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Academic Year/course: 2017/18

462 - Master's in Occupational Health and Safety

68900 - Techniques to improve working conditions


Syllabus Information

Academic Year:
2017/18
Subject:
68900 - Techniques to improve working conditions
Faculty / School:
102 - Facultad de Derecho
Degree:
462 - Master's in Occupational Health and Safety
ECTS:
9.0
Year:
1
Semester:
First semester
Subject Type:
Compulsory
Module:
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5.1. Methodological overview

The methodology designed for this course is organized in three sections:

  • LEGAL FIELD OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
      • Lectures by Labour and Social Security Law teachers.
      • Practice sessions to work with legal problems in relation to Safety and Health in the workplace.
      • Students will have the manual titled Marco Jurídico de la Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo -Legal Framework for Safety and Health in the Workplace- (Vallejo Da Costa, R and Pastor Lafuente, V), which can be purchased at the reprography service of the Faculty of Law. At the end of each topic, students will have a self-evaluation and learning questionnaire.
  • HEALTH PROMOTION IN THE WORKPLACE AND STATISTICS BASES
    • Attendance and active participation. As a consequence of the different curriculum and diverse students' background, we understand that the achievement of the learning outcomes must be the result of attendance and participation in the sessions scheduled and the completion of individual work.
    • We will encourage students to use the tutorials through various systems and methods.
  • OTHER ACTIONS IN PREVENTION: ADULT EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION AND NEGOTIATION SKILLS IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
    • Lectures based on the document titled Otras actuaciones en prevención: Formación de Adultos y Técnicas de Comunicación, Información y Negociación en prevención de riesgos -Other actions on prevention: Adult Education and Communication, Information and Negotiation Skills in Occupational Health and Safety-, (Fernández Arias, J.C). At the end of each topic students will have a self-evaluation and learning questionnarie.
    • Students should refer to technical articles. It is also recommended that students bring to class the document Other actions… 
    • Practice sessions.
    • We will encourage students to use the tutorials through various systems and methods

5.2. Learning tasks

The course includes the following learning tasks organized according to three main sections:

 

LEGAL FIELD OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

  • 1. Topics
    • Safety and health in the workplace: concept and legal system
    • Safety and health policies
    • Employer’s and workers’ obligations
    • Protective and preventive services
    • Consultation and participation of workers
    • Employer’s responsability
  • 2. Self-Evaluation and Learning Questionnaire. Students will have the manual titled Marco Jurídico de la Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo -Legal Framework for Safety and Health in the Workplace-, (Vallejo Da Costa, R and Pastor Lafuente, V), which can be purchased at the reprography service of the Faculty of Law. At the end of each topic, students have a self-evaluation and learning questionnaire.
  • 3. Case Studies related to health surveillance and protection of pregnant women.
  • 4. Guided case study related to the topics explained in the Lessons

 HEALTH PROMOTION IN THE WORKPLACE AND STATISTICS BASES

  • 1. Topics
  • 2. Problem-solving tasks
  • 3. Case studies
  • 4. Seminars and individual work

OTHER ACTIONS IN PREVENTION: ADULT EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION AND NEGOTIATION SKILLS IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

  • 1. Topics
  • 2. Self-Evaluation and Learning Questionnaire.
  • 3. Case studies. The first case involves adult education and communication aspects in relation to occupational health and safety. The second one is related to aspects of negotiation.
  • 4. Guided Case Study in relation to Communication, Information and Negotiation Skills in Occupational Health and Safety.

5.3. Syllabus

The course includes the following learning tasks organized according to three main sections:

 

LEGAL FIELD OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

  • 1. Topics
    • Safety and health in the workplace: concept and legal system
    • Safety and health policies
    • Employer’s and workers’ obligations
    • Protective and preventive services
    • Consultation and participation of workers
    • Employer’s responsability
  • 2. Self-Evaluation and Learning Questionnaire. Students will have the manual titled Marco Jurídico de la Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo -Legal Framework for Safety and Health in the Workplace-, (Vallejo Da Costa, R and Pastor Lafuente, V), which can be purchased at the reprography service of the Faculty of Law. At the end of each topic, students have a self-evaluation and learning questionnaire.
  • 3. Case Studies related to health surveillance and protection of pregnant women.
  • 4. Guided case study related to the topics explained in the Lessons

 HEALTH PROMOTION IN THE WORKPLACE AND STATISTICS BASES

  • 1. Topics
  • 2. Problem-solving tasks
  • 3. Case studies
  • 4. Seminars and individual work

OTHER ACTIONS IN PREVENTION: ADULT EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION AND NEGOTIATION SKILLS IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

  • 1. Topics
  • 2. Self-Evaluation and Learning Questionnaire.
  • 3. Case studies. The first case involves adult education and communication aspects in relation to occupational health and safety. The second one is related to aspects of negotiation.
  • 4. Guided Case Study in relation to Communication, Information and Negotiation Skills in Occupational Health and Safety.

5.4. Course planning and calendar

Further information concerning the timetable, classroom, assessment dates and other details regarding this course, will be provided on the first day of class or please refer to https://derecho.unizar.es/masterprevencion