompt action.
 In this Section we are enclosing the sample of some forms which are useful to you. Whenever
you have to correspond with the University, please get the photocopy of the relevant form, fill it
carefully and sent as per instructions therein. The detailed instructions for all these forms are
provided in this programme guide in different sections. Here is the link to important forms:
http://ignou.ac.in/ignou/studentzone/forms/2

11. CONTACTPERSONS
For any clarification and help, you may contact the Programme Coordinator at the following
addresses:
Prof. Sanjay Agrawal, Programme Coordinator
School of Engineering and Technology, IGNOU
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi - 110 068
Phone No. : 91-11-29572919, 9999266576(M)
E-mail :[email protected]

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