Risk and Safety Management

Identifying risks and the safety procedures that should be put in place is an interesting topic to investigate! If this is something you are interested in, take a look at some examples below:

Example risk and safety management dissertation topic 1:

‘Hard hats for conkers’ – Dispelling the myths of health and safety in schools.

Challenging the issue of health and safety as presented in various examples of the popular press, this dissertation seeks to dispel the myths that surround health and safety in schools. ‘Hard hats for conker playing’ is neither legislated nor necessary, in the same way that health and safety regulations have not banned the wearing of ties in schools. However, health and safety authorities have suggested that, for laboratory work involving Bunsen burners, a ‘dangling tie’ may not be advisable, and also issued guidance that where pupils are subject to bullying, a ‘clip-on’ tie may reduce the likelihood of harm. Arguing that health and safety has a pivotal role to play in the protecting and safeguarding of society’s youngest citizens, this is a dissertation that seeks to combine theory and practice as well as primary research. Its aim, to dispel the myths and present a reasoned account as to the necessity for health and safety guidance to be given and followed in schools.

Suggested initial topic reading:

• Almond, P. (2009). ‘The dangers of hanging baskets: ‘Regulatory myths’ and media representations of health and safety regulation’. Journal of Law and Society, vol. 36(3), pp. 352-375.
• Borrows, P. (2002). ‘Risk assessment in science for secondary schools’. In, Amos, S. and Boohan, R., Aspects of teaching secondary science. London: Routledge Falmer for the Open University, pp. 84-94.
• Ros�n, M. and Jansson, B. (2000). ‘How to act – Implementing health and safety promotion in organizations’. Health Policy and Planning, vol. 15(3), pp. 247-254.