Occupational health and safety on farms (LMSY0100)

Occupational health and safety on farms, 3 cr - LMSY0100

Occupational health and safety on farms (LMSY0100-0S0Z1), 01.10.2020 – 31.05.2021,
3 cr (ZJA20SLNV, ...) — Face-to-face, Online learning + -
Language of instruction

Finnish

Timing

01.10.2020 - 31.05.2021

Lecturer(s)

Jarno Liimatainen, Antti Vanhala

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and guidance

Exercises and learning tasks are in an online learning environment.

Used in this implementation
- online videos
- reading material in a learning environment
- written learning assignments
- web discussion
- network Tests

Learning materials and recommended literature

Material for the Farmer's Retirement Agency (MELA) website as specified on the course. (https://www.mela.fi/).
Safety material online as specified on the course (https://ttk.fi/).
Online material of the Occupational Health Institute as specified on the course. (https://www.ttl.fi/).
Laws and key regulations related to occupational safety, where applicable. (www.finlex.fi).
Study material in the online learning environment of the course.

Working life cooperation

Written assignments describe topics related to occupational safety in the farm environment.

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

The course implementation has a continuous evaluation. The evaluation is generally carried out once a month. There is no exam in the course. Depending on the certificate courses selected, the training may include literature exams, online exams or demonstration-based exams. The dates are announced at the beginning of the course as part of the course schedule.

Assessment days:
- 1. Assessment 1.4.2021
- 2. Assessment 1.5.2021
- 3. Assessment 1.6.2021

Licensing trainings (Occupational Safety certification, Firework safety certification and Degree in plant protection certification) described in this implementation may be replaced by a separate task. This is told in the course info. Existing suitable licence trainings may be included in the course of study.

Learning assignments and student workload

Contact teaching (subject to certificate training), assignments and exercises total 81 h:
- Material exploration, online videos 34 h
- Weekly assignments 10 h
- Exercises 10 h
- Certificate trainings 27 h

Enrollment

03.08.2020 - 30.08.2020
Groups
- ZJA20SLNV
- ZJA20SL
Seats

1 - 30

Assessment methods

Automated exercises in the e-learning environment provide feedback immediately after completing the task. Feedback on written assignments is provided as comments on the e-learning environment during the course. The assessment is based on quantitative and qualitative criteria based on knowledge objectives.

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face, Online learning

Share of virtual studies

2 cr
Occupational health and safety on farms (LMSY0100-3001), 01.01.2021 – 31.10.2021,
3 cr (ZJA21KL, ...) — Face-to-face, Online learning + -
Language of instruction

Finnish

Timing

01.01.2021 - 31.10.2021

Lecturer(s)

Ulla Heinonen, Jarno Liimatainen, Antti Vanhala

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and guidance

Exercises and learning tasks are in an online learning environment.

Used in this implementation
- online videos
- reading material in a learning environment
- written learning assignments
- web discussion
- network Tests

Learning materials and recommended literature

Material for the Farmer's Retirement Agency (MELA) website as specified on the course. (https://www.mela.fi/).
Safety material online as specified on the course (https://ttk.fi/).
Online material of the Occupational Health Institute as specified on the course. (https://www.ttl.fi/).
Laws and key regulations related to occupational safety, where applicable. (www.finlex.fi).
Study material in the online learning environment of the course.

Working life cooperation

Written assignments describe topics related to occupational safety in the farm environment.

Campus

Institute of Bioeconomy

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

Study assignments and exercises have one actual assessment date and two correction recovery days. There is no exam in the course. Depending on the certificate courses selected, the training may include literature exams, online exams or demonstration-based exams. The dates are announced at the beginning of the course as part of the course schedule.

Learning assignments and student workload

Contact teaching (subject to certificate training), assignments and exercises total 81 h:
- Material exploration, online videos 34 h
- Weekly assignments 10 h
- Exercises 10 h
- Certificate trainings 27 h

Enrollment

02.11.2020 - 30.11.2020
Groups
- ZJA21KL
- ZJA20SLNV
- LMS20KM
Seats

0 - 40

Assessment methods

Automated exercises in the e-learning environment provide feedback immediately after completing the task. Feedback on written assignments is provided as comments on the e-learning environment during the course. The assessment is based on quantitative and qualitative criteria based on knowledge objectives.

Degree Programme

Bachelor's Degree Programme in Agricultural and Rural Industries

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face, Online learning

Share of virtual studies

2 cr

Unit

School of Technology

The student understands the significance of occupational safety and knows the occupational safety risks regarding machines, production animals and forest work within the field of agriculture. The student understands the occupational safety factors of physical manual labour. The student understands the occupational safety factors regarding chemicals. The student is familiar with the operational safety bulletin and its significance. The student is familiar with occupational safety and health and knows the essential parts of the occupational safety and health act from the point of view of the employer, regarding both paid work force as well as voluntary work force. The student also is familiar with the statutes of occupational safety and health related to the employee and understands that the employee has the right to turn down dangerous tasks. The student is familiar with the essential protective gear. The student is familiar with occupational health care and the significance of work-related well-being.

Workplace¿s occupational safety and health (employer/employee). Work orientation. The concepts and responsibilities of buyer/supplier. The occupational safety and health act. Stress factors, risk management, machines, production animals, lifting, risk of falls, confined spaces, chemicals. Protecting oneself. Occupational health care. Work-related wellbeing. Occupational safety card (degree progamme students)

LMSE0100 Kotieläintilan käytäntö (not translated)

"1 (adequate) The student knows the basics of occupational safety and health mentioned in the occupational safety and health act. The student understands occupational safety and health factors.

2 (satisfactory) Along with aforementioned, the student is familiar with and acts according to occupational safety and health regulations. The student understands the significance of work-related wellbeing.

3 (good) Along with aforementioned, the student is capable of working in a safe way with machines as well as productions animals and at forest work sites.

4 (very good) Along with aforementioned, the student understands the significance of work orientation from the point of view of both the employee as well as the employer. The student understands the employee¿s as well as the employer¿s responsibilities regarding occupational safety. The student knows responsibilities of both buyers and suppliers.

5 (excellent) Along with aforementioned, the student is able to apply the occupational safety and health act as well as occupational safety and health regulations from the point of view of the employer. The student is able to use occupational health care services both as an employer as well as an employee.
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Occupational health and safety on farms, 3 cr - LMSY0100

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