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Level 3 Diploma in Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management

Health, Safety and Operational Risk

LSC303 · Operations Management — Week 7 of 16

CourseLSC303
Week7 of 16
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This week’s topics

Health, Safety and Operational Risk

  1. Operational risk assessment
  2. Workplace health and safety legal duties
  3. Hazard identification
  4. Risk mitigation strategies
  5. Health and Safety in the Workplace
  6. Workplace Health and Safety | HRM | From A Business Professor
  7. What is Risk Assessment? What, Why & When for Health and Safety
  8. Health and Safety

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Explain health, safety and risk considerations in operations management.

Activity

Start with this week’s 4 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain health, safety and risk considerations in operations management.

Study materials

Videos

  • Health and Safety in the Workplace · YouTube · Galton College · 22 min · for registered students
  • Workplace Health and Safety | HRM | From A Business Professor · YouTube · Business School 101 · 9 min · for registered students
  • What is Risk Assessment? What, Why & When for Health and Safety · YouTube · Safeti | Your Trusted Health and Safety Partner · 3 min · for registered students
  • Health and Safety · Oak National Academy, Key Stage 4 (GCSE level) · for registered students
  • Risk and Biscuit Manufacture - Integrated Health, Safety & Environmental Management (1/9) · YouTube · OpenLearn from The Open University · 10 min · for registered students
  • Minimising Risk - Integrated Health, Safety & Environmental Management (2/9) · YouTube · OpenLearn from The Open University · 6 min · for registered students
  • Informed Decisions on Risk - Integrated Health, Safety & Environmental Management (4/9) · YouTube · OpenLearn from The Open University · 7 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • HSE: Managing risks and risk assessment at work · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • Risk assessment: a brief guide to controlling risks in the workplace (HSE, INDG163) · PDF · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • Warehousing and storage: A guide to health and safety (HSG76, 2nd ed. 2007) · PDF · Hse, guidance; 155 pages · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Introduction to Operations Management
  • Week 2: Process Design and Workflow
  • Week 3: Measuring Operational Performance
  • Week 4: Forecasting and Capacity Planning
  • Week 5: Quality Management and Control
  • Week 6: Continuous Improvement Approaches
  • Week 7: Health, Safety and Operational Risk
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Technology and Workforce in Operations
  • Week 10: Process Review and Waste Identification
  • Week 11: Operational Improvement Planning
  • Week 12: Applying Operations Management in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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