Management Systems of Work and Organizations

Code:

MESHO0017

Acronym:

SGTE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Safety and Hygiene Engineering

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Mining Engineering Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Occupational Safety and Hygiene Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MESHO	19	Plano de estudos oficial a partir de 2007/08	1	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

This course unit aims at increasing the awareness of quality issues, understanding the major certification systems for quality, environment and health and safety at work, the identification of activities of work safety and health and the application of the current laws regarding the management of work safety and health.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students in this course unit will be able to:

• Understand the concepts of quality, quality management system of products/processes and environment, quality control, total quality management and certification
• Describe the main requirements defined in the normative references in the areas of quality, environment, health and safety at work
• Know different legislation and main activities of health and safety at work
• Establish quality management tools to monitor the minimum thresholds of safety and security in several activities

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

not applicable

Program

Quality Management Systems (QMS) Environmental Quality Management Systems:
- Concepts and Fundamentals of Environmental Quality Management Systems.
- The tools of Environmental Management: EMAS and ISO 14000: 2015. - Environmental Management in organizations: the PDCA model.
- Analysis of the requirements of the standard NP EN ISO 14001: 2015.
- The Environmental Management System and the Life Cycle perspective. - The life cycle thinking and its framing in ISO 14001: 2015. Identification of aspects and impacts throughout the life cycle of a product or service. Life Cycle Assessment Phases (ISO 14040 Standard)


Normative references of the Quality Management Systems:
- Concepts related to certification and accreditation.
- Presentation and analysis of ISO 9000 standards.
- Concepts of process approach and continuous improvement.
-Brief description of OSHAS 18001, ISO 2600 and SA8000 standards.
-The standardization of management: an integrated approach to management systems.

Occupational safety and health management (GSST)

- Management and role of the manager in matters of health and safety at work (OSH);
- Framework of the main regulation of occupational safety and health. Analysis of the different types of documents associated with OSH regulation.
-Regime of the promotion of health and safety at work; Organization of occupational safety and health activities; Applicable legislation and standardization. Construction of management tools (checklists based on legislation).
-Civil Construction: Temporary or mobile shipyards. Analysis of applicable legislation.
-Safety and health in the workplace. Elaboration of checklists and index of diplomas.
- Minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace. Analysis of applicable legislation.
- Minimum safety and health requirements for workers in the use of personal protective equipment. Analysis of applicable legislation.
-The signs of safety and health at work. Legal Framework. Analysis of applicable legislation.
- Minimum safety and health requirements for manual handling of loads. Analysis of applicable legislation.
-General safety and hygiene regulations. Analysis of applicable legislation.
- Minimum requirements for the protection of the health and safety of workers against the risks of exposure to biological agents.

Mandatory literature

Goetsch David L.; Occupational safety and health for technologists, engineers, and managers. ISBN: 1-292-06199-5

Complementary Bibliography

Juran Joseph M. 1904-2008; Quality planning and analysis. ISBN: 0-07-033183-9
Feigenbaum Armand Vallin; Total quality control. ISBN: 0-07-112612-0

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical lectures complemented with practical case studies.

Oral presentations of the proposed themes.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	90,00
Trabalho escrito	10,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	86,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

75% of attendance to all classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

The classification is given by the sum of the classifications of the components of Quality Management Systems (QMS) and Occupational Safety and Health Management (GSST), considering the respective weights:

CF = 0.5 (QMS) + 0.5 GSST. The GSST component is divided into the following weights: 0.4 exam and 0.1 Work.

In order to pass the course, the final mark must be equal to or greater than 10 values individually in each of the components (QMS and GSST). Students who do not obtain approval must take the exam at the time of appeal. The resource can be made to any of the components (SGQ, GSST).

Examinations or Special Assignments

-

Internship work/project

-

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The special assessment has two components:

- Examination including the total contents of the u.c. the calculation of the final evaluation being identical to that described for the normal evaluation.

- Performing a work, with a weighting equal to the work of ordinary students (10% - GSST). The work must be delivered up to the date of the resource examination (the student should contact the teachers in order to be given the themes of the work to be developed

Classification improvement

Those students who, obtaining prior approval, intend to make improvement to any of the components. The grade obtained replaces the grade of the component(s) obtained in the normal evaluation period. Only the examination component can be improved.