Area: | School of Public Health |
Credits: | 50.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Practical: | 1 x 4 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Development and expansion of professional and practical skills within a workplace situation. Practice in performing accident and incident investigations or workplace injury and disease and risk assessments of various hazards. A major component is the design and completion of a workplace based project in a field of interest, appropriate to career development. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - apply theoretical knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety to the workplace and complete a project in OHS. 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 supervisor. Critically assess existing OHS practice and make recommendations for improvement. Work independently in the design, conduct and reporting of an investigation of a problem, topic or area of interest related to occupational health and safety. Prepare a report of an investigation according to scientific conventions and make recommendations based on the finding(s) of the investigation to an acceptable standard for use in the workplace. Write a journal article at a standard suitable for publishing in a journal. |
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: | 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: | Sharp J.A. and Howard K., (1996), The Management of a Student Research Project, 2nd ed., UK, Gower. |
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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: | Pass/Fail |
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Availability
| 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 | | |
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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