Postgraduate - UnitMPH2041 - Introduction to occupational health and safety

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2012 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Offered	Alfred Hospital First semester 2012 (Day) Alfred Hospital First semester 2012 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Dr R Stuckey

Synopsis

The effects and human cost of occupational disease and injury, occupational health and safety law, worker's compensation, negligence, occupational rehabilitation, historical achievements and challenges, international and national organisations.

Outcomes

This unit aims to provide an introduction to occupational health and safety. On completion of this unit students should be able to:

describe the human and economic cost and causes of workplace injury and death;
explain the intent and structure of the legal framework of OHS, including the roles of:

Robens type legislation;
OHS representatives;
OHS committees;
worker's compensation;
common law;
unions;

describe various injury models;
demonstrate an understanding of OHS and rehabilitation program and service management;
describe the impact on OHS of contemporary work patterns in Australia and internationally.
discuss some of the achievements and future challenges of OHS.