Area: | School of Public Health |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Other: | 1 x 4 Hours Yearly |
Syllabus: | Principles of business management (Time and motion studies, objectivity, focusing information). Comparison in health and safety management systems, standards and bench marking, quality management. Organisation communication strategies. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Understand the relationship between general business management and health and safety management functions. Identify key drivers and concepts underpinning systematic approaches to OHS management. Outline the key skills and knowledge required for implementing the OHS management function. Understand the principles of health and safety management systems and be able to identify the key system elements appropriate to organisational performance needs. Communicate recommended strategies effectively to decision makers. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | www.curtin.edu.au www.curtin.edu.au/curtin/dept/health/ohs/ |
Unit Texts: | Bohle P.and Quinlan M., (2000), Managing Occupational Health and Safety in Australia - A Multidisciplinary Approach, 2nd ed., Melbourne, Macmillan. Blewett V. and Shaw A., (1997), Best Practice in OHS Management, CCH Australia. |
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Field of Education: | 61301 Occupational Health and Safety | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | | Y | Y | | 2004 | BPI Intern'l Group S'pore | Trimester 2A | Y | | | | 2004 | Open University HK | Semester 2 | | Y | | | 2004 | Open University HK | Trimester 2A | Y | | |
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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