DHSM602 Risk and Incident Management (M/650/6692) DHSM602 Assignment Brief Qualification QUALIFI Level 6 Diploma in Health and Safety Management (610/2498/3) Unit Code DHSM602 Unit Title Risk and Incident Management Unit Reference M/650/6692 Credits 20 TQT 200 GLH 100 Assignment Aim The aim of this unit is to provide learners with the knowledge, understanding and skills to translate organisational policy into an effective occupational health and safety management operation, including the planning, organising, controlling, reviewing and auditing of health and safety management performance and operations, the application of corporate social responsibility and ethical codes of conduct on management and the critical factors in managing the occupational health and well-being of workers.
Learning Outcomes And Assignment Criteria Learning Outcomes. When awarded credit for this unit, a learner will:
Assessment Criteria. Assessment of this learning outcome will require a learner to demonstrate that they can:
- Understand the process of planning and organising occupational health and safety practices in the workplace. 1.1 Analyse the role of the board and senior management in the planning and organising of health and safety practices in the workplace. 1.2 Assess the role and importance of the planning process to ensure changing policies, regulations and legal requirements are met. 1.3 Assess the resources and skills required to plan health and safety practices in the workplace.
- Understand the strategies and techniques of risk control. 2.1 Evaluate the use of common risk management strategies. 2.2 Justify when to use risk avoidance, risk reduction, risk transfer, risk analysis, risk evaluation and risk review strategies. 2.3 Assess the development and characteristics of safe systems of work and safe operating procedures.
- Understand the models of loss causation, the analysis of loss data and the importance of incident investigation. 3.1 Analyse the features of a range of loss causation theories and techniques and justify the use of quantitative methods in analysing loss data. 3.2. Assess the needs and impacts of reporting of loss events. 3.3. Analyse the importance and impact of incident investigations
- Understand processes and strategies to manage health and safety incidents in an organisation. 4.1 Outline the critical stages for managing incidents in the organisation and the organisational policies for identifying, investigating, reporting and recording incidents. 4.2 Evaluate an organisational process for managing health and safety incidents including the maintenance of incident records to meet regulatory and statutory requirements.