Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
AS20252 Health & safety, risk assessment |
| Credits: 5 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 1 at Swindon College |
| Semester: 2 at Swindon College |
| Assessment: CW 100% |
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Aims: The aims of this unit are to:
* develop knowledge of the Health and Safety regulatory framework; * investigate the impact of Health and Safety on the engineering working environment; * develop the tools used to evaluate and analyse risks in the organisation. Learning Outcomes: On completion of the unit the student should be able to: * explain the scope and impact of UK and EU legislation on operations in an engineering organization, including the formal and criminal consequences for non compliance; * appreciate the origins and developments taking place in legislation, the professional bodies and government agencies that contribute towards the regulatory framework; * apply risk assessment techniques and evaluation processes used to aid the management of identified risks in the engineering organization environment. Skills: During this unit students should gain the following skills in: Intellectual: * gathering processing and analyzing information (F, A) * synthesizing models of regulatory frameworks (F, T) * evaluating impact of identified risks (F, A) Professional: * making written and verbal presentations (F, A) * justifying decisions and evaluations made (F) Practical: * maintaining records of research carried out (T, A) * carrying out investigation of engineering organizations (F, A) Key: * writing reports (A) * applying numerical techniques (T, A). Content: This unit concentrates on: * the UK and EU Regulatory environment that impacts on engineering organisation * interpreting and implementing Health & Safety and Risk Assessment policies * Risk Management techniques * Statistical Analysis procedures * Risk and Hazard classification and evaluation of their impacts on the engineering operations * appropriate methodologies for recording and reviewing the risk management processes. |