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On completion of the module the student should be able:
-To advise management about a wide range of safety hazards in their own work place and other low risk environments
-To describe national and organisational accident prevention strategies
-To demonstrate knowledge of controls appropriate to a range of risks to safety
-To apply the principles of risk management to a variety of safety hazard situations
- To use a project management approach to planning and managing OSH activities.
This module introduces students to the principles and practices in the management of safety hazards at work. It addresses a wide range of safety hazards and the factors that must be considered in assessing the risks and in implementing health and safety management systems to control the risks and prevent accidents. The module includes preparation of a bespoke OSH project.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Tutorial | 12 |
Specified Learning Activities | 40 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 50 |
Placement/Work Experience | 20 |
Online Learning | 30 |
Total | 152 |
Students will normally be working adults, with a strong interest in, and/or some responsibility for, occupational safety and health
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: 10090-3 Project report associated with occupational safety management | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 60 |
Assignment: 10090-1 Project Proposal | Unspecified | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 15 |
Assignment: 10090-2 Draft assignment associated with occupational safety hazard management | Unspecified | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 25 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Summer | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities
Your grader will complete a rubric to show you the areas that you completed well and the areas that could be improved in your assignments. You will receive feedback on your assessment in the form of written annotations on the assessment in Brightspace, and an overarching summary feedback comment. Tutors will give overarching assignment advice based on class level assignment feedback during tutorials
Name | Role |
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Assoc Professor Conor Buggy | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Mrs Jamie Campbell | Tutor |
Mr Tim Cranley | Tutor |
Mr Darrell Fernandes | Tutor |
Ms Una Hogan | Tutor |
Mr Declan Monahan | Tutor |