Formative Essay:
To influence good organisational management of OHS (Occupational health and safety), the structure of a country's legal framework and overarching legal system plays the role of determining the actions and controls requiredby regulators and organization. Your essay should make a comparison with one other country to show howlegal frameworks can influence the practice of OHS.
1500 words (Havard Referencing and in text citation)
1. Identify the separation of laws and legal framework - Student to write about both civil and criminal law
2. Legal components and structures are clearly evaluated as to role and purpose - Student identifies the difference between Acts, Regs, ACOP...and government and court structures in terms of their contribution to regulating organisational safety.
3. Relationship between components is critically evaluated in relationship to the improvement of safety - Student can identify the place of each of the above components in relationship to its effecton delivering better standards.
4. Influence of case law within court structures examined and applied - Student can identify the influence on standards by previous decisions by a court's interpretation of law
5. Comparative systems with other countries identifies strengths and weaknesses. - Student takes two legal systems and analyses the impact of these differences on standards.
6. Well presented within the required word count with accurate referencing and evidence of wide reading.
Summative Essay:
Critically appraise the different approaches to management and how these can identify and correct latent failures within organisationsand ensure legal compliance.
3000 words
1. Evaluation of management theory, practice and process and links to occupational safety.
2. Identification of forms of management failure that lead to poor standards as they relate to management practice and legal compliance.
3. Critical appraisal of positive action through the development of policy and practice.
4. Determination of ability to deliver safety outcomes through management processes.
5. Consideration of the cost of redress and penalties on poor management practice.
6. Well presented within the required word count with accurate referencing and evidence of wide reading.