Help – I know what to do! – First Aid and Safety at Work (5 ECTS)

Objective

The student
- knows his/her responsibilities and duties in promoting workplace safety
- becomes familiar with the safety plan of the workplace and is able to describe procedures for prevention of dangerous and threatening situations
- recognizes factors related to workplace safety and is able to manage situations threatening clients and occupational safety and challenging everyday situations
- is able to promote personal security at work
- recognizes an emergency, rescues from a life-threatening situation and starts appropriate first aid “
- is able to help and guide people of different ages and with various injuries or medical emergencies in primary care situations and is motivated to develop and maintain their first aid skills
- knows the main factors influencing fire safety and is able to promote fire safety at the workplace and use emergency fire extinguishing equipment appropriately.

Content

Work safety culture and promoting safety in the workplace
First aid facilities in the workplace
Emergency first aid and emergency first aid course (EA I)
Challenging clients and encountering them
Fire safety and its promotion in the workplace
Safety in Metropolia UAS
Creating a work safety plan alternatively on first aid/ fire safety/ personal security

Location and time

Contact teaching Myllypurontie 1; 30.11. and 1.12.21.

Materials

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Teaching methods

Autonomous studing
Guided assignments
Networking
Workshop/ Laboratory instructions
Small group study

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

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International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

5 cr = 135 h students work;

Content scheduling

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Further information

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Students must confirm their attendance for a course implementation by being present when tuition begins or in another manner agreed with the lecturer.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students can:
- show their familiarization with the knowledge base of the field
- distinguish everyday knowledge from scientific knowledge
- use the concepts of the field appropriately
- evaluate their strengths and development needs
- show they have reached the goals set for the core competence

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students can:
- search for evidence-based knowledge diversely
- use concepts of the field extensively
- use rational justification for their actions
- focus on their work and develop it

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students can:
- use and evaluate evidence-based knowledge critically
- apply the concepts of their field extensively
- evaluate and apply alternative solutions to their decision-making
- work in a goal-oriented way and develop themselves

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Students can:
- show their familiarization with the knowledge base of the field
- distinguish everyday knowledge from scientific knowledge
- use the concepts of the field appropriately
- evaluate their strengths and development needs
- show they have reached the goals set for the core competence

Assessment methods and criteria

Learning assingments
First Aid -course compulsory
Self assessment
Peer evaluation