As you engage with this week’s discussion and with one another, be sure to read what has already been posted and then add substantively to the discussion. Time goes quickly, so remember to post early in the week! The first question is based on what you have learned so far in this course so that you can post immediately without having completed all of this week’s readings.

Read the following case and be prepared to discuss it with your class members.

John is a 48 year old man. He is employed as a customer service representative in a large corporation. He has three children, one in college, one in high school, and one in middle school. He has a history of headaches, which he controls with a prescription medication. Lately, the headaches have been worse.

Part 1: The first question in this discussion is opinion and experience-based, so you can begin immediately. For subsequent questions please meaningfully integrate your readings including the text, articles, and module notes.

1.  In your own words and using your own thoughts fill in the details in John’s story. Describe his home and work life. Describe his relationship with his children. Is there a wife or  significant other. What factors in his life might be contributing to his headaches? What has he done about these headaches?

Part 2: After reading the assigned readings  for this week and watching the videos, respond to the following questions:

1. After reviewing the module materials, what biological/emotional/social factors might be causing John’s headaches? Any lifestyle factors?

2. After reviewing the module materials, what expectations would you have in terms of how John might address his headache symptoms?

3. Now that you have read the materials and watched the videos, reconsider how you completed John’s story. Are there any ways in which you or your classmates might have reflected stereotypes regarding men’s health? Any assumptions you made that may reflect a bias in what might be causing John’s headaches or how he might respond? What stereotypes did you consciously avoid in attempting to tell John’s story?

4. Identify one new piece of information you learned this week.

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Assignment Details

Carry out a risk assessment study on a workplace or work activity to be assessed.  Produce a management report on your methods and findings.

The report should include the following: –

• A clear description of the work place or workplace activities to be assessed
• An explanation of the principles of risk assessment and the reasons for carrying out the risk assessments
• An explanation for the risk assessment and how these relate to the particular workplace or activity

Your risk methodology must be in accordance with an accepted quantitative or qualitative method and deemed fit for the purpose intended.  Your management report must clearly evidence the following: –

• Your knowledge and understanding of the principles of risk assessment (Key issues, definitions and benefits)

• Knowledge and understanding of the Moral, Social and Economic reasons for carrying out a risk assessment.

• Risk assessment in practice

• Ability to plan the assessment (Appropriateness of approach, organisational skills, suitability of method of assessment and risk rating)
• Analysis of the workplace/workplace activity being assessed (Workplace/work activity description, all hazards identified, all the people/items at risk identified, appropriateness of risk evaluation/risk rating, use of observation, research and communication skills)
• Selection of control measures (Range of appropriate information and the ability to make justifiable judgments, confidence and ability to identify the need for further research and consultation).
• Completion of assessment (Accuracy of documentation, suitability of monitoring and review recommendations, ability to link risk assessment with information and training needs and related issues)

• Overall approach and presentation of report

Approach to the assignment/perception of the problem, demonstration of personal skills especially problem solving, communication, research analysis and team working, presentation of the report, awareness of limits of report and/personal competence

Remember:

• You must answer the question set
• You must keep to the word limit of 1,500 words
• You must demonstrate that you have met the learning outcomes
• As you construct and present your work, consider the assessment criteria

Presentation Instructions

It is your responsibility to ensure that your work is neatly and accurately presented.

The work must be:

• Word-processed
• Single sided
• 5 or double line spaced
• Ariel 12 point font
• Justified
• Page numbered
• On A4 paper
• Margins left and right 3cm
• Stapled together at the top left-hand corner
• Attached to a cover sheet.

Marks may be deducted for failure to follow these instructions.  Please look at the Student Guide to Assessment for more information.

Referencing

All academic writing must be referenced. If you use other people’s ideas without referencing them you are plagiarising their work.

Either:

Use the Harvard system of referencing within your text. This will take the form: surname, year of publication, page number, and is enclosed within brackets, for example (Bradley 1998, 277). At the end of your work you should provide an alphabetical list of all the works you cite.

Or:

Use the Numeric System of referencing within your text.  At every point in the text where a reference is made, insert a number (in brackets or superscript) and then list the references numerically at the end of your work,

Plagiarism

The use of work produced for another purpose by you, working alone or with others, must be acknowledged.

Copying from the works of another person (including Internet sources) constitutes plagiarism, which is an offence within the University’s regulations. Brief quotations from the published or unpublished works of another person, suitably attributed, are acceptable. You must always use your own words except when using properly referenced quotations.

You are advised when taking notes from books or other sources to make notes in your own words, in a selective and critical way.

Submission

The assignment should be submitted electronically with cover sheet via Turnitin (a guide to submitting work via Turnitin can be found on Blackboard).

The deadline for submission is 1^st October 2021.

The assignment is worth 40% of the total module assessment.

Learning outcomes

This assessment will test your ability to meet the learning outcomes as described in your module booklet, specifically:

1. Evaluate current fire, health, safety and environmental issues and its application in industries

2. Prepare risk assessments and evaluate risk for generic industrial activities and for specific workplace hazards

4. Analyse working situations, develop and apply strategies which ensure effective management of health and safety

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