TIØ 4205 Safety, Health and Environment - Methods and Tools in SHE Practice

Objective

The course will give knowledge of methods and tools for systematically and efficient preventive SHE-work in industrial organisations.

Prerequisites

TIØ4185 Safety, Health and Environment - Non-Industrial Work Environment, or similar background.

Course Description

The course presents principles and methods for identification and analysis of accident risks as well as principles and methods for development and implementation of effective preventive measures through experience feedback and learning. The main focus is on preventing occupational accidents; nevertheless prevention of major accidents and other SHE-problems is discussed as well. A theoretical part of the course deals with accident models, safety measures and barriers and learning mechanisms in organisations. Organisational and individual obstacles for efficient learning and prevention are emphasized. Methods and tools for accident and near-accident reporting and investigation, inspections, SHE information systems, job-safety analysis and risk assessment of machinery are presented. SHE-audits and analysis of accident data will be emphasized and put into practice in exercises. The course deals with methods for identification and evaluation of safe behavior, including human factors related to safety problems in complex socio-technical systems.

Lectures and Exercises

Lectures, study groups, exercises that includes field research in industrial companies, mid-term tests. Portfolio assessment is the basis for the grade in the course. The portfolio includes a final written exam (60%), mid-term (20%) and assignments (20%). The results for the parts are given in %-scores, while the entire portfolio is assigned a letter grade. Postponed/repeated exams may be oral.

Per week: 4 hours lecture, 1 hour exercises, 7 hours self study.

Course Material

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

Responsible Professor

Adjunct Professor Urban Kjellén