| CODE | CLS1325 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Investigative Skills and Occupational Safety Practice | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for Labour Studies | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit enables participants to develop the practical skills associated with the fieldwork which accompanies inspections, including hazard identification and measurement. Students are thus exposed to different forms of inspection techniques, develop data collecting and recording skills, and learn to prioritise findings. The unit will provide students with the opportunity to practice these skills within actual occupational settings. Study-Unit Aims: The study-unit aims to: - Impart knowledge and competence of inspection technique methods; - Allow students the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the applying of investigative skills within occupational settings via site visits. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate awareness of how to conduct investigative assessment surveys for physical and psychosocial factors in a variety of occupational environments during a final assessment by means of: hazard spotting; the use of appropriate check lists; critical incident technique; and the analysis of work practices; - Develop the knowhow to collect, document and prioritise findings which may be imparted verbally or via written recommendations. Findings will relate to product safety; checking for non-reporting and continued appropriateness; legal compliance; environmental and process safety; and psychosocial hazards; and shall be demonstrated through a final assessment; - Reflect upon industry or service industry visits to gain practical experience by means of a final assessment. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Conduct a variety of investigative assessment surveys for physical and psychosocial factors including hazard spotting; check lists; critical incident techniques; and the analysis of work practices in a service and industrial environments; - Communicate investigative findings from industrial and service environments verbally and via the preparation of appropriate documentation, whilst also demonstrating the ability to prioritise such findings; - Reflect upon personal skill set and identify goals for personal improvement. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Boyle, T. (2008). Health and safety: risk management. UK: Routledge. - Blunt, J. (2000). The Seven Deadly Sins of Risk Assessment, The Safety & Health Practitioner, November, pp. 23-25. - Crouhy, M., Galia, D. & Mark, R. (2014). The essentials of risk management. New York: McGraw-Hill. - Spencer, D. & Jerman, C. (2012). Risk-led safety: evidence-driven management. UK: The international institute of risk and safety management. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Fieldwork, Lecture, Independent Study & Practicum | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Mario Delicata Stelmart Khalil |
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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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