PGDINDS - July 2024

ASSIGNMENT BOOKLET

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

(PGDINDS)

SECOND SEMESTER

Last date for submission:

30th September for July 2024 Session

School of Engineering and Technology

Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068
Dear Student,
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evaluation which would consist of one tutor-marked assignment for each of MIS-025, MIS-026,
MEV-001, MEV-002 and MEV-005 courses. You have to score a minimum of 40 marks out of 100 marks in
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 Assignment -1
(To be done after studying the course material)
Course Code: MIS-025
Course Title: Industrial Project Management & Control Strategies
Assignment Code: MIS-025/TMA/2024
Maximum Marks: 100
Last Date of Submission: Sept. 30, 2024

Note: Attempt all questions. All questions carry equal marks.

Q.1 What do you understand by Organizational culture and Organizational 10

climate? Discuss the elements of organizational structure.

Q.2 Explain and relate responsibility, accountability and authority with suitable 10
examples.

Q.3 Define value. How does it differ from cost? Describe 7-phases of value 10
engineering job plan.

Q.4 What is ISO 9000? What benefits Indian industries can derive after getting 10
ISO certification?

Q.5 Enumerate the principles of Scientific Management proposed by Taylor. What 10

were the main criticisms of this thought of management? How, in your
opinion, can the Human Relations Approach overcome these problems and
the criticism of this school of management?

Q.6 What is coordination? What are its benefits? How is vertical coordination 10
achieved in an organization? Discuss.

Q.7 What is a Detailed Project Report (DPR)? What are the documents and data 10
necessary for its preparation? How does it differ from Techno-economic
Feasibility Report?

Q.8 What do you understand by the concepts "Sustainable Development" and 10

"Environmental Impact Assessment"? Discuss the five basic contents of EIA.

Q.9 Explain various types of price elasticity. What are the factors which govern 10
the price elasticity of demand?

Q.10 What is "Power"? How is it different from "Authority"? What is meant by 10

"Dynamics of Power"? Explain in detail.
 Assignment -2
(To be done after studying the course material)
Course Code: MIS-026
Course Title: Communication Skills for Industrial Safety
Assignment Code: MIS-026/TMA/2024
Maximum Marks: 100
Last Date of Submission: Sept. 30, 2024

Note: Attempt all questions. All questions carry equal marks.

Q.1 a) What is communication? What is the need of communication? List its 5

benefits.

b) Explain the communication process with a suitable diagram. 5

Q.2 a) Explain the conditions under which managers may have to make 5
decisions.

b) Discuss the advantages and limitations of Group Decision Making. 5

Q.3 a) What is ICT? What are the components of ICT? List out its applications. 5

b) What are the stages of Technical Writing? Explain. 5

Q.4 (a) Explain the importance of communication for safety personnel. 5

(b) Describe the ways to promote workplace safety through communication. 5

Q.5 a) How do you write technical article? Describe the proper structure of the 5
article.

b) What is tender? How do you prepare notification for tender? 5

Q.6 (a) Discuss the characteristics of attitude. 5

(b) Describe the factors affecting attitude. 5

Q.7 a) What is Team Work? What are the roles and responsibilities in a team? 5
Discuss.

b) What is Leadership? Explain the various types of Leadership Theories. 5

Q.8 Discuss the conflict management approaches in detail. 10

Q.9 a) What is the importance of writing skills? List out the various common 5
mistakes that arise while writing?

b) How do you prepare for an oral presentation? List out the various tools 5
 required for presentation.

Q.10 Write short notes on the following: 10

(i) Characteristics of decision making
(ii) Difference between emotions and mood
(iii) Process of listening
(iv) Common mistakes made by writers
 Assignment -3
(To be done after studying the course material)
Course Code: MEV-001
Course Title: Introduction to Environmental Health
Assignment Code: MEV-001/TMA/2024
Maximum Marks: 100
Last Date of Submission: Sept. 30, 2024

Note: Attempt all questions. All questions carry equal marks.

Q.1 What are the human dimensions of global environmental changes? Explain 10
about environmental sustainability.

Q.2 What are the major functions of ecosystem? 10

Q.3 What is meant by atmospheric effect and the reactions that occur in the 10
atmosphere?

Q.4 Explain various types of air pollutants, their sources and effects. 10

Q.5 How the agriculture, industrial, urban and nuclear waste can contribute to the 10
soil pollution?

Q.6 Explain environmental water monitoring system with suitable examples. 10

Q.7 Explain about radiation pollution and nuclear hazards in detail. What are their 10
controlling measures and safety regulations?

Q.8 What is the significance of energy flow in ecosystem? Explain. 10

Q.9 Explain the causes of environmental degradation & how human health is 10
affected by this.

Q.10 Describe the health impacts of particulate matter and their precautionary 10
measures.
 Assignment -4
(To be done after studying the course material)
Course Code: MEV-002
Course Title: Environmental and Occupational Hazards
Assignment Code: MEV-002/TMA/2024
Maximum Marks: 100
Last Date of Submission: Sept. 30, 2024

Note: Attempt all questions. All questions carry equal marks.

Q.1 Classify various types of chemical hazards with suitable examples. 10

Q.2 Describe the causes of drought. 10

Q.3 Explain the various psycho-social and ergonomic hazards faced in the health 10
sector.

Q.4 Differentiate hazard and disaster. Classify the various types of chemical 10
hazards with suitable examples.

Q.5 Describe the causes, types, and impacts of Tsunamis and earthquakes. 10

Q.6 Describe the various health hazards faced by employees in the agricultural 10
sector.

Q.7 What are landslides? Describe the causes of landslides. 10

Q.8 Write short notes on: 10

a) Bioterrorism
b) Biological hazards.

Q.9 Describe the causes and effects of tropical cyclones. 10

Q.10 What is hazard assessment? What are the steps involved in hazard 5+5
assessment? Illustrate the application of GIS and Remote Sensing in disaster
management.
 Assignment -5
(To be done after studying the course material)
Course Code: MEV-005
Course Title: Occupational Health and Safety
Assignment Code: MEV-005/TMA/2024
Maximum Marks: 100
Last Date of Submission: Sept. 30, 2024

Note: Attempt all questions. All questions carry equal marks.

Q.1 Define health. Describe the impact of environmental hazards on human 10

health.

Q.2 (i) Define accidents. List and explain the preventive measures for accidents 10
and industrial hazards.
(ii) Describe the steps of cardio pulmonary resuscitation.

Q.3 Differentiate between case control and Cohort Study with suitable example. 10

Q.4 Discuss the occupational hazards and risk of migrant workers. 10

Q.5 Define prevention. Discuss the levels of prevention. Explain in brief 10

intervention under the three levels of prevention with examples.

Q.6 Describe the elements and forms of participation. Explain in details the 10
hierarchy of controls with examples.

Q.7 Define occupational hazards. Discuss physical hazards and its impact on 10
health.

Q.8 Discuss the steps in recording and notification of occupational diseases. 10

Q.9 Discuss the occupational health hazards in repetitive tasks. 10

Q.10 Explain Wallace’s Rule of Nines. Explain the immediate steps of managing 10
burns by fires and the first aid for skin burns.