I am creating a blended occupational health and safety management course. Many of my undergraduate students do not have much industry experience and so I often use videos and online interactive materials to expose them to unsafe acts and unsafe conditions in practice, since there is limited opportunity for field trips, and only one large application project for the semester. Students need to get exposure to typical conditions that they might see in the workplace, and I use traditional lectures, guest lectures, collaborative group activities, many photos and videos, blogs and website referrals, and even some physical demonstrations. Which topics/areas do you think would be best suited to delivery through online classes?
1. Walk through survey under Hazard Identification.
2. Maybe some video (by yourself) on risk control according to hierarchy of control
3. Ergonomic. Good example in the office
4. CHRA
I worked on a professional risk management project (mainly chemical risk) with virtual reality tools. At the time the project was free and there was in addition a training manual to different types of risk and their evaluation. I set available on reaserchgate several papers on this project, as well as the procedure for évalaution. (Project EVICS). All of the other answers are great. You have to think about risk managment in dynamic system (See Also Rasmussen, safety science 1997 and Hoc and Amalberti 2007 on dynamic risk managment, http://edm.sagepub.com/content/1/1/22.short)
Virtual reality: a design tool for enhanced consideration of usability
Contributions of Virtual Reality environment dedicated to chemical risk prevention training
Dynamical indexation of risk in a virtual work environment
I agree with Roland. You can teach risk analysis and risk management by online interactive media. You can show a broad coverage of examples virtually by slides and videos.
I am a Ryerson University graduate on Occupational Health and Safety, and have long teaching and working experience in this area. From my academic and professional practice experience, I must agree with Roland.
I would work up like to dress up the curriculum with core courses, optional courses (need-based), and practicum. Delivery method would depend on the skills and availability of infrastructure for media-based or in-class facilities. In Canada, we have excellent online courses, intensive in-class sessions, and regular in-class course design.
Since OHS relates to human life risks or safety concerns, this programs requires intensive multi-dimensional appraisal for designing. I would suggest the following core courses:
1. Introductory course on occupational health
2. Risk identification and hazard management (2 courses each of 3 credits)
3. Measurement and analysis
4. Laws - OHS laws, human rights codes, and basics about the constitutional rights and privileges
5. Integrated disability management
6. Ergonomics
You can add some simulations for the students. Practicum placement into any workplace, and writing a report in the end (project/ debriefing/data-based report etc.) can be the valuable components.
I think that the most suitable topics about occupational Health's online course are these:
1. History of Occupational Health
2. Law about the Occupational Health in different context this meaning in a international and local point of view
3. Introduction to Safety Science
Hi,
I agree with all the suggested areas from other colleagues, they are excellent. You need to consider these too;
1. Occupational and environmental policy (analysis)
2. Occupational psychosocial safety climate
3. Safety control
4. Health and safety measures
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