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101 2023 0 b 6 - Practice
Occupational health ,safety and law (OHS2601)
University of South Africa
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Tutorial Letter 1 0 1/ 0 / 2023
INTRODUCTION TO SAFETY
MANAGEMENT
PSMP0 15
Year module
Centre for Business Management
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This tutorial letter contains important information about your module. BARCODE
CONTENTS
- 1 INTRODUCTION Page
- 2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES
- 2 Purpose
- 2 Outcomes
- 3 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS...................................................................................
- 3 Lecturer(s)
- 3 Department
- 3 University
- 4 RESOURCES
- 4 Prescribed books
- 4 Recommended books
- 4 Electronic reserves (e-reserves)
- 4 Library services and resources information
- 5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
- 6 STUDY PLAN
- 7 PRACTICAL WORK AND WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING...................................................
- 8 ASSESSMENT
- 8 Assessment criteria.....................................................................................................................
- 8 Assessment plan
- 8 Assignment numbers
- 1 General assignment numbers
- 2 Unique assignment numbers
- 8 Assignment due dates................................................................................................
- 8 Submission of assignments
- 8 The assignments
- 8 Other assessment methods
- 8 The examination
- 9 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- 10 SOURCES CONSULTED
- 11 IN CLOSING...............................................................................................................................
- 12 COMPULSORY ASSIGNMENTS
2 PURPOSE AND OUTCOMES
2 Purpose
The purpose of this module, in the broader context of the Programme in Safety Management qualification is to provide line managers and safety practitioners to the very basics in safety management. Such basics comprise the sciences of safety management and the roles of line and staff functionaries pertaining to safety risk assessment, safety management in industry and the analysis of safety incidents.
2 Outcomes
The outcomes for each of the chapters that you have to study are given below. The outcomes are broad-based knowledge that you should have acquired by the end of the module. Chapter 1 : Safety and unsafety Learning outcomes After studying this chapter, you should be able to: explain safety versus unsafety as the bases for understanding safety risks to humans, property and the environment in the workplace and in everyday life differentiate between harm, damage and negative environmental impact within the context of safety locate the origins of safety risk. Chapter 2 : Challenging current views on Safety Hazards Learning outcomes After studying this chapter, you should be able to: comprehend the different views of a safety hazard that appear in the current literature understand the incorrectness of these different meanings and grasp the real nature of a safety hazard. Chapter 3 : Real safety hazards Learning outcomes After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
- explain the basic elements of real safety hazards
- differentiate between different safety hazards
- define a safety hazard.
Chapter 4 : Characteristics of safety hazards Learning outcomes After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
- explain the characteristics of different safety hazards
- comprehend and clarify the different modes of safety hazard interaction
- understand the common and universal characteristics of safety hazards that are either dangerous or beneficial to life. Chapter 5 : Humans as safety hazards Learning outcomes After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
- verify the human as a safety hazard
- explain the characteristics of the human as a safety hazard
- qualify the bases for human inconsistency as a safety hazard Chapter 6 : Safety in a situational context Learning outcomes After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
- specify the elements of being safe
- compare different types of safety risk
- differentiate between acceptable and unacceptable safety risk
- list and explain different human competences
- clarify the basis of threshold limits in a safety context. Chapter 7 : The origins of safety risk Learning outcomes After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
- qualify the meaning of safety risk as well as different forms of safety risk
- explain and discuss the contributions that different safety risk characteristics
- make towards safety risk
- understand the extent to which human perceptions and human error contribute to safety risk. Chapter 8 : Safety as a science Learning outcomes After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
- describe the scientific basis of safety
3 .2 Department Contact details for the administrative staff members for the Centre for Business Management can be found in tutorial letter CBMALLD/ 301 / 4 / 2023. 3 .3 University If you need to contact the university about matters not related to the content of this module, please consult your publication My studies @ Unisa that you received with your tutorial matter. This brochure contains information on how to contact the University (e. to whom you can write for various queries, important telephone and fax numbers, addresses and details of the times certain facilities are open). Always have your student number at hand when you call the university. Please note that all administrative queries should be directed to the Unisa Contact Department. Enquiries will then be channeled to the correct department. The details are as follows: National International SMS number: SMS 32695 (cost R1) Fax number: 012 429 4150 + 27 12 429 4150 E-mail address: study-info@unisa.ac Physical address: University of South Africa Preller Street Muckleneuk Pretoria Postal address: University of South Africa PO Box 392 UNISA 0003 Online address: unisa.ac (general) my.unisa.ac (for registered students) General Unisa contact details are available in the my Studies @ Unisa brochure. You will also find this information on the main Unisa website, unisa.ac, under the "Contact us" link.
4 RESOURCES
4 Prescribed books
Smit,S Esterhuysen,E. 2016 The Basics of Safety Hazards and the origin of Safety Risk, 1 st edition, Juta, ISBN 9781485117148
How to buy a Juta book online. 1. Log into jutaonline.co/shop/ 2. Just above the “free delivery” notice on the r/h top of the page, there is an open space Type in the ISBN number of the book and click on the grey block on the right 3. It will take you to the book. 4. Underneath the cover, put the amount of books you want to order , ie 1 , 2 , etc in the block 5. Click “add to cart” 6. This will take you to a Shopping Cart. If you are happy, click “proceed to checkout” 7. Please fill in all the required info – the system will advise you if some info is missing 8. Please make sure that you have the correct address and postal code – this is your responsibility. The system will not accept wrong postal codes and addresses. 9. On page 2 – “Warning: ISBN is restricted from sale” just means that the book is not part of the discounted sale prices – just ignore this message and click “proceed” if you are happy with the Total amount. 10. Step 3 – choose your method of payment – if you want to make the payment with your credit card click “pay now with credit card” If you choose EFT – it will take you to a page with all the instructions. You can – at any stage phone the customer service number should you have any difficulty with the process.
4 Recommended books
None
4 Electronic reserves (e-reserves)
None
4 Library services and resources information
For brief information, go to unisa.ac/brochures/studies For detailed information, go to the Unisa website at unisa.ac/ and click on Library. For research support and services of personal librarians, go to unisa.ac/Default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID= 7102.
learning outcomes for this module. Read through the chapters one by one and underline all these key concepts. Diarise the due dates for assignments 01 & 02 and make sure you complete them in time. When answering assignments you may consult and make use of any relevant sources, as long as you use the prescribed book as the primary source. You will be able to answer the questions by doing this. You may also consult other sources. You will have to schedule and plan your time this year in order to complete this program successfully. Draw up a schedule for your studies. You could use the following as a guideline. Register for Safety Systems WEEK DUE DATE ACTIVITY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Read through whole prescribed book Study chapter 1 and complete all activities Study chapter 2 and complete all activities Study chapter 3 and complete all activities Study chapter 4 and complete all activities Study chapter 5 and complete all activities Study chapter 6 and complete all activities Study chapter 7 and complete all activities Study chapter 8 and complete all activities Complete compulsory assignment 1 and submit Complete compulsory assignment 2 and submit Revise all chapters until exam date
7 PRACTICAL WORK AND WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING...................................................
Please note: Although students may work together when preparing assignments, each student must write and submit his/her own individual assignment. In other words, you must submit your own ideas in your own words, sometimes interspersed with relevant short quotations that are properly referenced.
It is unacceptable for students to submit identical assignments on the basis that they worked together. That is copying (a form of plagiarism) and none of those assignments will be marked. Furthermore, you may be penalised or subjected to disciplinary proceedings by the University.
8 ASSESSMENT
8 .1 Assessment criteria This module makes use of both formative and summative assessments. This means that you will need to complete two assignments and write an examination.
8 Assessment plan
The assignments form an integral part of your study programme and you have to complete and submit both the assignments for evaluation. Please note: If you do not submit Assignment 01 , your registration will be cancelled automatically and you will not be allowed to write the examination. No late assignments will be accepted. Assignment 01 counts 50 % of your year mark and Assignment 0 2 counts 50 %. The year mark contributes 20 % towards your final mark, and the examination mark contributes 80 %. Please note that your year mark has to be a minimum of 40 % in order for you to gain admission to the examination. You, however, need to achieve a final mark of 50 % in order to pass this subject/module. If you obtain an examination mark of less than 40 %, your year mark will not be considered for your final mark. This means that you will NOT qualify for the supplementary examination if you obtain less than 40 % in the examination. Calculation of your year mark Example: Assignment 01 = 70 % Assignment 02 = 50 % Year mark = (70 x 50 %) + (50 x 50 %) = 35 + 25 = 60 % Calculation of your final mark Example: Year mark = 60 %
- No assignment will be marked before the due date. Utilise your time to ensure that the assignment you submit reflects your best work.
- No assignment will be accepted after the due date – it will be returned to you directly without being marked, as the system will not accept your assignment.
- No extensions of due dates will be granted for assignments!
8 Submission of assignments
For both Assignment 01 and Assignment 02 , the following information applies:
- Please use the correct subject code, assignment numbers and unique numbers. The mark- reading sheets are marked by a computer – your assignments will be rejected if the information on the mark-reading sheets does not correspond with your registration details. Very important:
- Make copies of your assignments before you submit them!
- Use the envelopes provided to post your assignments to Unisa. You can also submit your assignments at any of the regional service points, Mobile MCQ, or electronically via myUnisa.
- Please note that you are not allowed to post, fax or e-mail assignments to the lecturers! For detailed information on assignments, please refer to the My studies @ Unisa brochure, which you received with your study package. To submit an assignment via myUnisa: Go to myUnisa. Log in with your student number and password. Select the module – PSMP 01 5. Click on “Assignments” in the menu on the left-hand side of the screen. Click on the assignment number you wish to submit. Follow the instructions. After submission you will receive a reference number as proof of your submission.
8 The assignments
See section 12 for the compulsory assignments that you need to complete.
8 Other assessment methods
The only assessment methods used in this module is assignments and an examination.
8 The examination
The examination for this module will be written in January/February 2024. You will receive adequate guidelines during the course of the year as to what you should study and how you should prepare. These examination guidelines will be sent in Tutorial Letter 2 01. The total of the paper will be 70 marks, and the duration of the examination two hours. The exact time and date of the examination will be forwarded to you by the Examination Section later during the year. If your final mark (as calculated according to the method shown above) is 50 % or more, you have passed Introduction to Safety Management. If your final mark is below 50 % and your examination mark is between 40 % and 49 %, you will have failed and you will be registered for the supplementary examination. If your examination mark is below 40 %, you will not be allowed to write the supplementary examination and will have to re-register in the next registration period. Previous examination papers may be available on myUnisa. However, the memorandums to these previous examination papers are not available to students. You may accept that the type of questions that will be asked in the examination will be similar to the questions asked in the activities in your study guides and in the assignments. Do not study only the previous examination papers or the assignments. This will be insufficient for the examination. You need to study all of the study material together in order to prepare for the examination. Examination papers contain questions from all study units. To help you in your preparation for the examination, you will receive a tutorial letter later in the year that will explain the format of the examination paper. Refer to the my Studies @ Unisa brochure for general examination guidelines and guidelines for examination preparation.
9 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Please consult the my Studies @ Unisa brochure as it contains an A–Z guide of the most relevant study information.
12 COMPULSORY ASSIGNMENTS
12 .1 COMPULSORY ASSIGNMENT 01
Submit on or before 05 May 2024. Try to submit this assignment at least one week before the due date. QUESTION 1 Safety and unsafety are implicit in every situation in life. Distinguish between safety and unsafety. [1 0 ] QUESTION 2 Safety hazards comprise six different structural characteristics that contribute to their hazardousness, which may eventually result in harm to humans or damage to property and the environment. Classify the five (5) different characteristics of safety hazards. [ 5 ] QUESTION 3 Explain the “dormant mode” of a safety hazard and provide an example. [5] QUESTION 4 Any source that affects human physiological functions or psychological behaviour, which is not under control and results in adverse effects, is a safety hazard. Validate this statement by using six (6) questions and determine and motivate if the statement is true or false. [ 10 ] TOTAL: 30
12 .2 COMPULSORY ASSIGNMENT 02
Submit on or before 05 July 2023. Try to submit this assignment at least one week before the due date. QUESTION 1 All humans are safety hazards, irrespective of age, gender or culture. Analyse this statement by means of structural and functioning criteria for the definition of safety hazards in order to understand and explain the statement. [ 20 ] QUESTION 2 Analyse safety management as a science. [ 10 ] [TOTAL: 30 ] © Unisa 2023
101 2023 0 b 6 - Practice
Course: Occupational health ,safety and law (OHS2601)
University: University of South Africa
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