Postgraduate - UnitLAW5307 - Occupational health and safety

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 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 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Law
Offered	City (Melbourne) Trimester 2 2015 (Day)

Notes

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Previously coded as LAW7037

Quota applies

Postgraduate programs are based on a model of small group teaching and therefore class sizes need to be restricted.

Synopsis

This unit involves a study of Victorian law on occupational health and safety, in particular the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, the Dangerous Goods Act 1985, OHS Regulations and compliance codes. Reference will also be made to Federal and other State and Territory OHS laws. The unit will explore the depth and scope of the duties and self-regulatory responsibilities which are cast upon employees and employers, contractors and occupiers and others at the workplace in Victoria with reference to relevant case law. These duties and responsibilities will be examined in an historical, sociological and wider legal context.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

apply knowledge and understanding of the methods for prescribing and maintaining standards of safety in the workplace with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;
conduct research into the current and emerging OHS legislation and case law in Victoria based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods; and
use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the OHS laws within the context of other legislation dealing with behavior in the workplace such as industrial relations legislation, equal opportunity legislation and workers' compensation legislation.

Assessment

Research assignment (3,750 words): 50%
Take home examination (3,000 words): 40%
Class participation: 10%
OR
Research assignment (7,000 words): 90%
Class participation: 10%

Workload requirements

24 contact hours per semester (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements)

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Joanna Betteridge Personal ProfilePersonal Profile (http://www.law.monash.edu/staff/postgraduate/sess-jbetteridge.html)