Occupational Health and Safety post-graduation courses in Europe: A general overview

Arezes, Pedro; Swuste, Paul

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2011.10.003

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“…From the previously mentioned survey (Arezes and Swuste, 2012), it was possible to notice that Portugal is hosting 29 post-graduation courses on OSH. This number of courses is relatively high, compared to Northern European countries and considering the country dimension.…”

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“…There are only a few publications on topics related to education (Arezes and Swuste, 2012;Gute et al, 1993;Safety Science, 1995), and this is rather surprising given the crucial role training and education is playing in the development of the professional and scientific domains of these areas.…”

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“…In April 2011, authors have reported on post academic courses on OSH in Europe (Arezes and Swuste, 2012). Based upon a general survey, the report provided an extensive literature review, as well as a general overview of post-graduation courses on OSH in 24 European countries.…”

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The emergence of (post) academic courses in occupational safety and health: the example of Portugal

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2013

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PurposeThis paper aims to present the results of a survey of post‐graduate and MSc courses on occupational safety and health and it is restricted to three Portuguese university courses of EQF level 7.Design/methodology/approachCourse coordinators were interviewed, in half structured sessions, addressing four main topics: the course structure, certification, quality system and changes implemented, and finally research activities of the organizer group, and the possible dominance of a particular “safety science school”.FindingsThe analyzed courses are fed by research, educating students not only in easy to use tools, but also in underlying theories, models and metaphors of relevant disciplines, as can be expected from an academic training.Practical implicationsAlthough the profile of the health and safety professional is defined and is the aim of several initiatives, the study of the health and safety education and its characteristics at the universities is still a scarce topic. By considering this case study of some Portuguese courses, these data will allow the definition of a benchmark of some courses' characteristics.Originality/valueAs consensually accepted, there is a current need for developing a new professional qualification and training framework based on the existing occupational health and safety professional reality and that includes the need to understand the reality and the education approaches used by the already existing courses, as those reported in this case study.

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“…There are no datasets for Iceland [7][8][9][10][11][12][13]. The number of non-fatal accidents has increased as a result of the development of some areas of activity, consumption intensity, infrastructure development, and other arguments [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]. Consumers' needs are becoming ever more intense and diverse, so that business sectors develop in line with consumer demands [25].…”

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Occupational Accidents Assessment by Field of Activity and Investigation Model for Prevention and Control

Ivaşcu

Cioca

2019

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The rate of occupational accidents is increasing, leading to a number of organizational deficiencies. For European Union (EU), the non-fatal accident number in 2017 was 3,315,101. An increase in the number of accidents is recorded in many of the member states. In addition, the increase in accidents tends to focus on certain sectors and is due more to the increase in the incidence rate than the increase in the workforce. Companies in these industry sectors have also implemented less intensive prevention practices than firms in other sectors. Performing a statistical evaluation of non-fatal and fatal accidents is an important one. This assessment helps managers understand the importance of implementing prevention and control methods across organizations. For this research, we used series of data obtained from the Romanian National Institute of Statistics (NIS), Labor Inspection in Romania, and Eurostatof the European Commission. Data series evaluations were conducted for the EU and Romania. A qualitative assessment of the industry data series had been carried out. Furthermore, T-tests and analysis of variance analysis (ANOVA) were performed to identify the relationships between the frequency index of fatal and non-fatal accidents, and the categories chosen. The values obtained for men were significantly higher than those of female workers. Based on the results of the qualitative assessment and European and national strategies, an experimental model for the prevention and control of occupational accidents is proposed. At the end of the paper, the situation of labor accidents in Romania and Bulgaria, two EU member states, is assessed in the agriculture, forestry and fishing, manufacturing, construction and transport, and storage sectors. A series of trends are presented for the period 2018–2020. The results obtained from the evaluation of the data series represent an important core of the Romanian Labor Inspectorate for the development of strategic actions.

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“…Consequently, fatalities and injuries cause many cost overruns and delays, which negatively impact the project safety performance [5]. To reduce construction accidents at the workplace, it is very important to provide graduates with hazard education at the tertiary level, so that they have professional hazard knowledge and skills [6,7].…”

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Construction Hazard Investigation Leveraging Object Anatomization on an Augmented Photoreality Platform

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Hazard investigation education plays a crucial role in equipping students with adequate knowledge and skills to avoid or eliminate construction hazards at workplaces. With the emergence of various visualization technologies, virtual photoreality as well as 3D virtual reality have been adopted and proved advantageous to various educational disciplines. Despite the significant benefits of providing an engaging and immersive learning environment to promote construction education, recent research has also pointed out that virtual photoreality lacks a 3D object anatomization tools to support learning, while 3D-virtual reality cannot provide a real-world environment. In recent years, research efforts have studied virtual reality applications separately, and there is a lack of research integrating these technologies to overcome limitations and maximize advantages for enhancing learning outcomes. In this regard, the paper develops a construction hazard investigation system leveraging object anatomization on an Interactive Augmented Photoreality platform (iAPR). The proposed iAPR system integrates virtual photoreality with 3D-virtual reality. The iAPR consists of three key learning modules, namely Hazard Understanding Module (HUM), Hazard Recognition Module (HRM), and Safety Performance Module (SPM), which adopt the revised Bloom's taxonomy theory. A prototype is developed and evaluated objectively through interactive system trials with educators, construction professionals, and learners. The findings demonstrate that the iAPR platform has significant pedagogic methods to improve learner's construction hazard investigation knowledge and skills, which improve safety performance.

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Occupational Health and Safety post-graduation courses in Europe: A general overview

Cited by 30 publications

References 35 publications

The emergence of (post) academic courses in occupational safety and health: the example of Portugal

The emergence of (post) academic courses in occupational safety and health: the example of Portugal

Occupational Accidents Assessment by Field of Activity and Investigation Model for Prevention and Control

Construction Hazard Investigation Leveraging Object Anatomization on an Augmented Photoreality Platform

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