2021/22 Module Handbook

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Health and Safety Law in Practice

School of Health

Level 7

Semester 1

(20 Credits)

MSc Health and Safety CRN 11789

 

Contents

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Communication Protocol: module staff will reply to student questions within a reasonable time but this will normally be within office hours only. Students are advised to check this handbook and also to see if there are any online/noticeboard announcements or FAQ answers that deal with their enquiry before contacting staff.

What this Module is About

Introduction from the Module Leader

 

This module aims to equip you with the knowledge of Health and Safety Law that is applicable to the United Kingdom and how the law should be applied. English Law is now influenced heavily by the European Union and this aspect will also be covered. You will gain knowledge of the roles and duties of Enforcement Agencies, Duties of employers and Employees, as well as knowledge of how best practice can influence and guide the practical aspect of Health and Safety Management.

Health and Safety law is also influenced by previous decisions made from Civil Law and again the important pieces of case law will also be considered to help understand what has contributed to health and safety application at work in today’s global world.

Each week, you will be given a presentation on a topic of specific or general scope, normally followed by a discussion to examine the topic in greater depth. You will be given a range of tasks or directed learning to complete from week to week which will be reviewed in the tutorial period. It is most important that these tasks are attempted as directed by the tutor for effective learning to take place and students are encouraged to review the lecture notes and other materials each week. Much of the presentation material is included on the VLE/ MyBeckett but supplementary notes and other items will be issued throughout the semester.

The assessments aim to test all of the learning outcomes of the module.

Course Team Contact Details:

Module Leader Room No Tel Extn Email Address

Tim Briggs CL605 23333 [email protected]

Other course tutors

Duncan Webb CL605 25584 [email protected]

Amy Brandreth CL605 24857 [email protected]

Grant Cropper CL605 22495 [email protected]

Course Administrator

Pat Stead CL605 23352 [email protected]

Module Aims

To develop the students’ knowledge of how Health and Safety Legislation is applied in a

practical manner in the workplace.

To develop the student to be able to critically compare good practice, and to develop

knowledge of global work-based practice that supports the application of the legislative

requirements.

 

Module Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:

LO1 Critically compare and appraise the use of the best practice approach as a means of managing Health and Safety at work.

LO2 Demonstrate the application of best practice to Health and Safety management.

LO3 Analyse common health and safety problems from an EU and wider global perspective, formulate solutions and demonstrate a critical awareness of how legal principles affect domestic law and policy.

LO4 Critically appraise the interplay between domestic policy formulation and its application by duty holders.

 

Module Learning Activities

You will have a two-hour lecture session each week. The lectures will take place on Thursday 9:00 to 11:00. You also will have a one hour recorded tutorial made available each week that focusses on key areas of Health and Safety regulation.

Students are expected to:

• Attend and participate in weekly lectures and complete self-study exercises and group study exercises

• Be self-motivated and independent learners

• Read academic literature around their subject area and research methods to support their development and enable them to adequately prepare for assessments.

• Students will be encouraged to register on the IOSH website to gain access to the IOSH research area, where they will be able to gain access to IOSH sponsored research information.

• Students will also be directed to and encouraged to access the online journals and websites to help develop prior knowledge and understanding of certain topics.

• Students will be expected to and encouraged to access and make use of the learning resources contained within the Skills for Learning website to help develop their practical learning skills. https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/staff/skills-for-learning.htm

• Students will be allocated tutor contact time online with module tutors to expand and develop knowledge or learning opportunities. This contact activity will be arranged to assist students gain the electronic access and will be conducted using any one of the variety of electronic communication methods available either in My Beckett (VLE) or that are freely available within other packages, for example like Microsoft Messenger Chat. These contact hours will be arranged and agreed with individual cohorts of students to best maximise their time, and one that does not restrict tutor or students to times when they cannot normally be available. Students will be expected to take part in the online tutor contact activities.

For help with referencing follow this link http://skillsforlearning.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/local/academic_communication/quote_unquote_online/05.shtml

 

Communication

Information about the module will be communicated to students via MyBeckett.

You must notify your Course Administrator if you are absent for more than one day (for example for an interview, emergency unforeseen circumstances, or for compassionate leave). If you are going to apply for mitigation you will need to provide written evidence of the reason for your absence (see Section 5 for further information).

Weekly Schedule

Semester 1

PLEASE NOTE- The week commencing date is the date the week starts NOT the necessarily the date of the session! For example, the session on week commencing 27.09.2021 is on Thursday 30.09.2021

Week Commencing Date	Type of Session	Insert Type of Session (e.g. Workshop/Practical Skills)	Reading/Journal Review etc	Directed study and additional resources
27.09.2021	Week 1 Lectures Introduction to Module. Key terminology. Who owns’ health and safety – the main stakeholders and their priorities?		See reading list	Watch the Bhopal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsuUQzhP2Ds Write 5 reasons why you feel the disaster happened.
04.10.21	Week 2 Lecture Who pays the price for poor health and safety standards?		See reading list	Watch the Chernobyl video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw3SFOfbR84 Write 5 reasons why you feel the disaster happened.
11.10.21	Week 3 Lecture Legal concepts including Sections 2 to 16 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974		See reading list	Write a paragraph of five sentences on the key points of the materials contained within the online tutorial. Relevant Law/Regulations Relevant CoP and guidance Examples of “Fails” Examples of prosecutions Discuss controlling the hazards and minimising risk. This should be posted onto Blackboard forum before the next session.
18.10.21	Week 4 Lecture Legal concepts including Sections 2 to 16 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974		See reading list	Write a paragraph of five sentences on the key points of the materials contained within the online tutorial. Relevant Law/Regulations Relevant CoP and guidance Examples of “Fails” Examples of prosecutions Discuss controlling the hazards and minimising risk. This should be posted onto Blackboard forum before the next session.
25.10.21	Week 5 Lecture Enforcing health and safety		See reading list	Write a paragraph of five sentences on the key points of the materials contained within the online tutorial. Relevant Law/Regulations Relevant CoP and guidance Examples of “Fails” Examples of prosecutions Discuss controlling the hazards and minimising risk. This should be posted onto Blackboard forum before the next session.
01.11.21	Week 6 Lecture Health and Safety offences and sentencing guidelines and Global influences including those from Europe	As from this week the on line tutorials will cease. You will be required to undertake directed study, which will be indicated in this column below.	See reading list
08.11.21	Week 7 Lecture Safety policies and safety management	Lecture	See directed study Column	Directed Reading or Watching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a7vyaiHwcE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhLZoVrZG6A The first video link explains the Safety Policy The second video explains the purpose of ISO45001 https://www.hse.gov.uk/toolbox/managing/index.htm https://www.hse.gov.uk/managing/legal.htm
15.11.21	Week 8 Lecture Risk Assessments – general	Lecture and Practical Exercise	See Directed Study Column	Understanding Hazards V Risks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU1U8fdF85I A Brief Guide to Controlling Risks https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg163.pdf
22.11.21	Week 9 Lecture Serious and Imminent Danger Including Fire	Lecture	See Directed Study Column	Emergency Procedures https://www.hse.gov.uk/toolbox/managing/emergency.htm Planning for Incidents and Emergencies https://www.hse.gov.uk/event-safety/incidents-and-emergencies.htm
29.11.21	Week 10 Lecture Construction safety & Confined Spaces	Lecture	See Directed Study Column	A Brief Guide to Confined Spaces https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg258.pdf This toolkit has been developed by the construction industry’s Leadership and Worker Engagement Forum to help contractors and managers learn how to make health and safety improvements in their businesses. https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/lwit/step7.htm
06.12.21	Week 11 Lecture Other Hazards – Work Equipment and Manual handling	Lecture	See Directed Study Column	Using Work Equipment Safely https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg229.pdf Safer Manual Handling  https://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/manual-handling/good-handling-technique.htm HSE Toolbox For Manual Handling https://www.hse.gov.uk/toolbox/manual.htm
13.12.21	Week 12 Lecture H&S Related Legislation Case Law	Lecture	See Directed Study Column
03.01.22	Revision session
10.01.22	Examination assessment

Contact Hours

Delivery will be via twelve lecture sessions of two hours and a further twelve one-hour online tutorials delivered using the online virtual learning environment.

A student guide on contact hours is available here: https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/quality-code/contact-hours-student.pdf?sfvrsn=5046f981_8

Key Resources to Support Learning

33	Books
Author/ Editor		Ridley J and Channing J
Title		Safety at Work
Edition		7th
Publication Year		2008
Publisher		Butterworth Heinemann
ISBN		ISBN 978 0 7506 8035 6
OR: paste Harvard reference here:
Essential Reading / Recommended reading (delete as appropriate)
Recommended for Purchase			Y

 

33	Books
Author/ Editor		Stranks J
Title		The Handbook of Health and Safety Practice
Edition		5th
Publication Year		2005
Publisher		Pearson
ISBN		9 780131 976450
OR: paste Harvard reference here:
Essential Reading / Recommended reading (delete as appropriate)
Recommended for Purchase			Y

 

37	Websites
Description		Health and Safety Executive Website
Creator		Health and Safety Executive
URL		http://www.hse.gov.uk/index.htm

 

37	Websites
Description		HSE Publications Free Electronic Versions
Creator		Health and Safety Executive
URL		http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/index.htm

 

37	Websites
Description		Healthy Working Lives
Creator		NHS Scotland
URL		http://www.healthyworkinglives.com/home/index.aspx

 

37	Websites
Description		Local authority Enforcement Information
Creator		Health and Safety Executive
URL		http://www.hse.gov.uk/lau/lacs/index.htm

 

 

37	Websites
Description		Direct Gov UK Website – Health and Safety at Work
Creator		The United Kingdom Government
URL		http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/HealthAndSafetyAtWork/index.htm

 

37	Websites
Description		European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Creator		EUOSHA
URL		http://osha.europa.eu/en

 

37	Websites
Description		EU-OSHA Health and Safety Topics
Creator		EUOSHA
URL		http://osha.europa.eu/en/topics

 

37	Websites
Description		EU-OSHA Factsheets
Creator		EUOSHA
URL		http://osha.europa.eu/en/publications/factsheets

 

37	Websites
Description		Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Creator		IOSH
URL		http://www.iosh.co.uk
37	Websites
Description		Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
Creator		CIEH
URL		http://www.cieh.org

 

37	Websites
Description		Safety and Health Practitioner
Creator		UBM
URL		http://www.shponline.co.uk/

 

37	Websites
Description		United Kingdom Legislation
Creator		The United Kingdom Government
URL		http://www.legislation.gov.uk/

 

37	Websites
Description		Decided Cases
Creator		The Supreme Court
URL		http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/decided-cases/index.html

 

37	Websites
Description		Health Safety and Well Being
Creator		Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
URL		http://www.cipd.co.uk/hr-topics/health-safety-well-being.aspx

 

37	Websites
Description	Skills for learning
Creator	Leeds Beckett University
URL	http://skillsforlearning.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/

 

37	Websites
Description	Help for citing and referencing your work
Creator	Leeds Beckett University
URL	https://libguides.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/subject_support/harvard_referencing/a_z_of_reference_examples

 

38	Databases
Description		British Standards on line
URL		http://libraryonline.leedsmet.ac.uk/pages/resources/databases

 

38	Databases
Description		Croner i-health and safety expert
URL		http://libraryonline.leedsmet.ac.uk/pages/resources/databases

 

38	Databases
Description		Health and Safety Science Abstracts
URL		http://libraryonline.leedsmet.ac.uk/pages/resources/databases

 

All disabled students requiring additional support or alternative arrangements must declare and provide evidence of their disability to the Disability Advice Team as early as possible: www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/studenthub/disability-advice. Assessment

Assessment Summary

Assessment 1

Assessment Method:	Assignment Business Benefits of Risk Assessment	Re-assessment Method:	Assignment Business Benefits of Risk Assessment
Word Count	2000 words +/- 10% I will not take account of any words that exceed the + or – 10% word count. Marking work will cease at this point.	Word Count	2000 words +/- 10% I will not take account of any words that exceed the + or – 10% word count. Marking work will cease at this point.
Assessment Date and Time:	Submission Date 1.00pm 17.12.2021	Re-assessment Date and Time:	TBC March 2022
Feedback Method:	VLE	Feedback Method:	VLE
Feedback Date:	WC 24.01.2022	Feedback Date:	WC 28.02.2022
Learning Outcomes Assessed:	Critically compare and appraise the use of the best practice approach as a means of managing Health and Safety at work. Demonstrate the application of best practice to Health and Safety management. Critically appraise the interplay between domestic policy formulation and its application by duty holders.

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment 2

Assessment Method:	Exam	Re-assessment Method:	Exam
Exam Length	2 Hours	Exam Length	2 Hours
Assessment Date and Time:	WC 17.01.2022 (Likely Date 20.01.2022) Time TBC	Re-assessment Date and Time:	TBC
Feedback Method:	Written online exams	Feedback Method:	Written online exams
Feedback Date:	WC 14.02.2022	Feedback Date:	TBC
Learning Outcomes Assessed:	Analyse common health and safety problems from an EU and wider global perspective, formulate solutions and demonstrate a critical awareness of how legal principles affect domestic law and policy. Critically appraise the interplay between domestic policy formulation and its application by duty holders.

 

Assessment Details

Assessment 1

Student Instructions for Submission of Coursework

This module requires you to submit your work online.

You MUST submit your work through MyBeckett using the link set up by the tutor.

Receipt of your work will be recorded.

Your “Turnitin assignments” in MyBeckett can be set up so that you can check your assignment yourself as you submit it. This checking is done by creating a “Similarity Report”. If this report shows that there are some problems with your work, such as un-cited quotations, you should be able to make corrections and re-submit the work again before the due date. More information about Turnitin is available online here: http://libguides.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/mybeckett/turnitin

Please note: Tutors will follow up any suspected breach of academic integrity found after the submission date as per University policy. Late penalties will apply as per University Regulations.

Particular Instructions to Students

Please read carefully the assessment and grade/marking descriptors overleaf:

Course Title(s):	MSc Health and Safety
Module Title:	Health and Safety Practice	Level:	7
Assessment Title:	Critically analyse and discuss how you would convince your board of directors that risk assessment is an overall business benefit.	Weighting:	50%

 

Criteria and Weighting	100-70	69-60	59-50	49-40	39-30	29-15	14-0
Structure 15%	The presentation, structure and organisation are outstanding	The presentation, structure and organisation are very good.	Reasonably constructed. Occasionally lacks clarity and coherence.	Lacks consistent clarity and coherence.	Poor presentation, structure and organisation.	Poor presentation, structure and organisation.	Very poor presentation, structure and organisation.
Knowledge 50%	Outstanding level of knowledge and understanding of basic concepts relating to subject	Good knowledge and understanding of basic concepts relating to subject	Reasonable knowledge and understanding with reasonable explanation of relevant issues substantiated by some evidence.	Overall, work is acceptable. Limited but adequate knowledge of subject	Overall, work is weak with minimal demonstration of knowledge of subject	Overall, work is weak with minimal demonstration of knowledge of subject	Poor knowledge with inadequate understanding
Application of theory to practice 20%	Excellent evidence of theory linked to acceptable practicalities	Good evidence of theory linked to acceptable practicalities	Reasonable evidence of theory linked to common practice	Adequate evidence of theory linked to acceptable practice.	Theory practice links are weak	Theory practice links are weak	Theory practice links are totally inadequate
Use of source materials 15%	Very good use of source material. Wide reading demonstrated. References accurately presented.	Good use of source material. Relevant reading demonstrated. Minimal errors in referencing.	Reasonable use of relevant source material. Reasonable reading demonstrated. Some errors in referencing.	Satisfactory use of source material. Some reading demonstrated. Some errors in referencing.	Limited use of source material. Minimal reading demonstrated. Significant errors in referencing	Limited use of source material. Minimal reading demonstrated. Significant errors in referencing	Very poor use of source material. No evidence of use of academic sources.

 

 

 

 

Examinations

Exam 1

Course Title:	MSc Health and Safety	Level:	7
Module Title:	Health and Safety Practice	Weighting:	50%
Exam Date:	WC 17/01/2021	Exam Time:	2 Hours
Internal Examiners:	Tim Briggs and Duncan Webb	Reading Time:	20 Minutes

 

Notes to Candidates

1. Number of questions to be answered: Two compulsory questions worth 30% each. Eight further questions of which four must be answered, with each question worth 10% each.

2. Nature of examination: Assessment 2 will be an unseen examination held in Exam fortnight during January 2022.

3. Special requirements: N/A

4. Students may have access to the following during the examination: Pens Pencils University ID. All mobile phones to be turned off and placed in bags at back of the classroom.

 

Feedback on Your Assessments

Feedback forms a large part of your learning experience and is vital to your personal and professional development. We have worked with our Student Union to produce the following guidance, which explains the benefits of feedback, the forms it may take and how to use it.

https://www.leedsbeckettsu.co.uk/advice/academic/feedbackpack

Understanding Your Assessment Responsibilities

 

Extenuating Circumstances and Mitigation

If you are experiencing problems which are adversely affecting your ability to study (called ‘extenuating circumstances’), then you can apply for mitigation. You can find full details of how to apply for mitigation at: https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/studenthub/mitigation/. If you wish to claim mitigation in relation to Covid-19, further information is available on our Covid-19 microsite: https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/covid-19/students/

The University operates a fit to sit/fit to submit approach to extenuating circumstances which means students who take their assessment are declaring themselves fit to do so. More information is available at the above link and here: http://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/studenthub/examinations/

Late Submission

Without any form of extenuating circumstances, standard penalties apply for late submission of assessed work. Full details of the penalties for late submission of course work are available at www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/our-university/public-information/academic-regulations.

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is a fundamental principle within the University and is strongly linked to good academic practice.  Any suspected breach of academic integrity will be investigated by the University and could have serious consequences on your studies.  Breaches of academic integrity include (but are not limited to) plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating.  Definitions and the potential consequences of an admitted or found breach of academic integrity are detailed in the Academic Regulations at: www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/our-university/public-information/academic-regulations.

There are a range or resources available to help you understand what is and what is not permitted and how to use other people’s ideas in your assessed work.   These include the LBU Academic Integrity tutorial, which is available on My Beckett and the Skills for Learning website which you can access here http://skillsforlearning.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/. An Academic Integrity Factsheet for Students is available to view at: www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/studenthub/academic-integrity.

Your Feedback on the Module

A mid-module review will be timetabled into your module by week 7. This is an opportunity to resolve modular issues promptly early on in the module. In addition, you will have the opportunity to provide feedback formally at the end of your module. These comments will be reviewed by your course team and some may be considered via the course monitoring and enhancement process, in which your Course Representative is involved.