| Area: | School of Public Health |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| Individual Study: | 1 x 4 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Development and expansion of professional and practical skills within a workplace situation. Practised in performing accident and incident investigations, assessing workplace injury and disease areas and risk assessments of various hazards. The student will be able to apply theoretical knowledge in Occupational Health and Safety in the workplace context. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Demonstrate core skills and knowledge in OHS by achieving a series of outcomes as defined by the student in consultation with the tutor and the workplace assessor. Will be able to critically assess existing OHS practice and make recommendations for improvement. Will write a journal article at a standard suitable for publishing in a journal. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Worksafe WA website www.safetyline.wa.gov.au Curtin University Library website www.lisweb.curtin.edu.au Workcover WA website www.workcover.wa.gov.au |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. Your tutor will be able to recommend some textbooks that might be relevant. |
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| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | | | Y | | 2004 | BPI Intern'l Group S'pore | Semester 1 | | Y | | | 2004 | BPI Intern'l Group S'pore | Semester 2 | | Y | | | 2004 | BPI Intern'l Group S'pore | Trimester 1A | Y | | | | 2004 | BPI Intern'l Group S'pore | Trimester 2A | Y | | | | 2004 | BPI Intern'l Group S'pore | Trimester 3A | Y | | | | 2004 | Open University HK | Semester 1 | | Y | | | 2004 | Open University HK | Semester 2 | | Y | | | 2004 | Open University HK | Trimester 1A | Y | | | | 2004 | Open University HK | Trimester 2A | Y | | | | 2004 | Open University HK | Trimester 3A | Y | | | |
