Management of Health and Safety Systems
EX 1111 is offered this winter:
Effectively developing, managing, and measuring the effectiveness of health and safety systems is a challenge for all health and safety professionals. This course will introduce students to the basic issues and provide tools to make the task easier. This course presents an overview of factors influencing the success of health and safety systems. These factors include understanding organizational “safety culture”, understanding effective and efficient management principles, establishing priorities, measuring program success, presenting information effectively, analyzing financial impacts of programs. This course will provide a basic overview of management skills and principles and how they apply to the development of safety systems within an organization or company. Prerequisite: EXOS 4620.
Course at a glance
- Offered fully online learning - asynchronous or synchronous format.
- Aimed at entry-level and practicing health and safety coordinators, professionals, officers, technicians, supervisors, trainers, management, and administrators.
What you will learn
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Evaluate and understand the impact of an organization's structure and safety culture on the effectiveness of its occupational health and safety management systems.
- Align and integrate workplace best practices and continual improvement strategies and methods within an organization's occupational health and safety management systems.
- Recognize the impact of stakeholder behaviours and motivators on the implementation of effective health and safety systems.
- Develop and communicate a health and safety improvement plan in accordance with risk management and communication principles.
- Recognize the role of an OH&S consultant and discuss how they best serve the needs of their client.
- Perform effective health, safety work planning within the context of an organization's culture, capacity and objectives.
- Describe the elements of OH&S Practitioner codes of ethics/conduct and be able to apply an ethical dilemma resolution process.
Offered:
Take note:
- This course is offered several times throughout the year; each specific offering is called a “course section.”
- When selecting the dates and the section you want to enrol in, look for the note that indicates the delivery format of that specific section—and make sure you have chosen a section that’s offered in your desired format (asynchronous or synchronous).
- The online components of this course are facilitated through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool.
- There is a required textbook for this course.
Jan 15, 2024Mar 24, 2024
Asynchronous online learning, eClass
39 hours of instruction
In asynchronous online courses, students are expected to move through the course material at the same pace as their peers, but there are no real-time virtual classroom sessions to attend. All components of this type of course are accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. format details

Your Instructor
Susan SawatzkyID: susan-sawatzky
Susan Sawatzky is an independent consultant specializing in fatigue risk management, stress management, and psychological health and safety in the workplace. She is the South Region Manager with the Alberta Construction Safety Association. An international keynote speaker, Susan has presented for a variety of organizations with notable clients including NASA, the American Society of Safety Professionals, and the Global Conference on Fatigue Management. Her industry experience includes assisting in the advancement of NASA’s Fatigue Management Program and creating fatigue policy and guidelines with the Canadian oil and gas industry.
Textbooks
Required
DYCK
Occupational Health & Safety: Theory, Strategy & I
4 edition
ISBN 9780433502074
Required
Ohs Act, Regulation And Code
Class info
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This is an asynchronous online learning course.
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39 course hours in total
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Cost assistance: may be eligible for the Canada-Alberta Job Grant, the Canada Training Benefit, and the Skilled Immigrant Micro-Loan.
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Please be advised that some of our courses fill quickly, early registration is encouraged to secure your spot. See our refunds, withdrawals & transfers policies for detailed information.
Prerequisites
Take note:
- This course is offered several times throughout the year; each specific offering is called a “course section.”
- When selecting the dates and the section you want to enrol in, look for the note that indicates the delivery format of that specific section—and make sure you have chosen a section that’s offered in your desired format (asynchronous or synchronous).
- The online components of this course are facilitated through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool.
- There is a required textbook for this course.
Currently counts towards:
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└ core course
Applicants intending to enrol in a program are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to lock in their course requirements since they are prone to change.
*If you are already enroled in this program, please refer to your specific program requirements as outlined at the time of your admission: Bear Tracks > Academic Advisement.
Looking for different course dates?
New course schedules are released each June and November.