Transport Policy Governance and Safety

This unit reviews theoretical and managerial dimensions of transportation in supply chains, including regulations and public policy.

The unit aims to provide an environment in which students will learn the essential features of effective national transport safety systems. It introduces key strategic principles that apply to transport safety management, enabling students to appreciate the role of well-crafted action plans and safety-focused transport systems in minimising harm to all users.

The unit covers risk management, human factors, safety assurance and safety training requirements. It highlights the importance of effective coordination and the contributions all stakeholders can make to safety management. The unit undertakes a practical review of transport safety governance practices that will enable students to focus on how current practices support the safety of mainstream transport operations.

Students will be coached to be capable of designing and implementing systemic, sustained and accountable responses to safety governance needs at a national level. They will learn approaches which will enable them to implement new and innovative strategies.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Critically review, analyse and apply the underlying theories and principles relating to transport policy and governance;
2. Critically analyse theoretical approaches and practice in recent literature on transport safety;
3. Evaluate, critique and debate transport policy, governance and safety issues in small teams; and,
4. Design and justify different transport safety measures and approaches to alternative safety governance mechanisms, against current governance best-practice.