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MOS 5525 Integrated Safety Management Systems

Unit I Project

Comparative Analysis of Safety Management System Guidelines and Consensus Standards

For this assignment, you will be performing a comparative analysis on safety management standards and guidelines. You will begin by reviewing both the Guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems (International Labour Organization-Occupational Safety and Health [ILO-OSH]) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s

(OSHA’s) Guidelines for Occupational Health and Safety Program Management. Both guidelines can be found in the Unit I

Required Reading section. Following the review, you will develop a comparative analysis of the guidelines.

Your analysis must include the information listed below:

an overview of the guidelines, including information about the developing organization;

the similarities and differences between guidelines;

identification of how the guidelines include the model for continuous improvement (PDCA) discussed in the unit lesson;

identification of whether the core elements of a safety management system are included in the guidelines;

identification of the benefits to be obtained from implementing a safety management system; and

identification of an industry sector that currently uses the guidelines.

Your analysis must be two to three pages, double-spaced, and 12-point font (separate title page and reference page are required and do not count toward the total page length). Make sure that you include an introduction. A tutorial titled “Introductions and Conclusions” is available for you to view from the Success Writing Center. Here is the link to this tutorial:

https://columbiasouthern.adobeconnect.com/_a1174888831/introductionsandconclusions/

CSU requires that students use APA style when formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and listing sources in papers and projects. Ensure that all sources used, including both documents mentioned in the opening paragraph for review, are cited and referenced according to APA rules. A document titled “Citation Guide” is available for you to download in the Learning

Resources area of the myCSU Student Portal. Here is the link to this tutorial:

https://columbiasouthern.adobeconnect.com/_a1174888831/citationguidetutorial/

It may also be accessed from the Student Resources link on the Course Menu of Blackboard.

Information about accessing the grading rubric for this assignment is provided below.

MOS 5525 Integrated Safety Management Systems

Unit II PowerPoint Presentation

Getting Management Buy-in to Implement a Safety Management System

This assignment was designed to provide you with an opportunity to apply the concepts you have learned about safety management systems presented in Units I and II. Specifically, you will be making a persuasive argument to management to influence them to implement a safety management system.

As a recent graduate of the Columbia Southern University Safety and Emergency Services program, you have just been hired as the occupational safety and health (OSH) manager for a company who is currently taking a traditional approach to safety management. Having recently completed the Integrated Safety Management Systems course, you realize the value of implementing a safety management system and want to help your company manage safety more effectively. After several requests, you have finally been given an opportunity to present your case to senior-level management. Your new manager has informed you that the company is uninterested in changing direction, and you are wasting your time. Since you may not get this opportunity again, and you are only being provided 30 minutes, you must make the sale!

Using the information you have covered in Units I and II, prepare a 12- to 14-slide presentation that depicts how you would persuade management to implement a safety management system. Your presentation must be developed to meet the time constraints of management and must:

provide a brief overview of safety management systems (SMS),

highlight how the company will benefit from implementing an SMS,

explain the difference between an SMS and a traditional safety program,

provide an overview of the implementation process,

provide an example of an organization that has successfully implemented an SMS, and

include a recommendation for a specific SMS (standard or guideline) for the company to consider (must explain why you chose that specific SMS

As part of the presentation, you are required to use the notes section for each content slide to reinforce your presentation.

Ensure your presentation includes visuals such as images and graphics to supplement your message. You should use at least two academic reliable sources to support your presentation. Images and graphics, along with supporting references and in-text citations, must follow APA formatting guidelines and must be free of errors. Title and reference slides should be included, but do not count toward the total slide requirement.

Refer to this PowerPoint tutorial from the CSU Success Center for building effective presentations.

https://columbiasouthern.adobeconnect.com/_a1174888831/powerpointbestpractices/

Information about accessing the grading rubric for this assignment is provided below.

MOS 5525 Integrated Safety Management Systems

Unit III Assignment

Safety Management System (SMS) Implementation

(Safety and Health Action Plan)

Using the Plan-Do-Can-Act (PDCA) model we have discussed, you will develop a safety and health implementation plan.

The plan will be compiled in phases during the next four units. In Unit VII, you will reference this information to develop a PowerPoint presentation, which will serve as your course project.

In this assignment, you are in the planning (P) phase of the implementation. You will develop a safety management implementation plan, which will include a safety and health policy statement.

Continuing with the scenario introduced in Unit II (review Unit II PowerPoint assignment in the syllabus), you have just received notice from upper management that they are ready to move forward with the implementation of a safety management system. As the safety expert at the company, you have been tasked with leading the development and implementation process. As you are in the initial phase of your project, you recognize the importance of compiling an implementation plan. Using the information you have covered in Units I, II, and III and the supplemental documentation,

prepare an action plan for your safety management system.

Your plan should include the following elements:

a written safety and health policy statement, three clearly defined occupational safety and health (OSH) objectives, performance criteria roles and responsibilities (i.e., what is to be done, by whom, and when), and the strategies on how measurement criteria for confirming the objectives are achieved.

Your action plan should be two to three pages. Be sure to use at least one additional scholarly source (such as an academic article from the CSU Online Library and/or a government safety source such as OSHA) besides your textbook as a reference for your assignment. All sources must be cited and referenced according to APA standards. Be creative!

Information about accessing the grading rubric for this assignment is provided below.

MOS 5525 Integrated Safety Management Systems

Unit IV Scholarly Activity

Developing a Safety and Health Training Plan and Employee Safety and Health Suggestion System

Using the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) model we discussed in Units I, II, and III, you will be developing a safety and health implementation plan. The plan will be developed in phases in this unit and the next two units, and it will serve as reference information for a PowerPoint presentation that will be your course project in Unit VII.

For this unit’s assignment, you are in the do (D) phase of the implementation process and will be incorporating the employees into the safety management system. Specifically, you will be developing a safety and health training plan and an employee safety and health suggestion system.

Continuing with the scenario introduced in Unit II (review the Unit II PowerPoint assignment in the syllabus), you have completed the planning phase and are ready to move forward with the implementation phase of a safety management system. required reading, develop a training plan for your workplace. Discuss the types of engagement strategies that could be used in your plan. Your training plan must be original and should not duplicate any part of the sample training plan that is provided as a guide only! Your plan should be two pages and must include the following sections:

Introductory Section,

Management Commitment,

Training and Accountability,

Types of Training (must include at least three types),

Monitoring the Training Program, and

Evaluating the Safety and Health Training Program.

Part 2: Employees have good ideas that may help improve work methods, prevent injuries and illnesses, or identify specific hazards. Frequently, these ideas or concerns do not get reported because there is no effective way to present them. A well organized suggestion system encourages contributions from employees. You are required to develop a plan to address how employees will provide safety and health suggestions.

You must develop a two-page suggestion system that addresses the information listed below:

what type of information you will want to collect (form development),

how often forms will be collected,

who will review the suggestions,

how decisions will be made regarding the suggestions, and

timelines for actions on the suggestions.

You should include one outside academic source, besides your textbook, as a reference for your assignment, preferably from the CSU Online Library. All sources used must be cited and referenced according to APA standards. Click here to access the sample training plan. Be creative!

Information about accessing the grading rubric for this assignment is provided below.

MOS 5525 Integrated Safety Management Systems

Unit V Scholarly Activity

Risk Assessment: Hazard Identification and Worksite Analysis

Using the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) model that we discussed in Units I, II, and III, you will develop a safety and health implementation plan. The plan will be developed in phases in Units IV, V, and VI, and will serve as reference information for a PowerPoint presentation that will be your course project in Unit VII.

For this unit’s assignment, you are in a critical aspect of the planning (P) phase of implementation. You will be assessing your workplace to identify hazards and determine the level of risk the hazards pose to the organization.

Continuing with the scenario introduced in Unit II (review Unit II PowerPoint assignment in the syllabus), you have completed the planning phase and are ready to move forward with the implementation of a safety management system. Using the information covered in this unit lesson, you will be performing an analysis to identify hazards and assess the risk associated with the hazards in your workplace (if you are not currently employed, you may use a former employer or you may simply select an industry of choice). Your assessment must include the following information:

identification of the workplace or industry assessed, date the assessment was performed, name and title of the person conducting the assessment,

identification of five hazards in the workplace, identification of the category each hazard falls into (e.g., physical, safety, ergonomics, etc.), identification of the consequences that could result from exposure to each hazard (i.e., what can happen), determination of the likelihood that an injury and/or illness will occur as a result of exposure to the hazard, determination of the severity of a resulting injury and/or illness, and determination of the level of risk (e.g., low, moderate, high, etc.).

Your assessment should be presented in a table and should be at least two pages, not counting your title and reference pages. You should include a one- to two-paragraph introduction for your assignment. You should include one outside source (e.g., OSHA JTA) besides your textbook as a reference for your assignment. All references must be cited and referenced according to APA standards. You can access the risk matrix by clicking here.

Information about accessing the grading rubric for this assignment is provided below.

MOS 5525 Integrated Safety Management Systems

Unit VI Scholarly Activity

Developing an Emergency Action Plan (EAP)

Using the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) model we discussed in unit lessons I, II, and III, you will be developing a safety and health implementation plan. The plan will be developed in phases (in this unit and the previous two units) and will serve as reference information for a PowerPoint presentation that will be your course project in Unit VII.

In this assignment, you are in the do (D) phase of the implementation process. You will develop controls strategies to address potential hazards identified during the planning phase of the implementation process.

Continuing with the scenario introduced in Unit II (review Unit II PowerPoint assignment in the syllabus), you have completed the planning phase and are ready to move forward with the implementation of a safety management system. Using the information covered in this unit lesson, you will develop an emergency action plan that will help mitigate injuries and illnesses during emergencies and cover concepts of hazard prevention and control into an implementation strategy for a safety management system.

Your emergency action plan should be designed to address the following areas:

emergencies within the facility,

emergencies outside of the facility, and

health-related emergencies.

Your plan should integrate the concepts of hazard prevention and control as a measure for managing risk within a safety management system through the development of an emergency action plan. Additionally, you must specifically identify the following information:

evacuation procedures,

procedure for reporting and alerting authorities,

procedure for alerting employees and visitors of the emergency,

how employees will be trained on the EAP,

how you will account for everyone after the implementation of the EAP, and

how the EAP will be updated and maintained.

Your EAP should be should be three to four pages. You should use your textbook as a reference for your assignment. You may use outside sources for reference but are not required, all sources used must be cited and referenced according to APA standards.

Information about accessing the grading rubric for this assignment is provided below.

MOS 5525 Integrated Safety Management Systems

Unit VII PowerPoint Presentation

Course Project: Conducting an Incident Investigation

In your course project, you will be applying the information covered in previous units to conduct an accident investigation.

The specifics of the incident are provided in the attached document, which you may access by clicking here.

You have just been informed that there has been an accident in your facility. As the facility safety expert, you have contacted your local Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) office to report the incident in compliance with the OSHA’s Severe Incident Reporting Requirement. Since you have not heard back from OSHA, you anticipate your facility will be receiving a visit from an OSHA compliance officer to investigate the incident. Based on your safety expertise and your knowledge of OSHA, you know the compliance officer will be reviewing your safety and health efforts to determine whether

the company’s failure to provide a safe and healthy working environment led to the accident. Your management has asked that you prepare a presentation to give them an idea of where they stand with regard to OSHA compliance Using the reference information that you developed as part of your safety management system (SMS) implementation plan in Units III-VI assignments, prepare a presentation that addresses how you will demonstrate the following items to the

compliance officer, addressing the company’s:

commitment to the safety and health of their employees,

effort to ensure employees are properly trained,

effort to include employees in their SMS,

effort to identify safety hazards in the workplace, and

effort to prevent and control safety hazards in the workplace.

Although you can use the previously prepared work as the basis for your presentation, your responses should be specific to the actual accident scenario, which is in the above-attached document.

Explain the organization’s implementation strategy as it relates to the accident investigation. You are also required to perform an analysis of the accident scenario and include the findings in your presentation as well. Your analysis must

identify the following information:

basic cause of the accident,

direct cause of the accident,

indirect cause of the accident, and

recommendation for corrective actions.

Your presentation should be 12 to 15 slides and include title and reference pages (the title and reference pages do not count toward the total slides requirement). As part of the presentation, you are encouraged to use the notes section for the content slides to reinforce your presentation. Ensure your presentation includes visuals such as images and graphics to supplement your message. You should reference the outside sources mentioned in the required reading, including your textbook and any other sources. Images and graphics, along with supporting references and in-text citations, must follow

APA formatting guidelines and should be free of errors.

Refer to this PowerPoint tutorial from the CSU Success Center for building effective presentations.

https://columbiasouthern.adobeconnect.com/_a1174888831/powerpointbestpractices/

Information about accessing the grading rubric for this assignment is provided below

MOS 5525 Integrated Safety Management Systems

Unit VIII Scholarly Activity

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Compliance Audit

Using the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) model we discussed in Units I, II, and III, here you will address the “check” (C) and “act” (A) portion in this assignment.

Continuing with the scenario presented in the Unit VII Assignment (refer to Unit VII Assignment in the syllabus), you are now assuming the role of an OSHA compliance safety and health officer who has been assigned to perform an audit of the facility where the accident occurred. You have been asked to evaluate the company’s safety management system (SMS) to determine if there were any deficiencies in the system that could have caused the accident. You are required to prepare a summary of your audit process to evaluate the post-accident findings compliant with OSHA standards and also include the following information:

identification of who would be involved in the opening and closing conferences,

specific OSHA standards you would review to determine compliance (you must identify at least three standards and they must relate to the accident), specific items you would be looking for during your visit to determine compliance, development of a point of scoring system that you would use to evaluate the SMS, and recommended feedback you would provide to the company to help them improve their SMS (based on what you have learned in this course).

You are not required to use previously prepared work as the basis for your audit since your responses must be specific to the actual accident scenario in Unit VII (incident investigation exercise).

Your audit report should be at least two pages, not including the title and reference pages. You should include at least one outside source (e.g., OSHA standards) besides your textbook and any other pertinent resources as guidance. All supporting references and in-text citations must follow APA formatting guidelines. Information about accessing the grading rubric for this assignment is provided below.

MOS 5525 Integrated Safety Management Systems

Unit 1 discussion

Introduce yourself to your classmates with your name, location, current employment, and what you hope to gain from taking this course.

The Olympics happen every few years. You watch the athletes perform and marvel at their power, endurance, and finesse. How do they do it? With very few exceptions, they start early in life and set long-range goals. Their parents and coaches develop a plan, which often includes proper nutrition, physical and mental training, and competition. Their coaches analyze their performance in competitions and make revisions to their training plans when necessary to improve performance. They repeat this step again and again until they reach the big goal of standing on the podium at the medal ceremony. Think about that. They made a plan, executed it, checked their progress, and improved incrementally. Sound familiar?

Discuss how you can you use the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) methodology to accomplish a long-range goal you have set for yourself (e.g., completing your degree, finding a new job, losing weight). Do you believe this methodology is a benefit or hindrance? Explain your rationale.

MOS 5525 Integrated Safety Management Systems

Unit 2 discussion

Assess how safety is managed at your current (or former) employer. Would you classify your company’s approach to safety management as traditional (safety programs), or is it taking a systems approach? Which do you think is better, the traditional or systems approach? Give one reason why. Discuss a particular parts of each plan and which part you think will work, and what do you not like or you think will not work.

MOS 5525 Integrated Safety Management Systems

Unit 3 discussion

The development of a written safety policy is one way to demonstrate management’s attitude toward the safety of its employees. Part of a successful policy is making sure that all employees are aware of it. Discuss ways in which a company’s safety policy can be communicated to employees. How do you believe management can integrate the policy into the employee’s daily work activities?

MOS 5525 Integrated Safety Management Systems

Unit 4 discussion

Many organizations use safety as a management metric and offer incentives and recognition programs to promote safety in the workplace. For example, employers may offer prizes or bonuses if no injuries have been reported in the past 90 days. Although safety incentives may be well-intentioned, do you feel they really achieve the intended outcome, which is injury reduction? Please justify your response. In addition, what do you see as Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) view regarding the use of incentive programs?

MOS 5525 Integrated Safety Management Systems

Unit 5 discussion

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires a written certification that a hazard assessment has been performed. However, there is no requirement for the hazard assessment itself to be in writing. Most professionals would suggest that written documentation of the actual assessment, although not literally required, would be a best practice.

As a safety professional, please address your thoughts on written documentation of the hazard assessment. If you were audited by OSHA, how would you prove the assessment has been performed if you did not have anything in writing? Do you believe justification of the hazard assessment proves the point?

MOS 5525 Integrated Safety Management Systems

Unit 6 discussion

Look at the hazard controls utilized in your workplace. Reflect on some specific examples of engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment (PPE) in your workplace. Do you believe they are effective controls or does more need to be done? If you are not currently employed, your response can be based on a previous employer. Your response should be based on a current or previous employer. If you do not have a current or previous employer, research a company to respond about their hazard controls.

MOS 5525 Integrated Safety Management Systems

Unit 7 discussion

Accidents on the job do not just happen. They are caused generally by the actions or inactions of one or more people. Imagine an employee falls down a flight of stairs and breaks his or her leg at your workplace. What could you formulate to be the basic, direct, and indirect cause of the incident? Was the floor wet or stairs dimly lit? What would you recommend as corrective actions in response to this incident? How do you believe this will help to prevent future accidents?

MOS 5525 Integrated Safety Management Systems

Unit 8 discussion

Please discuss the metrics your company uses to measure your facilities’ safety performance. Also, discuss whether you feel lagging or leading indicators are better measures of safety performance. Why?