EXOS 4620 - Introduction to Health and Safety Systems

This introduction to theories and practices of health and safety programs in the workplace includes the recognition, evaluation, and control hazards. You will develop a basic understanding of accident control procedures as you examine the legislations related to accident investigation, work site inspection, accident causation theories, and safe-work procedure development.

Aimed at entry-level and practicing health and safety coordinators, professionals, officers, technicians, supervisors, trainers, management, and administrators.

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

• 🗸 Describe the fundamental elements within effective health and safety management systems including theoretical contributions, key stakeholders and workplace standards.
• 🗸 Discuss the field of occupational health and safety through review of historical context and foundational theories.
• 🗸 Articulate the value and common practices in developing and maintaining an OHS program.
• 🗸 Identify key OHS Management System (OHSMS) elements.
• 🗸 Apply the basic concepts and principles associated with managing safety such as: hazard assessment, risk assessment, incident investigation, emergency management, workplace inspections, training and continuous improvement.
• 🗸 Describe the basic OHS legislation in Alberta and its general influence on OHS performance.
• 🗸 Discuss current trends in the OHS profession and professional ethics.

• 🗸 Offered fully online learning - asynchronous or synchronous format.
• 🗸Explore the main concepts of safety management, understand how they play a role in your work as a health and safety practitioner, and learn how to apply them for solving relevant practical problems.
• 🗸 This course is offered several times throughout the year; each specific offering is called a “course section.”
• 🗸 When selecting the dates and the section you want to enrol in, look for the note that indicates the delivery format of that specific section—and make sure you have chosen a section that’s offered in your desired format (asynchronous or synchronous).
• 🗸 The online components of this course are facilitated through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool.
• 🗸 There is a required textbook for this course.