Full Title | Occupational Health, Hygiene and Chemical Risk Management |
---|
Short Title | Occupational Health, Hygiene |
---|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description |
---|
This module addresses the systematic management of major occupational safety and health risks, their causative agents and health effects. |
Indicative Syllabus |
---|
Chemical health hazards. Physico-chemical hazards, including flammability and explosivity. Storage, containment and transport of dangerous goods. Safe systems of work including confined spaces, lock-out/tag-out. Control of major accident hazards. Chemical exposure in the workplace. Occupational exposure to vibration. Occupational exposure to asbestos. Evaluation of occupational hygiene data. History & development of occupational ill health. Policy makers and key drivers of occupational health. Occupational health services, the multidisciplinary team approach, specialist services. Interpretation of statistics and data related to occupational ill health. Occupational health effects of physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic and psychosocial hazards. Vulnerable risk groups, legislative requirements, codes of practice relating to ill health, health surveillance of health issues. Demographics and concerns regarding workforce. Appropriate occupational health strategies to manage workplace health hazards. Health screening, health surveillance, absence management, case management, employee assistant programmes. Promoting health and wellbeing in the workforce. Key performance indicators to measure performance in occupational health.
|
Learning Outcomes |
---|
On completion of this module the learner will/should be able to |
|
Assessment Strategies |
---|
Continuous assessment - 50%, Final exam - 50%. Regular assessments may be undertaken via moodle and assignments delivered as per module requirements. Students may be assessed individually or in group environments with a strong emphasis on continual improvement and skill building. |
Assessment Facilitites |
---|
PC, broadband, final examination centres. Transport to site visits. Remote proctoring facilities will be required. |
Module Dependencies |
---|
Pre Requisite Modules |
Co Requisite Modules |
Incompatible Modules |
Coursework Assessment Breakdown | % |
---|---|
Course Work / Continuous Assessment | 50 % |
End of Semester / Year Formal Examination | 50 % |
Coursework Assessment Breakdown |
---|
Description | Outcome Assessed | % of Total | Assessment Week |
---|---|---|---|
Enquiry based learning (EBL) scenario simulating workplace OSH problems in the area of occupational health, hygiene and chemical risk management | 1,3,4,5,6,7,8 | 40 | OnGoing |
Moodle Quiz | 1,2,4,6 | 10 | End of Semester |
Formative MCQs based on lectures & reading materials | 1,2,4,6 | - | OnGoing |
End Exam Assessment Breakdown |
---|
Description | Outcome Assessed | % of Total | Assessment Week |
---|---|---|---|
Final Exam | 1,2,3,4,5,6,8 | 50 | Start of Semester |
Mode Workload |
---|
Type | Location | Description | Hours | Frequency | Avg Weekly Workload |
---|
Total Average Weekly Learner Workload 0.00 Hours |
---|
Mode Workload |
---|
Type | Location | Description | Hours | Frequency | Avg Weekly Workload |
---|
Total Average Weekly Learner Workload 0.00 Hours |
---|
Mode Workload |
---|
Type | Location | Description | Hours | Frequency | Avg Weekly Workload |
---|
Total Average Weekly Learner Workload 0.00 Hours |
---|
Mode Workload |
---|
Type | Location | Description | Hours | Frequency | Avg Weekly Workload |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Online Lecture | Distance Learning Suite | Lecture | 2 | Weekly | 2.00 |
Independent Learning | Not Specified | Self Study | 10 | Weekly | 10.00 |
Workshop | Not Specified | Site Visit/Guest Lectures | 4.5 | Once Per Semester | 0.30 |
Directed Learning | Not Specified | Directed Learning | 1.7 | Weekly | 1.70 |
Total Average Weekly Learner Workload 4.00 Hours |
---|
Resources |
---|
Book Resources |
|
Other Resources |
N/A |
Url Resources |
http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Chemicals/ http://www.irishstatutebook.ie |
Additional Info |
ISBN BookList |
---|
Book Cover | Book Details |
![]() |
Tar-Ching Aw 2013 Occupational Health: Pocket Consultant Wiley-Blackwell ISBN-10 ISBN-13 |
![]() |
Sharon Clarke 2015 The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Occupational Safety and Workplace Health (Wiley-Blackwell Handbooks in Organizational Psychology) Wiley-Blackwell ISBN-10 ISBN-13 |
![]() |
2006 Environmental and Occupational Medicine Lippincott Williams and Wilkins ISBN-10 0781762995 ISBN-13 9780781762991 |