Safety Law & Management 1
This module will introduce students to the fundamentals of safety management. The objectives of this module are:
- To give students a brief history of railway safety law
- To outline safety legislation
- To consider the role of Health and Safety representatives
- To provide an introduction to risk management
- To introduce students to safety management systems
- To describe Railway Group Standards.
Module Syllabus
During this module students will cover the following syllabus:
- safety on the railway
- statute versus common law
- general health and safety legislation
- duties of the employer
- approved codes of practice
- safety regulations
- risk assessment
- rights, responsibilities and functions of health and safety representatives
- qualitative and quantitative risk management
- review, management and renewal
- safety policy review of safety management systems Railway Group Standards
Module Learning Outcomes
- On successful completion of the module students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the operation of the railway within the structure of current safety law;
- Evaluate the relationship between licensing and safety legislation;
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of qualitative and quantitative risk, safety management systems, and the principles of check and audit.
- Evaluate the need for company’s and industry-wide safety standards.
Safety Law & Management 1
This module will introduce students to the fundamentals of safety management. The objectives of this module are:
- To give students a brief history of railway safety law
- To outline safety legislation
- To consider the role of Health and Safety representatives
- To provide an introduction to risk management
- To introduce students to safety management systems
- To describe Railway Group Standards.
Module Syllabus
During this module students will cover the following syllabus:
- safety on the railway
- statute versus common law
- general health and safety legislation
- duties of the employer
- approved codes of practice
- safety regulations
- risk assessment
- rights, responsibilities and functions of health and safety representatives
- qualitative and quantitative risk management
- review, management and renewal
- safety policy review of safety management systems Railway Group Standards
Module Learning Outcomes
- On successful completion of the module students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the operation of the railway within the structure of current safety law;
- Evaluate the relationship between licensing and safety legislation;
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of qualitative and quantitative risk, safety management systems, and the principles of check and audit.
- Evaluate the need for company’s and industry-wide safety standards.