Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Safety

About Tne Program

Program Objectives

About The Programs

The Fire & Safety as a subject has become very important in view of rapid industrialization and development of new technology and consequent enactment of various legislation for ensuring safety & security of the property & life. In view of the changing scenario at the national and international level in the field of Science and Technology, there is a great demand for Safety personnel in the Industries and construction sector as per Section 40B(2) Factories Act 1948.However with recent incidents of fire in UPL,ONGC & various GIDC in Gujarat .There is are great demand for skilled and competent Safety Professionals . GSFC University is committed to high academic standards. Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Safety ( PGDIS) is provided by GSFC University as one year Program. PGDIS Program is designed as per the needs of Safety Officers in Industries along with case study, seminars, safety audits & industrial visits. Students will also get theoretical and practical knowledge by undergoing industrial visits, Industry defined project. The course of PGDIS is designed to full fill recent demands of industrial career. The Program provide an opportunity to make a career in construction industry, petrochemical & Oil & Gas, Process industries, Aviation & Marine industry. Opportunity for the placement may be provided by the Institute.

Program Objectives

To provide competent person in the area of Safety as per the government norms.

To enhance the employment opportunities by providing state of the art training in premier Industrial campus in the area of Industrial Safety.

To analyze specific problems encountered in the planning and implementation of policies & Legislation related to Safety and suggest suitable remedial measures

To meet specific industrial & society needs related to safety.

Program Outcomes

Students will gain and apply knowledge of fire & safety concepts such as Safety Management, Safety Engineering, Safety in chemical industry, Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment & Control techniques, Legislation related to Fire & Safety & Industrial hygiene.

Students will be able to visit live plants to learn the safety audits, case study and hazard identifications.

Students will be able to do risk identification & control techniques as per the legislation.

Students will be able to mitigate hazards & risks in real industrial environment.

Students will be exposed to industry experts to understand the real time solution

Program Structure

The PGDIS Program is offered as one year hybrid mode ( Online & Offline) by experienced safety professionals. Each year is called an academic year and is divided into two semesters. Each semester consists of twenty four weeks of teaching and one month of industrial internship.

The teaching learning process involves online theory classes from Monday to Saturday from 6pm-9pm and offline sessions on Sundays for industrial visits & discussions. The curriculum will be delivered through various methods including chalk and talk, laboratories, power point presentations, audio, video tools, E-learning / E-content, virtual laboratories, simulations, field trips/ Industry visits, seminars, workshops, projects, models, class discussions and industrial internship.

Sr. No.	Day	Time	Mode
1	Monday - Saturday	6:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Online

Semester – I
Sr. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Course Type	L	T	P	C
1	PGDIS101	Safety Management	Core	4	0	0	4
2	PGDIS102	Safety Engineering -I	Core	4	0	0	4
3	PGDIS103	Safety in Chemical Industries	Core	4	0	0	4
4	PGDIS104	Safety Engineering - II	Core	4	0	0	4
5	PGDIS107	Industrial Internship -1	Ability Enhancement	0	0	0	2
Total							18

Semester – II
Sr. No.	Course Code	Course Title	Course Type	L	T	P	C
1	PGDIS201	Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment & Determining Control Techniques	Core	4	0	0	4
2	PGDIS202	Industrial Health & Hygiene	Core	4	0	0	4
3	PGDIS203	HSE Legislations and Associated Statutory Provisions	Core	4	0	0	4
4	PGDIS204	Professional Elective	Core Elective	4	0	0	4
5	PGDIS207	Industrial Internship -2	Ability Enhancement	0	0	0	2
Total							18

Admission Process

Eligibility for Admission

Sr. No.	Qualifications Required	Experience
1	B.Sc. Fire & Safety	NIL
2	B.Sc. with Chemistry, Physics, Electronics or Environment as principal subject.	2 Years
3	B.E. or B.Tech. in any discipline of Engineering or Technology.	NIL
4	M.Sc. with Physics, Chemistry, Electronics or Environment M.Sc. IGBT (Sp. in Environmental Biotech).	NIL
5	M.E. or MTech. or M.I.H. (Master of Industrial Hygiene).	NIL