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TIØ4205 - Health, Safety and Environment - Methods and Tools in HSE Practice

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Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Portfolio assessment
Grade: Letters

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Arbeider 30/100
Skriftlig eksamen 70/100 4 timer

Course content

The course focuses on the prevention of occupational accidents, but examples from applications in the fields of major accidents, working environment and accidental environmental pollution are also discussed. A theoretical part of the subject deals with accident theories and models, barrier philosophies for accident prevention and feedback and learning mechanisms within an organisation. Organisational and individual obstacles to an efficient learning from experiences on accidents and errors are highlighted. The subject presents and evaluates methods and tools in the areas of accident and near-accident reporting and investigations, workplace inspections, HSE information and decision support systems, HSE performance monitoring, emergency preparedness, and methods for job safety analysis and risk assessments of machinery. Auditing methods are emphasised and practised.

Learning outcome

The position and function of the course:
The subject should be related to TIØ4201. The subject is in particular providing students relevant and thorough knowledge on techniques and methods for the management of safety and how safety practice is organised and executed in industrial organizations. The subject is recommended for students at MHMS and MIHMS. The tools and methods in the course is transferable to environmental management and management of working environment.

The course shall give the following knowledge:
- General knowledge about methods and tools for a systematic and efficient accident prevention work in industrial organisations.
- Theories and methods applied in the identification, analysis and evaluation of accident risks including conditions affected by human behaviour and in the development of efficient preventive measures.
- Principles for experience feedback and learning from unwanted occurrences.
- Principles behind Norwegian and European safety legislation.
- For details, see Academic content.

The course shall develop the students’ skills in:
- Selecting and applying suitable methods for the identification, analysis and evaluation of accident risks and in developing recommendations regarding efficient remedial actions.
- Analyse and evaluate the standard of corporate safety management system.
- Develop and organise efficient systems for safety management based on principles for experience feedback and learning.

Other important learning objectives:
- The students shall through practical training acquire experience in developing databases on unwanted occurrences and applying them in problem solving.
- The students shall through a field work in a company develop knowledge and experience in the planning, execution and reporting of safety audits.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, exercises and term papers including field work and presentation of results. The education will be given in English. Real, practical examples and exercises are applied in the teaching. Portfolio assessment is the basis for the grade in the course. The portfolio includes a final written exam (70%) and term papers (30%). The results for the parts are given in %-scores, while the entire portfolio is assigned a letter grade. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.

Compulsory assignments

  • Term assignments

Required previous knowledge

Course TIØ4186 Working environment and TIØ4201 Safety management or equivalent previous knowledge.

Course materials

U. Kjellén: Prevention of Accidents through Experience Feedback, Taylor og Francis.
Lecture notes.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From To
SIS1050 7.5
TIØ4203 7.5
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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  SPRING 2015

Language of instruction: English

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Subject area(s)
  • Health, Safety and Environment
  • Risk Analysis
  • Safety and Reliability
  • Safety, Reliability and Maintenance
  • Sikkerhetsteknikk
  • Technological subjects
Contact information

Examination

Examination arrangement: Portfolio assessment

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Spring ORD Arbeider 30/100
Room Building Number of candidates
Spring ORD Skriftlig eksamen 70/100 2015-06-06 09:00
Room Building Number of candidates
Summer KONT Arbeider 30/100
Room Building Number of candidates
Summer KONT Skriftlig eksamen 70/100
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
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