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LP20252: Health & safety, risk assessment

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2013/4
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Mechanical Engineering (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office)
Further information on credits Credits: 5
Further information on unit levels Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Semester 1 at Bridgwater College
Semester 1 at Chichester College
Semester 1 at Swindon College
Further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 100%
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: 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.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

LP20252 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
  • UEME-HPF44 : FdSc Engineering Systems (Part-time at Swindon College) - Year 3
  • UEME-RFF44 : FdSc Engineering Systems (Full-time at Bridgwater College) - Year 2
  • UEME-RPF44 : FdSc Engineering Systems (Part-time at Bridgwater College) - Year 3
  • UEME-SFF44 : FdSc Engineering Systems (Full-time at Chichester College) - Year 2

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2013/4 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2014/15 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2013/14.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.