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.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

  • Unit Title

    Health and Safety Principles in Practice
  • Unit Code

    OHS6135
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Martyn Frank CROSS

Description

This unit focuses on the management of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) 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.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have successfully completed either OHS6132 or OHS6205 before undertaking this unit.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded OHS5135

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate contemporary Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) management theories, performance, and principles to build safety leadership capacity to strengthen workplace health and safety practice.
  2. Apply evidence-based interventions aimed at improving workplace health and safety practice in the workplace.
  3. Communicate with clarity and purpose the rationale for health and safety initiatives using appropriate business language to raise the profile of safety in professional contexts.
  4. Apply self-management skills by evaluating and building awareness of workplace health and safety professional associations to support professional development planning.

Unit Content

  1. Management of workplace health and safety at the corporate level, including governance, management, and leadership theories and practice.
  2. The implementation of contemporary workplace health and safety, and environmental management program and practices and their role in organisational management and governance at work.
  3. Workplace health and safety performance measurement.
  4. Health and safety professional in practice, including the development of a OHS business case.
  5. Collect, analysis and synthesise workplace health and safety information and data through OHS (WHS) information systems incorporating auditing principles.
  6. Professional capability & development aligned with body of knowledge and professional certification.
  7. Communication and the management of workplace health and safety information.
  8. Workplace health and safety management models incorporating modern management practices.
  9. Leadership in workplace health, safety policies, procedures, practices and governance.

Learning Experience

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

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.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentDeveloping an OHS Business Case50%
PortfolioProfessional Portfolio50%

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.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Health and Safety Principles in Practice
  • Unit Code

    OHS6135
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Martyn Frank CROSS

Description

This unit focuses on the management of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) 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.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have successfully completed either OHS6132 or OHS6205 before undertaking this unit.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded OHS5135

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate contemporary Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) management theories, performance, and principles to build safety leadership capacity to strengthen workplace health and safety practice.
  2. Apply evidence-based interventions aimed at improving workplace health and safety practice in the workplace.
  3. Communicate with clarity and purpose the rationale for health and safety initiatives using appropriate business language to raise the profile of safety in professional contexts.
  4. Apply self-management skills by evaluating and building awareness of workplace health and safety professional associations to support professional development planning.

Unit Content

  1. Management of workplace health and safety at the corporate level, including governance, management, and leadership theories and practice.
  2. The implementation of contemporary workplace health and safety, and environmental management program and practices and their role in organisational management and governance at work.
  3. Workplace health and safety performance measurement.
  4. Health and safety professional in practice, including the development of a OHS business case.
  5. Collect, analysis and synthesise workplace health and safety information and data through OHS (WHS) information systems incorporating auditing principles.
  6. Professional capability & development aligned with body of knowledge and professional certification.
  7. Communication and the management of workplace health and safety information.
  8. Workplace health and safety management models incorporating modern management practices.
  9. Leadership in workplace health, safety policies, procedures, practices and governance.

Learning Experience

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

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.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentDeveloping an OHS Business Case50%
PortfolioProfessional Portfolio50%

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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