Course Details in 2021/22 Session

Module Title	Safety Management Systems
School	School of Engineering
Department	Civil Engineering
Module Code	04 26317
Module Lead	Dr Andrew Rae
Level	Masters Level
Credits	10
Semester	Semester 2
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Co-requisites
Restrictions	Students with a good degree in an engineering or related numerate discipline or holding an equivalent professional engineering position
Exclusions
Description	This course is primarily intended to provide students with an awareness of the issues associated with conducting technical safety activities within an organisational and regulatory environment. It also aims to develop skills at applying theoretical safety engineering knowledge in situations constrained by available staff competency, resources and organisational culture. This module is run by the HISE group at the University of York.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Discuss the evolution of regulatory and legal context for safety; Discuss the relationship between business and safety risk management; Evaluate the role of organisational structure in safety performance; Differentiate between safety management system documentation and safety management systems; List the key activities covered by a safety management system; Discuss the role of Philosophy, policy, procedure and practice in a safety management system; Characterise the safety culture of an organisation; Prepare a work breakdown structure for a safety programme; Estimate cost and time for safety activities; Appraise a safety management proposal for practicality; Describe the requirements for safety competency management; Explain the relationship between safety competency and engineering ethics; Design a suite of metrics for a safety programme; Differentiate between proactive and reactive safety activities; Discuss the state of the art and future directions in safety management
Assessment	26317-04 : End of Year Exam : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Mixed (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	University of York Assessment Activity 60 minutes of Class Test 10% 55 hours of Open Assessments 55% 0.5 hours of a 2.5 hours Written Exam (1-2 questions) to cover 5 Modules 20% Clinic Exams on System Life Cycle 15%
Other	None
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