School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Managing Occupational Risk
  • Unit Code

    OHS3404
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Marcus Paul CATTANI

Description

This unit will cover workplace strategies for the management of occupational safety and health hazards. Proactive risk management approaches will also be covered in view of legislative requirements and performance evaluation.

Equivalent Rule

Unit previously coded MAN3665

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply knowledge of occupational health and safety management systems, with reference to appropriate legislation, to manage hazards and promote workplace health and safety
  2. Conduct a workplace risk assessment and recommend appropriate control strategies to management.
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of the skills and knowledge required to create a safe workplace and effective organisational culture.
  4. Collaborate on risk-based approaches to workplace injury prevention with key stakeholders.

Unit Content

  1. Introduction to principles of safety and health, and to key stakeholders.
  2. Developing organisational culture and high performance.
  3. Work health and safety legislation.
  4. Hazards and risk management.
  5. The role of operational management and health and safety professionals.
  6. Preparing an occupational health and safety management system.
  7. Developing employee buy-in.
  8. Analysing organisational health and safety performance.
  9. Planning for emergencies.
  10. Workers' compensation and injury management.

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

This unit is taught both on campus and off campus. On-campus students attend a weekly three hour seminar. The off-campus program is self-paced by students with a suggested timetable. Off campus students access the unit via Blackboard. Regular on line access is required.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentRisk management report40%
ParticipationClass participation20%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentRisk management report40%
ParticipationOnline participation in class discussions, review questions and activities 20%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Managing Occupational Risk
  • Unit Code

    OHS3404
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Prof Jacques de Villiers OOSTHUIZEN

Description

This unit will cover workplace strategies for the management of occupational safety and health hazards. Proactive risk management approaches will also be covered in view of legislative requirements and performance evaluation.

Equivalent Rule

Unit previously coded MAN3665

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Develop elements of an occupational health and safety management systems to manage workplace hazards.
  2. Conduct a workplace risk assessment and recommend appropriate control strategies to management.
  3. Demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to create a safe workplace and effective organisational culture.
  4. Collaborate on risk-based approaches to workplace injury prevention with key stakeholders.
  5. Conduct a risk assessment of a workplace hazard

Unit Content

  1. Introduction to principles of safety and health, and to key stakeholders.
  2. Developing organisational culture and high performance.
  3. Work health and safety legislation.
  4. Hazards and risk management.
  5. The role of operational management and health and safety professionals.
  6. Preparing an occupational health and safety management system.
  7. Developing employee buy-in.
  8. Analysing organisational health and safety performance.
  9. Planning for emergencies.
  10. Workers' compensation and injury management.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

This unit is taught both on campus and off campus. On-campus students attend a weekly three hour seminar. The off-campus program is self-paced by students with a suggested timetable. Off campus students access the unit via Blackboard. Regular on line access is required.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentRisk management report40%
ParticipationClass participation20%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentRisk management report40%
ParticipationOnline participation in class discussions, review questions and activities 20%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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