040-0714/01 – Managerial skills for OHS management (MSOHSM)

The subject Managerial Skills for OHS Management aims to teach students to apply in practice basic knowledge of management, organizational culture, psychology, and soft skills, which are necessary for an effective occuptional health and safety management in companies.

After completing the course students • have knowledge of the competencies that are essential for the position of OHS manager • gaining knowledge about the SMS (safety management system) and its connection with other management systems • acquire skills for the use of the basics of applied psychology in the context of industrial risk identification and the management system of risky industrial enterprises; • acquire skills focused on increasing safety awareness and motivation employees to behave in safe way; • increase competencies in soft skills necessary for position OHS manager; • are aware of the safety culture and certain stages in terms of employee behavior at various levels; • have information on the issue of the human factor in the field of occupational safety and accidents and can apply it in increasing safety in the company; • are ready to apply safety leadership principles in practice • are able to evaluate information from different resources and international OHS platforms and apply them in companies; • are able apply the knowledge and choose right measures and prepare effective procedures for increasing OHS level in the enterprise.

HOLLNAGEL Erik. Safety-I and Safety-II: The Past and Future of Safety Management, Ashgate Publishing Company 2014, ISBN: 9781472423054 Key practical issues in strengthening safety culture: INSAG 15/a report by the International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group, - Vienna: Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 2002, ISBN 92-0-112202-0

The form of verification of study results is combined, both oral and written. The student also prepares semester work within the course, which he also presents for exercise.