BENT103 - IFE

BENT103
Health and Safety in the Engineering Environment

ECTS Value: 5 ECTS

Contact Hours: 25

Self Study Hours: 94

Assessment Hours: 6

Overall Objectives and Outcomes

Health and safety is an important cornerstone of any engineering work carried out. This unit will start by looking into the principles of Health & Safety legislation, both Maltese as well as EU. It will then delve into the roles of the various actors involved. There will also be a section in which the participant will be trained in how to identify risks and conduct a formal risk assessment through which risks are prioritised and mitigation action is scheduled. The participants will also be trained in the dangers caused by fire. They will become aware of the different fires (depending on the fuel) and the types of firefighting equipment used for each of the different fire types. Finally, the participant will learn how to be able to deal with procedures needed when incidents occur in the engineering workplace environment.

By the end of this programme, participants should be able to:

Competences

a. Apply local and EU Health and Safety legislation to the place of work;

b. Manage the health and safety at the workplace based on the specific roles and responsibilities in relation to the H&S legislation of the employers and employees;

c. Prevent Hazards which occur in the workplace of an engineering nature such as workshops;

d. Carry out a suitable risk assessment within an engineering workplace environment based on industry standards and procedures;

e. Rate types of fires based on their fuel and evaluate best methods used to put them out;

f. Intervene successfully when incidents occur in the environment of an engineering nature.

Knowledge

a. List the key features of Local and EU Health and Safety legislation;
b. Relate employers’ and employees’ specific roles and responsibilities in relation to the act;
c. State the key features of the minimum requirements for the use of Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations, types of PPE, and their applications;
d. Distinguish hazards which occur in the engineering workplace;
e. Identify chemical hazards and packaging methods (MSDS, Warning Symbols);
f. Identify types of fires and methods used to put them out;
g. Outline the procedures needed when incidents occur in the engineering workplace environment.

Skills

a. Interpret and apply knowledge in relation to current Maltese and EU Health & Safety Legislation;
b. Demonstrate procedure to carry out a suitable risk assessment within an engineering workplace environment;
c. Identify, evaluate and control risk within a workplace environment;
d. Classify the hazards which occur in the workplace;
e. Recommend action to be taken to reduce hazards;
f. Apply the legislative requirements in relation to the Handling, Storage and Disposal of Dangerous Substances;
g. Demonstrate ability to recognise the types of fires and apply methods used to put them out;
h. Apply necessary procedures when incidents occur in the engineering workplace environment.

Assessment Methods

This programme adopts continuous and summative methods of assessment including assignments, online tasks, reflective journals, projects and video presentations. For further details, kindly refer to the Teaching, Learning and Assessment Policy and Procedures.