OHS 5054 - Management of Health and Safety Systems (Formerly COHS 3210)

Delivery Options Online: Self-Paced

Course Description

This course builds on the materials presented in the health and safety basics course. Students will better appreciate the legal, moral, and financial motivations for maintaining a health and safety program that delivers health and safety excellence. The course covers the need to understand effectiveness and efficiency as it relates to management principles and the management of health and safety programs.

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Course Outline

This course includes 10 modules and requires approximately 46 hours of student engagement. For module details, access the course syllabus.

Learner Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Identify common hazards in modern workplaces and differentiate various safeguarding systems.
Describe equipment in assembly and operations, including robotics, woodworking, metalworking machinery, and automated processes.
Outline hoisting apparatuses, cranes, their safety rules, and the components of fire triangles and tetrahedrons.
Differentiate types of fires, their suppression methods, and fire chemistry.
Understand electrical safety definitions, types of electrical injuries, and tasks posing electrical hazards.
Describe confined space characteristics, hazard assessments, and different types of fall protection.
Identify workplace violence types and concerns related to them.

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Notes

The University of New Brunswick (UNB) has joined forces with over 40 global organizations to sign the Singapore Accord, led by the International Network of Safety and Health Practitioner Organizations (INSHPO). This agreement introduces a comprehensive framework for occupational health and safety (OHS) professionals, designed to enhance their effectiveness across various industries.