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13448 (v.2) Health and Safety Economics 381



 

Area:

School of Public Health

Contact Hours:

4.0

Credits:

25.0

Lecture:

1 x 4 Hours Weekly
An introduction to the economic way of thinking about occupational health and safety (OHS). Examination of the economic context in which occupational health and safety operates and development of the skills necessary to analyse occupational health and safety issues from an economic perspective. Topics 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 health and safety programs, conflict, compromise in health and safety and economic growth and development.


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2003Bentley CampusSemester 2YY 
2003BPI Intern'l Group S'poreTrimester 2AY  

- Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
- Central External refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area.


 
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