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Performance of basic level functions in the area of occupational risk prevention
Performance of basic level functions in the area of occupational risk prevention
Overview
This micro-credential equips students to integrate and apply occupational risk prevention in the hospitality sector, ensuring safe and healthy professional performance. The program provides the
skills needed to identify risks and promote a preventive culture in the company, contributing to avoiding work-related health damage.
To equip students with the professional skills necessary to integrate and apply occupational risk prevention in the hospitality sector. Acquiring these basic preventative competencies ensures that professional activity is carried out in safe and healthy conditions, promoting professional performance in accordance with preventative principles. To certify technical training for identifying risks in the sector, enabling students to become key resources in the company's preventative culture. This means that no worker in the hospitality sector should suffer health problems as a result of their work due to a lack of competency in occupational risk prevention.
Students must be between 25 and 64 years old on the date the training begins.
This training is only available to staff from companies associated with ASHOTEL (Hotel and Extrahotel Association of Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro).
A university degree will not be required to access this micro-credential.
Academic program
I. Basic concepts on safety and health
Work and health: occupational risks in the hospitality industry.
Work-related injuries: accidents and occupational diseases.
Basic rights and duties in prevention.
II. General risks and their prevention
Risks related to safety conditions.
Risks related to the work environment.
Workload, fatigue, and job dissatisfaction.
Basic risk control systems.
Collective and individual protection.
Emergency and evacuation plans.
Monitoring the health of workers.
III. Specific risks in the hospitality industry
Food handling and biological risks.
Use of machinery and equipment
Electrical hazard.
I work in outdoor spaces and I work with the floor staff.
Manual handling of loads.
IV. Basic prevention management
Public bodies related to safety and health.
Organization of preventive work.
Preventive documentation: preparation and filing.
V. First aid
Action to take in cases of burns, cuts and choking.
Basic emergency intervention protocol.
- Theoretical classes: expository, explanatory or demonstration sessions of the contents and knowledge.
- Practical classes: sessions of practical application of the content developed in the theoretical classes, through the resolution of exercises, problems or theoretical-practical scenarios.
- Independent work: independent and self-regulated activity of the student based on the guidelines proposed in the subject.
- Individual tutoring.
- Assessment: continuous assessment tests and a final exam. The tests will be conducted online on the designated platform.
The microcredential will have an evaluation system (ES) based on the following assessment tests:
- Objective tests (true/false, multiple choice, test-type, fill-in-the-blank, ordering, etc.): These are measurement instruments that allow the evaluation of knowledge, skills, performance, aptitudes, etc. The answers are closed-ended, and objectivity is favored during the scoring process.
- Attendance, participation or attitude in teaching activities, seminars, tutorials, etc.: monitoring student attendance and participation in teaching activities, carrying out activities during teaching sessions.
- Observation techniques (records, checklists, attitude scales, etc.): application of methods to describe and record the manifestations of student behavior.
General information
Credits: 3 ECTS
Duration: 04/05/2026 – 25/05/2026
Teaching modality: Virtual
Location: ULL Virtual Campus
Valued at: €217.50
The cost of tuition for this Microcredential will be subsidized by the 'Plan for the development of university microcredentials', investment 6 of component 21 of the Addendum to the 'Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan', financed by the European Union – Next Generation EU, year 2025.
Short courses available in various formats (in-person, online, or hybrid). Ideal for learning without interrupting your professional life.
Content created and delivered by professionals and experts in the field, designed for immediate application.
Endorsed by the University of La Laguna. You will receive an official ECTS certificate, valid in the European Higher Education Area.
Teaching staff
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