Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:
- define occupational health and safety and quality management compliance requirements, best practices and apply those
- assess and manage occupational health and safety risks
- plan, assess and develop occupational health and safety as part of organisations operations
- lead and manage occupational health and safety operations

Teaching methods

IMPLEMENTATION
This implementation is meant for degree students studying in English and for exchange students.
It is also suitable for Open UAS students wishing to study in English.
Finnish implementation is TO00BN71-3007.

CONTENT
-This study unit has contact teaching on three separate days.
-In addition, this study unit has preparatory and complementary online teaching and independent studying
-Student has the opportunity to complete the Occupational Safety Card and the Well-being at Work Card during the contact sessions.
-If possible, student groups are allocated working life partners to complete their course assignment

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
All contact studies will take place at Leppävaara campus or elsewhere in the capital region. All online teaching and study unit communication takes place in the Canvas online learning environment, real time online meetings in MS Teams- and Zoom-rooms.

GUIDANCE AND R&D METHODS
Students must complete a learning assignment that requires e.g interviewing, observation and reporting skills in collaboration with the working life. The assignment is scheduled and it also contains guidance by lecturers and the working life partners as well if necessary.

Location and time

[This field is not used at Laurea.]

Learning materials and recommended literature

1. LEGISLATION required. Only certain applicable sections are used. Access legislation in Finlex.
-Constitution of Finland
-Employment Contracts Act
-Occupational Safety and Health Act
-Working Hours Act
-Act on Occupational Safety and Health Enforcement and Cooperation on Occupational Safety and Health at Workplace
-Act on Co-operation within Undertakings
-Occupational Health Care Act
-Act on Equality between Women and Men
-Non-Discrimination Act
-Rescue Act
-Workers' Compensation Act
-Framework directive on occupational safety and health in the EU (not in Finlex, see EU-OSHA)

2. STANDARDS (can be accessed in SFS Online; sign in via LibGuides)
-ISO31000:2018 Risk management
-ISO45001:2018 Occupational health and safety management systems
-ISO9001:2015 Quality management systems
-IEC 31010 Risk assessment techniques

3. LITERATURE
-Occupational Safety Card booklet NOTE: will be handed out during course for those completing the card training.
-Well-being at Work Card booklet NOTE: will be handed out during course for those completing the card training.
-More will be included in study unit materials.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

Recognition of prior studies: if you have completed comparable studies earlier in another higher education institution, be in touch with your head of student affairs.

Demonstration of competence: According to the degree regulations “all students are entitled to demonstrate their competence. The recognition and accreditation of prior competence is initiated by the students themselves. For more information see the BBA demonstration of competence Canvas workspace (Tradenomikoulutus – Osaamisen näytöt)

Co-operation with working life and/or RDI

Study unit has a learning assignment that is completed in collaboration with a working life partner.

Important dates

Note: this only has the most important dates for completion of the study unit. All teaching can be found in your Pakki calendar, which automatically updates to MS Outlook and Tuudo.

1. Accepting your place in study unit: a questionnaire will be sent 21.8. and must be completed latest 29.8.

2. Mandatory presence if you wish to claim the Occupational Safety Card: 1.9. This session will be held at Rudus Safety Park (Ämmässuonkuja 3, Espoo). More information will be sent in August.

3. Mandatory presence if you wish to claim the Well-being at Work Card: 7.10

4. Return of learning assignment: 26.11.

5. Debrief of learning assignment, every group must be represented: 3.12

6. Study unit exam (online)
- Scheduled exam time: week 49
- 1st retake opportunity: week 51
- 2nd retake opportunity: week 2 (of 2024)

Forms of internationality

The study unit is suitable for exchange students.

Study unit uses materials in English and EU-level legislation and materials.

Students workload

One credit equals approximately 26.7 hours of work performed by the student; 10 cr = 267 hours.
Distribution of work is estimated to be the following:

-Contact sessions: 14h
-Online contact sessions: 8h
-Preparatory and complementary online teaching and independent studying: 125h
-Learning assignment: 120h

Content and scheduling

Themes worked on during study unit:
-Management of OSH
-Analysis and assessment of the risks at work
-Occupational safety, health and well-being
-Equality and non-discrimination in a workplace
-Flow, quality and productivity of work
-Investigation of accidents
-Travel safety
-Psychology of crisis situations, workplace conflicts

Methods worked on and used:
-Risk management process
-Risk evaluation- and assessment methods
-Accident investigation methods
-OSH indicators and measurement
-Reporting- and development methods
-Quality management methods

Issues researched and developed:
-Level of OSH
-Quality of work performance
-Equality and non-discrimination in a workplace
-Safety consciousness and know-how at a workplace
-Organization and management of OSH
-Crisis preparedness

Discussed concrete end products:
-Analysis and assessment of the risks at work
-Occupational safety and health policy
-Gender equality plan (appropriate parts regarding themes of study unit)
-Equality plan (appropriate parts regarding themes of study unit)
-Personnel and training plan (appropriate parts regarding themes of study unit)
-Well-being at work development plan

Further information for students

Accepting your place in study unit: a questionnaire will be sent 21.8. and must be completed latest 29.8.

Before enrolling to this study unit, you should have adequate competence of safety, security and risk management, which you can acquire for example by completing study unit HT00BN79 Basics of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (10 cr) or TO00BS57 Basic Theory of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (5 cr) at Open University of Applied Sciences

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

Evaluation is based on study plan goals and evaluation criteria.

The evaluated tasks are:
- Learning assignment in groups. Evaluated Rejected / 1-5. Weight in overall grade 60%
- Exam as individual task. Evaluated Rejected / 1-5. Weight in overall grade 40%

In this study unit the assessing of the competences will be done by using the criteria set for requirement level II.

Students who have failed assignments or examinations required for passing a study unit must supplement or retake their study attainment in a manner and schedule defined by the teacher of the study unit. ... A failed examination or other study attainment can be retaken twice. A failure to attend an actual examination is considered to be one completion attempt. (Laurea degree regulations.)

All staff and students of Laurea are expected to adhere to good scientific practices, which includes appropriate referencing. Familiarise yourself with the practices and, if needed, ask for more information. All study assignments are to be done as individual work unless otherwise instructed. The learning assignment will be checked with the Urkund plagiarization program.

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

To achieve grade 1 (or pass) student must be able to
-Use professional concepts in a consistent manner and demonstrate his/her familiarity with the knowledge basis
-Report and communicate in a professional manner
-Act independently taking into account the operating environment
-Take responsibility for interaction with customers and/or co-operation partners and for responding to their needs
-Describe the significance of his/her actions for successful co-operation
-Describe his/her competence in relation to the learning outcomes

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

To achieve grade 3 student must be able to
-Act in a manner that promotes the team’s entrepreneurial and responsible approach to work
-Describe the development of his/her competence in relation to the learning outcomes
-Propose creative solutions at work
-Promote professional co-operation and enhance customer and partner relationships
-Critically evaluate information and justify their actions with science-based knowledge

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

To achieve grade 5 student must be able to
-Evaluate and develop the team’s entrepreneurial and responsible approach to work
-Evaluate the possibilities for utilising competence and plan his/her personal development and development of the team
-Analyse the acquired information, draw conclusions and combine theoretical knowledge with experiential knowledge
-Evaluate the applicability of produced knowledge, skill or idea to other contexts as well as their impact
-Anticipate needs of customers and/or co-operation partners

Qualifications

Before enrolling to this study unit, you should have adequate competence of safety, security and risk management, which you can acquire for example by completing study unit HT00BN79 Basics of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (10 cr) or TO00BS57 Basic Theory of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management (5 cr) at Open University of Applied Sciences