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FETAC L31750 Safety Management (10 day programme)
Purpose
This module aims to provide the learner with the knowledge and information necessary to effectively implement and manage a safe working environment for staff, users and other persons. It will provide a detailed understanding of the role of management in carrying out their duties and responsibilities under the legislation. It is aimed at equipping persons in a management role with the knowledge and skills to effectively manage the environment in a safe and risk controlled manner.
Preferred Entry Level
Candidates with a relevant FETAC Level 5 certificate and at least one-year full-time
experience.
General Aims
This module aims to enable the learner to:-
Appreciate the importance of a good safety culture in the workplace.
- Understand the role and function of management in providing a safe place to
work.
- Understand the nature of risk management in the workplace.
- Develop a wide range of skills required to implement a safe place of work.
The specific learning outcomes are grouped into 4 units:
- Unit 1 Accident Causation
- Unit 2 Safety / Work Culture
- Unit 3 Risk Management
- Unit 4 Training and Education
After completing the programme the learner will be able to:
Accident Causation
- Analyse accidents to determine causes;
- Specify the legal requirements associated with 'duty of care' in the workplace;
- Describe measures to minimise the risk of legal challenge through tort of negligence.
- Identify the General Duties of the employee at their place of work as per the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005
- Describe the role of the manufacturers and designers in relation to produce used at work, as outlined in the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005;
- Evaluate the role of a supervisor in relation to providing a safe place of work;
- Design a system for recording and reporting incidents and accidents in the work place.
- Design a procedure for identifying the various factors that contribute to the causes of accidents and incidents.
Safety / Work Culture
- Describe the term ‘safety culture’.
- Explain the legal issues surrounding ‘safety /work culture’.
- Quantify they general aims of a safe work culture as currently written.
- Describe the term ‘behavioural modification’.
- Describe the means by which behaviour can be reinforced.
- Analyse the relationship between a good safety culture and job satisfaction.
- Explain the relationship between culture and work practice.
- Evaluate the benefits of a good safety culture to the strategic management of a company.
- Design a procedure for recording a weekly ‘behavioural’ safety audit.
- Design a system for providing feedback on behaviour performance.
- Organise a review of the findings of a ‘behavioural’ observation study/safety audit with staff inviting them to suggest improvements.
- Define ‘Terms of Reference’ for worksite ergonomics.
- Specify who within a specific workplace type ‘Duty of Care’ in relation to ‘Safety /Work culture’ resides with.
Risk Management
- Explain the terms ‘hazard’, ‘risk’, ‘risk management’
- Evaluate the contribution that risk management can make to the overall effective management of the workplace.
- Design a hazard analysis sheet for an area of work.
- Evaluate the use of risk controls:
- Explain the conditions under which health surveillance should be carried out at work, as outlined in 2005 and General Application Regulation 2007
- Design a system of reporting to ensure that relevant health surveillance is carried out routinely.
- Describe the purpose of a safety statement.
- Describe the role of the supervisor in relation to the effective implementation of the safety statement.
- Evaluate the contribution that employees can make in compiling a site-specific safety statement.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of treating/controlling- identified risks.
Training and Education
- Describe the role of the employer in relation to the provision of information, training and consultation as per the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.
- Explain the advantages of training and education in providing a safe place of work.
- Carry out a training needs analysis on front line staff in relation to safety training completed and safety training required.
- List some of the methods of training available.
- Describe the role of the employer and employee from a selected normal operating procedure in relation to providing and using personal protective equipment at work;
- Design and deliver a short training programme on the use of personal protective equipment;
- Evaluate the benefits of effective use of personal protective equipment.
- Present a short training programme on coding and the use of signs at work as per
- Safety Health and Welfare at Work, (General Application) Regulations, 2007.
- Analyse the content of an induction-training programme for new staff in relation to safety awareness at work.
Assessment:
The assessment will comprise a written examination and a project.
The project will take the form of designing a Risk Management Programme for a designated workplace, together with a detailed description of the procedure implemented from start to finish.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Learners with experience and other awards in health and safety will be facilitated to have their prior learning recognised and assessed to enable them to achieve the awards.
This recognition of prior learning process will allow those who are currently involved in health and safety obtain FETAC Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Safety Management.
This process will require learners to submit a portfolio of evidence which can be assessed in a short period against the standards in the awards. The assessment process may include practical skills, demonstration and a theory test to demonstrate competence. RPL can only be offered by registered FETAC providers approved to offer RPL for these awards. Learners who wish to be considered for RPL must ensure at a minimum that they fully understand all of the learning outcomes outlined on the previous pages.
Further course information and information on RPL can be obtained by contacting Mary Murphy, OHSS on 091-5632067
Upcoming Course Dates:
FETAC L31750 Safety Management (10 day programme)
Venue: To be updated
Dates: The Safety Management public programme will be presented in response to demand.
Times: To be updated
Fee: To be updated
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For details on all upcoming courses Email OHSS or Tel: Mary Murphy at 091-563207
Tutors
Mary Murphy MMedScOccHealth BSc CMIOSH LFOH
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