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Module title: Health and Safety
SCQF level: 09:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: BSV09123
Module leader: Dubem Ikediashi
School School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
Subject area group: Built Environment
Prerequisites

N/A
Description of module content:

Background to health and safety law in the UK; The Health and Safety at Work Act and the principle health and safety regulations; Institutions of health and safety; Workplace health and safety; Safety in the construction sector; Surveying Safely; Employee rights and health and safety; Management of health and safety.
Learning Outcomes for module:

LO1: demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of workplace health and safety and its regulatory framework;
LO2: explain the role of the HSE and its enforcement powers;
LO3: apply the relevant regulations and appropriate guidance in particular workplace health and safety situations;
LO4: identify and manage health and safety risks through use of appropriate risk profiling and risk assessment processes.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2023/4, Trimester 2, FACE-TO-FACE, Edinburgh Napier University
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: FACE-TO-FACE
Location of delivery: MERCHISTON
Partner: Edinburgh Napier University
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Dubem Ikediashi
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)
Face To Face Lecture 24
Face To Face Tutorial 12
Independent Learning Guided independent study 164
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words
Essay 50 1 - 3 8 HOURS= 00.00, WORDS= 2000
Report 50 3-4 12 HOURS= 00.00, WORDS= 2000
Component 1 subtotal: 50
Component 2 subtotal: 50
Module subtotal: 100

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