Course Overview
This course focuses on the maintenance and management of health and safety within the workplace. Students will design and implement loss prevention and mitigation strategies tailored to their workplace. Diverse methods will be introduced to assist supervisors and managers monitor and control workplace incidents involving injury and loss. Workplace and industry incidents and hazards will be simulated in workshops, classroom and field environments for students to apply hands on prevention and mitigation techniques. In class lectures will be supplemented with fieldwork and case analysis.
Prerequisite(s)
- SEE PREQ
- Admission to a Forensics credential program or permission of the Program Head.
Credits
3.0
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Explain roles and responsibilities of organizations for workers' safety.
- Analyse the direct and indirect costs of workplace incidents, injuries, and disease.
- Assess and tailor various due diligence and mitigation models for workplace fit and effectiveness.
- Develop a workplace safety program including corporate, management, and worker responsibilities.
- Identify the legal statutes and moral factors affecting worker and workplace safety.
- Compare and analyse safety management systems.
- Analyze previous security breaches and develop protocols to avoid future losses to people, property, and assets.
- Interpret the legal requirements for search, seizure, and detention of suspects for non-police personnel.
- Analyze CCTV research and video clips of incidents and/or special events to determine the effectiveness of surveillance and crowd control.
- Develop protocols for workers' safety when working in high risk environments, such as patrolling premises at night, dealing with unruly groups, or dealing with intruders.
- Develop protocols to safeguard property and assets of a given organization.
Effective as of Fall 2007
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