mp20a

1. Introduction
Managing safety, health and environmental issues is not only regulated by many laws and thus mandatory for most societies in the world, but also an important factor not to endanger a project. Besides the direct economic impact of failures in this area a consistent management of safety, health and the environment show cases a company’s (and a project manager’s personal) attitude towards its employees and the whole society. This indirectly affects the attitude of all people involved in a project, e.g. motivation of team members. This course focuses on the management of safety, health and the environment for project managers. Therefore after a general introduction and motivation, different tools and techniques are discussed, as well as different laws and regulations (within and outside the EU). This course includes case studies and role play activities applying the theory in typical project situations. The international diversity of the students allows the comparison of rules and regulations of different countries and companies. The course, as it emphasizes the aspects of safety, health and environment in project management, is integrated into the framework of EuroMPM courses e.g. by continuously using some of the methods, tools and theory from other courses in the case studies and role plays. Nevertheless it is strongly related to the courses about communication and social competence. The learning out-comes within framework of European Qualification Framework (EQF) are defined and documented for the knowledge, skills and competence levels. The objectives are to enable students to explain concepts of safety, health and environment, including the consideration of recent developments. At skills level, they will be able to use methods of safety and health management, observe and reflect employees’ behaviour regarding safety, understand given rules and regulations, and act accordingly. The students will also develop competence to apply the before mentioned skills in the situation of a project and develop new concepts for unforeseen situations. They understand the connections to other areas of project management.

2. Course Structure

 * Introduction to Safety, Health and Environment, motivation & definition
 * Discussion of selected company reports on safety and health and environment (including comparison with independent third party information)
 * Rules and Regulation in different countries (EU-members and non EU-members)
 * Management tools and techniques for projects (e.g. assessments, checklists)
 * Additional information sources

3. Case Studies
Several case studies and role plays will be used for analysis and practice of different tools and techniques.

4. Parameters
ECTS: 3 Hours of study in total: 90 Weekly hours per semester: 2 Course characteristics: compulsory Course frequency: every year - summer semester Maximal capacity: 15 students Course admittance prerequisites: no special requirements Skills trained in this course: professional, methodological, and personal skills Assessment of the course **One exam for MP19a and MP20a** Teaching staff: Prof. Dr. Christian Reimann, Prof. Dr. Peter Reusch
 * Contact hours: 30
 * Self study hours: 60
 * 75% contributions within the course (group work on case study, individual paper on research topic)
 * 25% written or oral examination at the end of the course

5. Learning outcomes
**5.1 Knowledge**

The students can
 * explain safety, health and environment (SHE) terms and related concepts.
 * describe core issues of SHE in project management.
 * describe different aspects of SHE in different countries and companies.
 * explain implications of SHE for project management.
 * explain tools and techniques managing SHE in projects.

**5.2 Skills**

The students are able to
 * use concepts of SHE in project management
 * apply tools and techniques for SHE
 * analyze given sets of rules and regulations on SHE

in a given context in the course.

**5.3 Competence - attitude**

They are able to
 * analyze and establish concepts on SHE in teams & projects
 * develop and maintain practical SHE guidelines according to given company & country rules and regulations
 * develop a working culture in their projects which is safe, healthy and environmentally friendly

in a new context / project.

**5.4 On scaling outcomes**

The assessment of learning outcomes is based upon the following core perspectives:
 * Analysis – analyze given company & country rules and regulations
 * Analysis - analyze project situations and peoples behaviour according to SHE
 * Analysis - detect and predict potential SHE risks in a given project/organization or team situation
 * Tools – apply tools and techniques for managing SHE in a project

6. Teaching and training methods:

 * Lectures introducing concepts, methods and tools
 * Group work to train concepts and methods, to develop skills and to work on case studies
 * Role plays (videotaped for analysis) to experience, observe, evaluate and train behaviour in different contexts
 * Home work to add individual contributions
 * Presentations to communicate results

7. Course mapping
This course is linked to other courses of the study program in the following way:

**MP01a: Projects: Concept, Types, Cases, Context and Organization** MP01a shows the framework for managing SHE.

**MP02a: Life cycle Concepts, Maturity Models, Customer Relation Ship, Stakeholder Management** MP02a details the organizational/process framework to manage SHE.

**MP03a: Project Planning** SHE needs to be taken into account, when planning a project.

**MP04a: Managing Risk** SHE hazards are an important source of risks in a project.

**MP05a: Project Economics** SHE related incidents as well as SHE measures are part of the economics of a project.

**MP06a: Project Control** Controlling SHE measures is part of project control.

**MP07a: Team management** Team management implements measures for SHE.

**MP08a: Project Organization** The development of a project organization includes the development SHE regulations for the project.

**MP09a: Standards and Mainstreams** Standards and mainstreams contribute guidelines to SHE.

**MP10a: Managing Quality** Quality management principles and processes apply to managing SHE in a project.

To successfully implement SHE management in a project communication is absolutely essential.
 * MP11a: Communications, Negotiation and Conflict**

**MP12a: Intercultural Communication** Cultural diversity may lead to differing expectations about SHE.

**MP14a: Information and Knowledge Management** Information and knowledge management is crucial to develop and maintain SHE measures in a project.

**MP15a: Project Finance** To implement and execute SHE measures may require financial resources.

**MP16a: Legal Aspects in Project Management: Contracts, Procurement, and further Issues** Legal aspects are an important part in SHE management.

**MP17a: Change Management**

Change Management allows to implement changes in SHE regulation quickly.

**MP18a: Program and Portfolio Management** Supplying a consistent, generic, yet specific enough, SHE guideline is a challenge.

To implement and execute SHE measures social competence is an important requirement.
 * MP19a: Social competencies - social responsibility**

8. References:
Most course materials are available in ILIAS - a few books to mention here: 1. PMI: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge - PMBOK® - 4th edition 2008, ISBN 1933890665. 2. PMI: The Standard for Program Management, 2nd edition 2008, ISBN1933890524. 3. Harold Kerzner: Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, John Wiley & Sons 10th edition 2009, ISBN0470278706. 4. Bill Taylor: Effective Environmental, Health, and Safety Management Using the Team Approach, John Wiley & Sons; 1st edition (13. September 2005), ISBN 9780471682318 5. European Construction Institute: Total project management of construction safety, health, and environment, Thomas Telford Ltd; 2nd edition (June 1995), ISBN 0727720821 6. Management extra: Managing Health, Safety and Working Environment, Elsevier Science & Technology (27. June 2006), ISBN 0080453155