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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
Provides students with an introduction to the economic way of thinking about occupational health and safety. Examination of 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.


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 2 YY
2004BPI Intern'l Group S'poreTrimester 2AY  
2004Open University HKSemester 2 Y 
2004Open University HKTrimester 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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