| CODE | CLS2309 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Applied Occupational Safety and Health | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for Labour Studies | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit provides participants with an overview of specific occupational sectors and industries and then focuses on applying previously learned general occupational health and safety principles to these specific sectors and industries. Thus the unit providing participants with an opportunity to apply knowledge and understanding to various local and international scenarios. Study-Unit Aims: The study-unit aims to: - Provide participants with an overview of specific organisational sectors and industries, in particular those factors which are likely to have an impact upon the health and safety of workers and effect the implementation of health and safety interventions. - Highlight the risk assessment, implementation of health and safety interventions and evaluation of these interventions specific to the covered areas. - Discuss relevant regulation and legislation within these specific industries and sectors. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe and analyse applied hazard identification, risk assessment and control along with safe systems of work and the evaluation of measures within the following occupational environments: - Safety in the construction industry - Safety in agriculture - Chemical safety - Transport safety - Aviation safety - Marine safety - Laboratory safety - Radiation safety - Electrical and electronic safety - Examine regulations and legislation pertaining to the above occupational settings. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Recall the salient features and current health and safety situation in the above described occupational settings; - Identify hazards, conduct risk assessments and develop control measures and safe systems of work for the following occupational environments: - Safety in the construction industry - Safety in agriculture - Chemical safety - Transport safety - Aviation safety - Marine safety - Laboratory safety - Radiation safety - Electrical and electronic safety Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Students are expected to utilise the same texts as per CLS1320; CLS1321; PBL1020; CLS1323; CLS1324; CLS1325 whilst also being provided with best practice examples and scientific texts pertaining to different occupational sectors and industries including: - Ferguson, M. & Nelson, S. (2013). Aviation safety. A balanced industry approach. United Kingdom: Delmar. - Griffth, A., & Howarth, T. (2014). Construction health and safety management. Oxon:Routledge. - Health and Safety Executive (HSE) (2012). Work with ionising radiation. From: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l121.pdf - Health and Safety Executive (HSE) (2000). Aircraft turnaround. From: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg209.pdf - Health and Safety Executive (HSE). (2006). Health and safety in construction (3rd ed). From: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg150.pdf - Health and Safety Executive (HSE) (2014). A guide to workplace transport safety (3rd Ed). From: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg136.pdf - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (1996). Basic safety standards for protection against ionizing radiation and for the safety of radiation sources. From: http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/@ed_protect/@protrav/@safework/documents/publication/wcms_152685.pdf - Kristanesen, S. (2004). Marine transportation: safety management and risk analysis. Oxon: Routledge. - Newell, B. (Eds) (2013). A guide to international oil and gas operational safety. Stourbridge: RMS publishing. - Occupational Health and Safety Authority Malta (OHSA) (2006). Code of practice for construction industry. From: http://ohsa.org.mt/Portals/0/docs/cop_06.pdf |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisites: Either hold a Diploma in Social Studies (Occupational Health and Safety) or students have successfully completed all study-units taken in Year 2 of the course. | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Chris Camilleri Mario Delicata Charles Micallef |
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