HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT

INSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL AND EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT

United Kingdom

UNIT SPECIFICATION

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Unit Title

Health and Safety Management

Credit value

The credit value for this unit is 30

30 credits equivalent to 300 hours of teaching and learning

(10 hours is equivalent to 1 credit)

Guided learning hours (GLH) = 50 hours

GLH includes lectures, tutorials and supervised study. This may vary to suit the needs and
requirements of the learner and/or the approved centre of study.
Directed learning = 50 hours: This includes advance reading and preparation, group
study, and undertaking research tasks.
Self-managed learning = 200 hours: This includes completing assignments and working
through the core and additional reading texts. It also includes personal research reading
via other physical and/or electronic resources.

Assessment methods

Written examination under clocked supervised conditions. Maximum 3 hours

Examination questions will be practical, application-based and be focused at an

operational level. According to the nature of the subject matter, a variety of question
styles and approaches will be included in the examination. Questions might be based on
case study materials and require a discursive answer, a report or a series of shorter
answers.
Students will typically be required to explore and compare the technical aspects of an
issue or topic or to apply their understanding to, for example, solve a problem or provide
a recommended solution.

Examination questions will be set, administered, assessed and internally verified by IPED
in the United Kingdom by IPED assessors and internal verifiers.

Minimum entry requirement(s)

Please refer to the statement of entry requirements

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Methods for teaching and learning

Centre based study

Lectures: Formal lectures to be provided at and by an approved centre
Class discussions: which should include analysis and review of various case studies
Group discussions: where students are advised to actively engage and contribute

OR

Distance learning:
Learner studies on his/her own, either at home or at a suitable location – reading,
watching or listening to material supplied, doing activities and assignments with regular
support from an assigned IPED tutor or other appropriate personnel. Guided learning
hours to be fulfilled through online communication such as chat forums.

Course monitoring and review

The module will be regularly reviewed by the Academic Advisory Board (AAB) to ensure
that it remains fit for purpose. The work of the tutors and examiners will be closely
monitored for the purposes of maintaining standards and for improvement . The IPED
Suggestion and Feedback System will be used to collect information from users of the
quaification to make informed decision on quality improvement.

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 Grading system
[All figures are expressed in percentage (%)]

Grade A 90-100 Distinction

70-89 Excellent

Grade B 60-69 Merit

Grade C 50-59 Pass

Grade D 40-49 Marginal pass

Grade F 39-0 Fail

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Learning outcome
Learner will understand:
1.0 Health and Safety Foundations
2.0 Health and Safety Management Systems; Policy
3.0 Health and Safety Management Systems: Organizing
Assessment criteria
Learner can give an account on:
1.1 The scope and nature of occupational health and safety
1.2 Moral, legal and financial reasons for promoting good standards of
health and safety
1.3 The scope, duties and offences of employers, managers,
employees and others under the management of health and safety
1.4 The legal and organizational health and safety roles and
responsibilities of clients and their contractors
2.1 Key elements of a health and safety management system
2.2 Purpose and importance of setting a policy for health and safety
2.3 Key features and appropriate content of an effective health and
safety policy
3.1 Organizational health and safety roles and responsibilities of
employers, directors and managers
3.2 Concept of health and safety culture and its significance in the
management of health and safety in an organization
3.3 Human factors which influence behaviour at work
3.4 How health and safety behaviour at work can be improved
3.5 Emergency procedures and arrangement for contacting
emergency services
3.6 Requirements for, and effective provision of first aid in the
workplace
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4.0 Health and Safety Management Systems: Planning 4.1 Importance of planning
4.2 Principles and practices of risk assessment
4.3 General principles of control and hierarchy of risk reduction
measures
4.4 Safe systems of work
4.5 Permits to work

5.0 Health and Safety Management Systems: Measuring, Audit and 5.1 Active and reactive monitoring
Review 5.2 Health and safety auditing
5.3 Investigating accidents
5.4 Recording and reporting incidents
5.5 Review of health and safety performance

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 Recommended learning resources

Indicative Introduction to health and safety management 5th Edition by Hughes et al 2011.
reading ISBN 978-0-08-0970707

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