Course Name: Safe Work Practices
Course Code: TSWP 121
Course Level: Year 1 Semester 2
Contact hours: 140
Credit Units: 5
Rationale:
The purpose of this course is to assist students in developing and implementing the “Safe Work Practices and Safe Job Procedures”. Safe work procedures make workers aware of risks in their work tasks and tell them how to avoid injury or illness while doing those tasks.Safe Work Practices (SWP), are a set of guidelines or "Do’s and Don’ts” on how to perform a specific task that may not always be carried out in the same way and should be developed to mitigate hazards that have been identified through the hazard identification process.
Learning Outcomes:
· Know, understand and follow all of the Safe Work Practices that pertain to his/her specific tasks.
· Explain and discuss the basic safety and emergency procedures to maintain a safe workplace for staff, customers and others
· Recommend and Guide personnel in the implementation of safe work practices
Duration:
4 weeks
Teaching Methods:
· Training should be performed in any area that the trainer/Lecturer deems appropriate to ensure competency.
· Training should include a theoretical and practical component.
· A review of all SWP’s, related to the students’ work tasks, and should be performed on in terms of group discussions.
Assessment:
Continuous assignments/practicals [40%], and final examination [60%].
Course Content:
· Developing and implementing a Permit to Work (PTW) system
· Lockout/Tagout
· Safe working in the vicinity of high voltage systems
· Safety considerations for Installation, testing, commissioning, use and inspection of electrical systems (Sockets, extension cables, plugs, wiring, Safe Distances, Earthing, ELCB, IEE Regulations and Portable tools.
· Working at Height
· Hot Works
· Working in Confined Spaces
· Trench and Excavations
· Lone Working
· Temporary Works - building maintenance, renovation and demolition works
· Work-zone Safety
· Working and Travelling Abroad
· House Keeping; 5’S
· Standard Operating procedures for Machinery and Equipment.
Study Materials:
1. City of Glasgow College. 2014. Lone Working Procedure
2. Enya, A. 2016. Permit to Work HSE in Brief
3. Health and Safety Executive, 2013. Working Alone Health and Safety Guidance on the Risks of Lone Working
4. Health and Safety Executive. 2013 Confined Spaces A brief Guide to Working Safely
5. Health and Safety Executive. 2014. Working at Height a brief Guide
6. Health and Safety Manager, 2013. Personal Safety of Lone Workers Procedure.
7. HKIS. 2009. General Specification for Building Maintenance Works in Residential Buildings
8. HSE 2014. Safe Work in Confined Spaces
9. HSG250, 2016. Guidance on Permit-to-Work Systems: A Guide for the Petroleum, Chemical and Allied Industries
10. HSG85. 2013. Electricity at Work Safe Working Practices,
11. https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/safetytopics/lifting-operations.htm 2020. Standard for Lifting Activities Using Cranes
12. James M. 2016. Safe Work Practices on High Voltage Substation Apparatus
13. New Zealand Government. 2016. Good Practice Guidelines, Excavation Safety.
14. Newquist, J.A. 2021. Excavation Competent Person Handbook
15. NUS. 2014. Safety Standards for Work at Height Activities
16. OPEC C. 2015. Permit-to-Work (PTW) Tripartite Guide for the Oil, Petrochemical, Energy and Chemicals
17. Oregon OSHA’s 2012. Guide to Controlling Hazardous Energy, Lockout/Tagout
18. OSHA. 2013. Work Zone Safety Guidelines for Construction, Maintenance, & Utility Operations
19. OSHA. 2015. Trenching and Excavation Safety
20. OSHA. 2017. Safety Guideline, Hot Work Safety Guideline
21. Safework australia 2018 Safe Design of Structures Code of Practice. https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/system/files/documents/1810/model-cop-safe-design-of-structures.pdf
22. Science and Technology Facilities Council. 2015. Work in Confined Spaces
23. SS510 Code of Practice for Safety in Welding and Cutting (and other operations involving the use of heat)
24. Tompkins, P. 2017. High Voltage Electric Safety Precautions for Working on or near High Voltage Power Lines
25. University of Nottingham, Safety Office. 2017. Hot Work Procedures.
26. US. 2016. Permit-to-Work (PTW) System for High Hazard Activities conducted by Contractors