OHS602 Occupational Health and Safety in Organisations (F/617/8567) OHS602 Assignment Brief Qualification QUALIFI Level 6 Diploma in Health and Safety Management (610/2498/3) Unit Code OHS602 Unit Title Occupational Health and Safety in Organisations Unit Reference F/617/8567 Credits 10 TQT 100 GLH 44 Assignment Aim This unit aims to provide learners with knowledge of the role, nature and importance of health and safety culture leadership and training in organizations and the principles of ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders.
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 occupational health and safety culture in an organisation. 1.1. Evaluate the role and nature of health and safety culture. 1.2. Analyse indicators of a poor safety culture. 1.3. Analyse the features of an effective organisational health and safety culture. 1.4. Analyse ways in which a positive culture promoting campaigns can be developed that deliver an organisation’s health and safety culture objectives. 1.5. Evaluate the ways in which human and organisational factors affect individual performance and safety culture. 1.6. Evaluate the characteristics of an effective training programme in health and safety. 1.7. Analyse ways in which the currency of their skills and knowledge may be maintained. 1.8. Evaluate the role of IT in promoting health and safety.
- Understand the principles of ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders. 2.1 Analyse the characteristics of an effective ergonomics programme that reduces or eliminates the risk of injury. 2.2 Analyse ways in which ergonomic risk reduction measures can be integrated into daily operations. 2.3 Analyse ways in which the business case for including ergonomic considerations can be built into strategic plans. 2.4 Analyse ways in which site ergonomics can be aligned with the programme.