Occupational Safety (2cr)

Objective

In the course you will learn basic information about the Finnish occupational safety culture. You can complete an occupational safety card if you don't have one yet.

Content

1. FINNISH WORK CULTURE AND CUSTOMS
• Workplace practices and traditions.
• Communication and interaction in the Finnish work environment.
• Cooperation and teamwork.

2. COMMON WORKPLACE
• The purpose and importance of occupational health and safety.
• Occupational health and safety legislation in Finland.
• Roles and responsibilities of occupational safety and health workers.
• Occupational health care

3. COMMON SECURITY
• Basically zero accidents
• Economic effects
• Load factors

4. ORIENTATION
• Traffic and movement
• Substances and smoking
• Personal protective equipment and Workwear
• Licensed works
• Tidiness and order
• Waste treatment
• Special conditions or special functions in a shared workplace
• Acting in the event of an accident
• Contact persons

5. IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF WORKPLACE RISKS
• Identifying risks in the work environment.
• Risk assessment and prioritization.
• Measures to reduce risks.

6. A SAFE WORKING DAY AT A COMMON WORKPLACE
• Tools, machines and equipment
• Lifting work
• Objects with a risk of falling
• Closed and cramped spaces
• Chemicals
• Electricity
• Fire works

7. ACTION IN SITUATIONS OF ACCIDENTS
• Situation assessment
• Emergency notification
• Gas hazard
• Unconscious patient
• CPR
• Stopping bleeding
• Electrical accident
• Electrical accident
• Eye injury
• Burn injury
• Frostbite
• Fire and initial extinguishing

7. QUALITY AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

Qualifications

There are no prior knowledge requirements.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student has passed the occupational safety card test and done 30% of the learning tasks.