| CODE | CLS1321 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Occupational Safety | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for Labour Studies | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit introduces students to the topic of occupational safety. It deals with the properties of materials and engineering design as they relate to structures and work equipment. Dangerous working environments such as confined spaces are also tackled as are measures to mitigate risk such as permits, equipment, signs and labeling. Study-Unit Aims: Occupational safety is a fundamental component of health and safety. The study unit aims to provide students with an overview of the general principles of occupational safety. The unit focuses on the knowledge, skills and competencies needed to enhance the various aspects of safety within an organisation or work setting. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Discuss the principles of safety at work including the principles of good housekeeping for a variety of occupational settings; - Evaluate the overall safety of work equipment and structures by means of an analysis of the basic principles of materials, structures and mechanical sciences, including design, manufacturing, reliability and testing; - Analyse methods of identifying and purchasing safe tools for occupational use including, warnings, testing and labelling; - Discuss machinery safety by identifying examples of dangerous parts of machines, the guarding of such devices, and knowledge of safety principles related to the use and maintenance of electric motors, gas and oil fired equipment; - Analyse situations and examples which involve entry into confined spaces including stating the dangers involved and deducing the precautions that need to be taken; - Detail the reasons and advantages for utilising a permit-to-work system during the final examination, as well as the different forms of this system and the steps to be taken; - Identify relevant occupational health and safety signs, signals and labels and can detail by means of relevant case studies when, why and how they should be utilised; - Identify relevant personal protective equipment and can detail by means of relevant case studies when, why and how they should be utilised; - Analyse the implications on safety, including their assessment and possible solutions, of the following factors: Lighting and thermal conditions; Noise; Vibration; Welding; Ventilation systems; Pressurized systems; Maintenance. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify general steps to be taken within a work setting to improve or consolidate occupational safety; - Demonstrate practical ability to identify relevant signs, signals and labels; - Demonstrate correct usage of personal protective equipment; - Develop permit to work (PTW) systems; - Conduct occupational assessments of the following factors: Lighting and thermal conditions; Noise; Vibration; Welding; Ventilation systems; Pressurized systems; Maintenance. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text: - Channing, J. (2013). Safety at work (8th ed). New York: Routledge. Supplementary Readings: - St John Holt, A. & Allen, J. (2014). Principles of health and safety at work (8th ed). New York: Routledge. - Alli, B.O. (2008). Fundamental principles of occupational health and safety (2nd ed). International Labour Office. - Health and Safety Executive (2006). Health and Safety in Construction UK: HSE Books, from http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg150.pdf - Health and Safety Executive (2001). A guide to measuring health and Health & Safety performance. UK: HSE Books. From http://www.hse.gov.uk/opsunit/perfmeas.pdf - Health and Safety Executive (2006). Essentials of Health and Safety at Work: London, HSE Books, Sudbury. From www.sh168.org.tw/getRef.ashx?id=174 - Ridley, J. (2008) Health and Safety in Brief. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Osward Armani Joseph Borg Chris Camilleri Louis Coleiro Joseph Cremona Charles Micallef |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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