Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Engineering
Learning Methods
Lecture
Online
Tutorial
Module Offerings
7597RTC-SEP-PAR
Aims
To enable students to:
Understand workplace hazards and systems for controlling them.
Devise documentation for the management of workplace hazards.
Examine the benefits of workplace hazard management systems.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Apply appropriate techniques to develop a documented workplace safety assessment
2.
Consider alternative approaches to workplace safety management
3.
Apply the concept of tolerability of risk and As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) to workplace hazard management
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Drivers for continuous improvement in workplace safety
Incident rates
Attitudes to risk / perception of risk
Workplace hazards
Control of Workplace Hazards - Safe Systems of Work.
Task Risk Assessment / Job Safety Analysis
Risk ranking and ALARP assessment for workplace activities
Risk assessment process & hazard checklist
Hierarchy of controls
Toolbox talks
Permit to Work Systems
Safe Isolation of Hazardous Equipment
Behavioural safety systems e.g. STOP etc.
Company specific Rules of Safety
Hazardous Chemicals/ Goods
Material Safety Data Sheets
Dangerous Goods transportation
Personal Protective Equipment
General, work at height, work with chemicals etc.
Hazardous area classification
Zone ratings
Methods of Hazardous Area Classification.
Additional Information:The aim of this module is to provide an appreciation of workplace hazards and systems for controlling them. Task risk assessment, Permit to Work, behavioural safety systems and hazardous area classification are studied, as are personal protective equipment and management of hazardous chemicals and goods.
Assessment is in the form of an essay combined with activities (e.g. exercises, discussions, etc.).
The module is delivered via distance learning, described as follows:
Lecture (using slides and slide notes): Online self-study
Tutorial/Activities (Exercises and reviews): Online activities with teacher feedback, and virtual classrooms
Tutor-supported Online: Tutor feedback for activities, virtual classrooms and email support