Through classroom theoretical lectures, demonstrations, working group assignments, discussions, and practical exercises students will be introduced to, provided the basic knowledge and competence to function as an:
Occupational Safety and Health Focal Point or equivalent OSH Official at a UNHQ location and/or Country Office Location away from HQ
and/or as a:
Occupational Safety Officer (OSO), or Occupational Safety Focal Point (OSFP) in DOS, DPO or DPPA directed, administered or supported field missions, logistics or support bases.
The students will be/ able to:
Explain the business case and rationale for the organizational commitment to invest in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH).
Understand the importance of addressing both the physical and psychosocial work environment by applying a comprehensive approach to occupational safety and health, including staff wellbeing.
Display basic competency and ability to identify and determine the most obvious and apparent occupational safety and health (OSH) hazards and subsequent risks in workplaces of UN staff through the O-SRA methodology and process.
Display competency and ability to provide recommendations on basic risk control measures to eliminate prevent or mitigate occupational safety or health (OSH) hazards and risks.
Develop and deliver basic briefings and orientations on OSH, including wellbeing, for PKM/SPM field missions or Country Office personnel.
Assist in both the development and the provision of occupational safety and health information to UN Personnel.
Support and assist in the development of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) programmes for the duty station.
Undertake basic fact-finding missions, post an occupational safety incident.
Function as an Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Focal Point at a UN Headquarters, DOS, DPO or DPPA directed and/ or supported field mission, support or logistic base, or an Occupational Safety & Health Focal Point in an AFP and/or Country Team Office setting.
Understand, know and describe the general guidelines on Occupational Safety & Health Risk Management, as well as (as relevant) the DOS, DPO and DPPA Field Occupational Safety Risk Management (DPKO/DFS FOSRM) Policy, Guidelines and SOPs.
