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TIØ4200

Safety Management

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Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2024
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Total assessment

About

About the course

Course content

The main focus of the course is major accidents in working life. The course includes different models explaining how such accidents can occur and how they can be prevented. Different perspectives on organizational accidents and resilient organizations are presented: energy-barrier; Normal Accident Theory, High Reliability Organizations, decision-making and conflicting objectives, flow of information, Resilience Engineering and safety culture. An important part of the course is that the combination of man-technology-organization (MTO) is a key to understanding major accident risks. Central theories in a MTO-perspective is provided in the course, including human-factors and human-technology interaction. One part of the course is focused on compliance to rules and procedures. The association between change processes and safety is also addressed. The course also addresses how societal framework conditions such as economy, technology developments and regulatory regimes influence safety management in organizations, and also how organizations adapt to changes in such framework conditions. The course content can be linked to the UNs sustainability development goal no. 8 Decent work and Economic Growth, and target 8.8 - promote safe and secure working environments for all workers.

Learning outcome

The subject's position and function in the study: The subject should be related to TIØ4201 and TIØ4205. TIØ4201 gives a generic theoretical understanding of risk governance of all types of risks, in particular related to societal safety. TIØ4205 gives knowledge and skills about acknowledged methods and tools, rules and procedures (norms) for safety work in companies with emphasis on occupational accident prevention. TIØ4200 emphasizes an understanding and insight into how safety management is practiced in a Norwegian context. The subject is mandatory for students at the master programs MIBAS and MBAS. Knowledge: After completing the course the student will be able to: - explain why major accidents can occur - explain how major accidents can be prevented in an organization - categorize different perspectives on safety theories on organizational accidents - explain consequences of new technology and new forms of work for safety. Skills: After completing the course the student will be able to: - apply different organizational perspectives for accident analysis - assess the interplay between organization, humans and technology and its importance for safety - assess and analyze safety culture in organizations - apply holistic safety analysis in organizations General competence: After completing the course the student will be able to: - critically evaluate safety issues in society and companies

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and case-based problem-solving, and exercises.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercise assignment

Further on evaluation

If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral. To pass the course all part evaluations must be passed. For voluntary repetition of the course, all parts of the course must be taken again.

Course materials

Given at the start of the course.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
SIS1049 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management