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Mainstreaming occupational safety and health into university educationE u r o p e a n Ag e n c y f o r Sa f e t y a n d He a l t h a t Wo r kGood practice databases integrated in chemistry studies: NOPonlineand KMR-dangerous substances in lab courses, GermanyTwo consortia from German universities developed websites covering goodpractice instructions. Both websites provide ready-to-use information that can beapplied directly by teaching staff at universities. NOP-online provides good practiceinstructions on safety and environmental issues in organic chemistry laboratorycourses. KMR provides health and safety instruction for working with carcinogenic,mutagenic and reproduction toxic substances.Integral II, GermanyThe Institute of Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics (IAW) of the RWTH Aachencoordinated the development of an on-line learning platform concerning industrialengineering and ergonomics, which includes various OSH-related modules. Theseare suitable for e-learning, blended learning and teaching at universities. Currentlythe modules are being used in undergraduate lectures for students of mechanicalengineering, industrial engineering, psychology, business administration andindustrial education.Introduction to the principles of laboratory safety – preventionand emergency response – handling biological and radioactivesubstances, AustriaAt the beginning of their studies, students at the University of Vienna have thepossibility of deepening their knowledge regarding the principles of laboratorysafety, prevention and emergency response and handling biological and radioactivesubstances. The primary objective of the seminars is to raise the students’ awarenessof the fact that safety and health protection (occupational safety) is an integral partof any research project and that these issues may take on even greater significancewhen students finish their studies, for instance in their possible future occupationas company safety inspectors. Moreover, the students are expected to becomefamiliarised with basic aspects of safe work practices and to be provided with a legalbackground.Risk prevention and health protection in adult education, theCzech RepublicThe EDFORSA project aims at improving knowledge and skills through completionof a distance-learning course on occupational health and safety and risk preventionissues for the following target groups: specialists in this field, managers andemployers (especially from SMEs), employees and the general public. The partnershipformed from various institutions (research institutes, universities, providers of nonformaleducation, enterprises) from different countries strengthens the transnationalcharacter of experience sharing and information transfer from EU Member States toother European countries.Management of risk in mining and natural environment inacademic education and research, BulgariaThe University of Mining and Geology, St. Ivan Rilski, in Bulgaria, carries out didacticand research activities closely connected to safety issues. The university preparesstudents to design, organise and carry out work tasks in the area of mining andgeology. The scope of interest in the area of OSH covers engineering safety, miningsafety and rescue, fire safety, health and safety risk assessment, environmental safety.22
Mainstreaming occupational safety and health into university educationThe university has a long-term tradition in carrying out these activities, aimed atdiagnosis, modelling, and design, as well as in developing methods and approachesto risk in mining and the natural environment.Risk education in engineering - Development of year onematerials, United KingdomThe Department of Engineering at the University of Liverpool began to reform itsundergraduate programmes with the introduction of active learning experiences thatwill provide Liverpool graduates, branded the ‘Liverpool Engineers’, with skills andexpertise relevant to the needs of modern industry. A key element of this approach ishealth and safety, and risk awareness.The University of Liverpool, in association with the Health and Safety Laboratory(HSL), set up a project to incorporate risk education into the curriculum of theundergraduate engineering degree course. Integrating risk education into thecurriculum involved defining risk education as a set of learning outcomes, anddesigning a tool to ascertain students’ awareness of risk issues and key concepts.Teaching materials have been developed that use real accident case studies, involvingstudent interaction and team-building exercises to enhance students’ understandingof the concepts of hazard and risk.E u r o p e a n Ag e n c y f o r Sa f e t y a n d He a l t h a t Wo r kTransferring the results of business cases awards initiative tobusiness and engineering schools, USAThe Robert W. Campbell Award acknowledges business cases that demonstrate healthand safety and economic productivity. Winning cases are converted into resources forengineering and business schools. They are also used to promote partnerships withbusiness schools and cooperation with professors. The aim is that future generationsof business leaders will gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of the intrinsicvalue of safety, health and environmental management to overall business successthrough the use of real examples presented from a business perspective.Multimedia educational package on OSH issues, PolandThe Central Institute for Labour Protection - National Research Institute, in Poland, hasdeveloped a multimedia educational package for tertiary education: ‘Work knowledge– safety, health, and ergonomics’. This resource uses interdisciplinary, monographic,didactical materials. Two versions are available – one prepared for the teacher andthe other (slightly simplified) for those who will study on their own. The package isavailable in several formats: CDs (accompanied by special software and a manual), onthe Internet and as printed textbooks (each of the 8 textbooks is accompanied bya CD). The programme is comprised of 60 hours of teaching and is tailored to threeeducation profiles: technology and physical sciences, natural and medical sciences,social sciences. The whole package is organised in eight independent thematicmodules: ergonomics – basics; legal protection of work; anthropometrical andbiomechanical factors; physiological factors; psychological and social factors; risksrelated to dangerous and hazardous substances in the workplace; diagnostics anddesign of anthropotechnical systems; and managing OSH.Learning by Doing, PortugalThe Faculty of Science and Technology at the New University of Lisbon offerstransversal occupational safety and health courses for graduate and post-graduateengineering students. The OSH skills are developed, not only through theoretical23
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