Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Medical and Health Sciences

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• Unit Title

  Health and Safety Principles in Practice

• Unit Code

  OHS6135

• Year

  2016

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  2

• Credit Points

  20

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  Online

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Description

This unit focuses on the management of occupational health and safety processes. Students will explore occupational health and safety management systems, various accident investigation techniques as well as techniques for the evaluation and auditing of existing occupational safety management systems. Case studies drawn mainly from the mining, resources and the construction industries will be utilised to demonstrate industry best practice.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

On-line

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded OHS5135

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Apply contemporary management theories to a range of occupational health and safety paradigms.
2. Categorise the occupational health and safety accident models as they apply in current Australian workplaces.
3. Critically analyse health and safety data and characterise key elements requiring control.
4. Critically evaluate the interaction of environmental factors and health and safety at work.
5. Demonstrate a command of academic skills which include writing, referencing and researching at a postgraduate level.
6. Demonstrate professional competencies in the use of commonly-used business technologies.
7. Develop and conduct occupational health and safety audits with a critical analysis of the outcomes which can presented in a format suitable for a targeted audience.
8. Evaluate and apply interventions aimed at the improvement of occupational health and safety systems in the workplace.
9. Perform and communicate the roles of an occupational health and safety manager.
10. Summarise the major aspects of occupational health and safety leadership in the management of safety programs.

Unit Content

1. Communication and the management of occupational health and safety information.
2. Management of occupational health and safety at the enterprise level.
3. Occupational health and safety leadership and responsibility and accountability for safety.
4. Occupational health and safety management models.
5. Occupational health and safety performance measurement.
6. The causes of accidents and accident causation theories.
7. The collection and analysis of occupational health and safety accident and incident data.
8. The implementation of an occupational health and safety management program.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On-line learning environment including tutorials using Adobe Connect

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.

Text References

• Canning, J. (2014). Safety at Work. (8^th ed), London, England; Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
• ^ Dunn, C. E., & Thakoral, S. (2014). Australian Master Work Health and Safety Guide (2nd ed), North Ryde, N.S.W.: CCH Australia.
• Ekevall, E., Gillespie, B., & Riege, L. (2008). Improving safety performance in the Australian mining industry through enhanced reporting. Sydney, Australia: PricewaterhouseCoopers.
• Erikson, S, G. (2014). Issues in the Measurement in the Measurement and Reporting of Work Health and Safety Performance. Macquarie Lighthouse Press, NSW, Australia: SafeWork Australia.
• Friend, M,. A,. & Kohn, J,. P. (2014). Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health. (6th Ed)  Lanham, M.D.: Bernan Press.
• Hubbard, G. (2008). Strategic management: Thinking, analysis, action. Sydney, Australia: Pearson Education Australia. Note: Seminal Reference.
• International Council on Mining and Metals. (2014). Health and safety performance indicators. London, England: ICMM.
• Jeremy, S. (2005). The handbook of health and safety practice. New York, NY: Pearson/Prentice Hall. Note: Seminal Reference.
• Lundgren, R. E. (2013). Risk Communication: A Handbook for Communicating Environmental Safety, and Health Risks (8th ed). Hoboken, NJ: IEEE Press/Wiley.
• Martinov-Bennie, N., O’Neill, S., Cheung, A., & Wolfe, K. (2014). Issues in the Assurance and Verification of Work Health and Safe Information. Macquarie University NSW: Macquarie Lighthouse Press.
• O’Neill, S., Cheung, A., & Holley, S. (2014). The business case for safe healthy & productive work. Macquarie University NSW: Macquarie Lighthouse Press.
• Reason, J. (2013). Life in Error: From Little Slip to Big Disasters. Chapter 10. Organizational Accidents. Farnham, Surrey, England: Ashgate Pub Ltd.
• Tooma, M. (2012). Due diligence: Duty of officers. Sydney, Australia: CCH Australia.
• Quinlan, M., Bohle, P., & Lamm, F. (2010). Managing occupational health and safety: A multi disciplinary approach (3rd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: Macmillan.
• Walters, D., & Nichols, T. (2009). Workplace health and safety: International perspectives on worker representation. Palgrave Macmillan.

Journal References

• Harms-Ringdahl, L. (2009). Dimensions in safety indicators, Safety Science, 47(4), 481-482.

Website References

• Jones, K. (2014). BHP Billiton. Citi Research report provides insight into Australian corporate safety performance.http://safetyatworkblog.com/2014/01/31/citi-research-report-provides-insight-into-australian-corporate-safety-performance/

^ Mandatory reference

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