Learning Outcomes

Why Do Accidents Happen in the Workplace?

Common Accidents in the Workplace

Preventing Accidents in the Workplace

Lesson Summary

This module explores the various accidents and injuries frequently encountered in the workplace, along with their causes and prevalence in specific industries. Additionally, it delves into the techniques used to prevent these workplace injuries at a fundamental level, and how to investigate them if they do occur.

Investigating Workplace Accidents

The Hierarchy of Controls Pyramid

Reducing Injuries in the Workplace

In this module, you will find topics regarding the investigation of accidents in the workplace. You will learn about the three levels of accident causation and the implementation of the pyramid of hierarchy of controls. Additionally, the module also discusses the steps for reducing workplace injuries on the level of employees and the organization.

Accident Prevention and Investigation in Occupational Systems - Course Assessment

Learn the fundamentals of occupational accident investigation and prevention in this free online course.

Accident Prevention and Investigation in Occupational Systems

This introductory course offers a general overview of accident prevention and investigation procedures in various occupational settings. By taking this course, you will equip yourself with the knowledge of the methods used to prevent accidents and injuries in the workplace. You will also learn about the levels of risk control laid out by the pyramid of the 'hierarchy of controls' followed by techniques to reduce workplace accidents.

Development of Quality as a Competitive Advantage

Relevance of Quality Programs to Project Quality

Project Quality and Statistics

Planning and Controlling Project Quality

Assuring Quality

Learn about quality control in project management using statistics to interpret data, development of quality as a competitive advantage, relevance of quality programs to project quality, planning and controlling project quality, and assuring quality.

Defining Risk

Risk Management Process

Project Risk by Phases

Project Risk and the Project Complexity Profile

Evaluating risks for likelihood and impact is a key aspect of project management. In this module you’ll learn about defining, evaluating and managing risk, analyzing project risk by phases, and explore the relationship between project risk and the project complexity profile.

Identifying the Need for Resources Outside the Organization

The Procurement Plan

Selecting the Type of Contract

Procurement Process

Learn more about the procurement process in modern project management in this module from identifying the need for resources outside the organization, planning process for procurement, selecting the contract type, and the procurement process.

Project Closure

Learn more about the closure phase in modern project management in this module, from procedures for closing out contracts, to post-project review processes, documents to be archived, and project closeout celebrations.

Quality Control, Risk, Procurement and Project Closeout Assessment

Learn to take control of your project and ensure that goals are strategically aligned with this free online course.

Modern Project Management - Quality, Risk, Procurement and Project Closeout

This free online Project Quality Management course focuses on Quality, Risk, Procurement, and Project Closeout. A good project manager is the glue that holds a project together, ensuring quality and objectives are met on time and on budget. With this course, you will learn how to guide quality control procedures throughout the project life-cycle, assess risk, set up and run a project procurement system, and closeout projects successfully.

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