Singapore University of Social Sciences

Students will be introduced to the tenets underlying risk assessment and management and are exposed to methods of assessing and managing risk at the workplace. In order to implement better risk management programmes, students are also taught decision-making processes and strategies and how these influence risk decisions. Social, economic, cultural and psychological factors affecting decision making will be discussed and applied to risk decision making. The implementation of OHS risk management at workplace requires the use of different type of tools and methodologies which will be discussed. Standards used to assess OHS risk management will be discussed. How risks assessed, communicated and controlled will also be covered.