Background Occupational Health and Safety is primarily concerned with the protection of employees in the workplace. However it is also more generally concerned with protecting members of the public who may be affected by any workplace activity. The application of effective health and safety procedures can really enhance people's lives.
Many people regard health and safety as simply a common sense issue.
But more than this, as society moves towards increasing dependence on technology, there is a greater need for the application of more sophisticated safety controls. Flixborough, Piper Alpha, Hillsborough, Zeebrugge and King's Cross are examples of disasters where controls went seriously wrong. This course confronts all these issues. The course aims to produce graduates with a range of competencies, which will equip them for a career in Occupational Health and Safety and its many related areas. Implicit with this aim is that graduates will have a high level of knowledge, will be confident in their abilities and will posses effective skills in communication, leadership and independent judgement.