Distance learning course on occupational safety and health

OBJECTIVES General Objective Develop the knowledge and the understanding for managing the occupational safety and health. Specific Objectives At the end of the programme, participants were able to: • organize the efforts of an enterprise to improve its OSH; • formulate, implement and evaluate a safety and health management plan for an enterprise, incorporating essential OSH concepts and fundamental techniques of OSH management; • manage the resources to conduct the required prevention activities to manage OSH; • advise employers and workers on OSH technical requirements and on the decisions to be made for an adequate management of the OSH. CONTENT The course included the following 8 modules: • Module A1: Introduction to the occupational safety and health. • Module A2: Occupational Safety. • Module A3: Occupational Hygiene. • Module A4: Occupational Medicine. • Module A5: Occupational Psychosociology and Ergonomics. • Module A6: Organization of OSH at the enterprise level. • Module A7: Participatory approaches for the improvement of the working conditions. • Module A8: Organization of OSH at the national level (Safestart). Participants had access to an on-line platform through which they could access the training modules and a documentation centre allowing to expand the participants’ knowledge about the specific topics. Participants had to study the modules and pass a test examination and prepare assignments for each module, as well as participate in a technical forum in which they interacted with other participants. Participants received continuous support from tutors with expertise and professional experience in the subject matter and in facilitating distance learning. Number of hours: 550