10684 (v.2) Health and Safety and Economics 582



 

Area:School of Public Health
Contact Hours:4.0
Credits:25.0
Individual Study:1 x 4 Hours Weekly
This unit provides students with an introduction to the economic way of thinking about occupational health and safety. Students will examine the economic context in which occupational health and safety operates and will develop the skills necessary to analyse occupational health and safety issues from an economic perspective. Topics covered include - Introduction to basic economic concepts, marginal cost, opportunity costs, economic evaluation, economic growth, macro economics, micro economics. Economic rationalisation for occupational health and safety, downtime, workers compensation, rehabilitation. Budgets, workplace heath and safety programs, conflict, compromise in health and safety and economic growth and development.
YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2003Bentley CampusSemester 1  Y
2003Bentley CampusSemester 2  Y
2003BPI Intern'l Group S'poreSemester 1 Y 
2003BPI Intern'l Group S'poreSemester 2 Y 
2003BPI Intern'l Group S'poreSummer Period Y 
2003BPI Intern'l Group S'poreTrimester 2AY  
2003Open University HKSemester 1 Y 
2003Open University HKSemester 2 Y 
2003Open University HKSummer Period Y 
2003Open University HKTrimester 2AY  

 

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