Occupational Health, Safety and Quality (10 cr)

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

Location and time

[This field is not used at Laurea.]

Materials

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.

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.

Employer connections

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

Exam schedules

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)

International connections

The study unit is suitable for exchange students.

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

Completion alternatives

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)

Student 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 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

Evaluation scale

H-5

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

Further information

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