| CODE | CLS2305 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Health and Safety Management and Supervisory Skills | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for Labour Studies | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | As health and safety practitioners and safety representatives are likely to be called upon to involve themselves in the formulation and implementation of OHS policy at their place of work, this unit first introduces participants to the features of such a role and its associated skills and competencies. The unit then tackles international standardised health and safety management systems relevant for small, medium as well as large organisations. Study-Unit Aims: The study-unit initially aims to introduce students to the basic features of a OHS supervisory role and its associated skills and competencies. It then aims to build on these features and present health and safety management, including international standardised systems, in a comprehensive manner. Finally, the unit aims to demonstrate the relationship between health and safety management systems and the different roles of occupational health and safety. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - State and evaluate the theory underpinning important supervisory skills during a final case study including: receiving information and ensuring its accurate interpretation; providing appropriate information to individuals and groups; establishing mechanisms for effectiveness and delivery; collaborating with trade unions, external experts and other actors; establishing and collaborating with safety representatives and safety committees. - Discuss the effects of supervision and related leadership principles including: working in teams, group make up, negotiation skills, and competence. - State and critically analyse during a final assessment, the contents and development of: health and safety policy documents; health and safety vigilance programmes; promoting change and change interventions; continuous education and training interventions; health and safety insurance. - Evaluate the purpose of health and safety management within a final assessment. - Identify internationally recognised health and safety management programmes during a final assessment, including OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001, and review their procedures and requirements, highlighting similarities, differences, benefits and limitations. - Discuss during a final assessment the implementation of health and safety management systems within different industries. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Develop health and safety policy; vigilance programmes; and change interventions. - Facilitate safety preparedness and response exercises. - Organise health and safety training. - Develop and implement health and safety management. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Health and safety executive (2013). Managing for health and safety. From: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg65.pdf. - IOSH. (n.d.). Setting standards in Health and Safety. Available from: http://www.iosh.co.uk/~/media/Documents/Books%20and%20resources/Guidance%20and%20tools/Setting%20the%20standards.pdf. Supplementary Readings: - Belbin, M. resources from http://www.belbin.com/ - Belbin, M. (2010). Team roles at work (2nd ed). Routledge. - European Agency for Safety and Health at work (EU-OSHA). (2015). Review of successful occupational safety and health benchmarking initiatives. Available from: https://osha.europa.eu/en/tools-and-publications/publications/report-eu-osha-review-successful-occupational-safety-and-health. - Fuller, C. & Vassie, L. (2004). Health and safety management: Principles and best practice. Essex (UK): Prentice Hall. - Sadiq (2012). OHSAS 18001 Step by step: a practical guide. Cambridgeshire: IT Governance Publishing. - Smith, D., Hunt, G., Green, C. (2008). Managing safety the systems way (4th ed). Business Information (BSI). - Spencer, L. & Spencer, S. (1993). Competence at work. Models for superior performance. Wiley and sons. - Tuckman, B. & Jensen, M. (1977) Stages of Small Group Development. Group and Organizational Studies, 2, 419-427. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Joseph C. Agius Osward Armani Luke Anthony Fiorini |
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