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
Occupational Health Management
Unit Code
OHS6138
Year
2016
Enrolment Period
1
Version
2
Credit Points
20
Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
Online
Description
This unit focuses on the health aspects of occupational health and safety, primarily on the prevention and management of common acute and chronic occupational diseases. Students will develop pre-employment and ongoing medical screening and biological monitoring protocols, and will integrate occupational hygiene and occupational health data to accurately assess health risks in a work environment. Ethical issues involved in biological monitoring and exposure management will be investigated.
Non Standard Timetable Requirements
This unit is delivered online and as a consequence students wishing to enrol will need to have internet access.
Equivalent Rule
Unit was previously coded OHS5138
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Analyse and integrate data to assess work-related health risks.
- Demonstrate a command of academic skills which include writing referencing and researching at a postgraduate level.
- Demonstrate professional competencies in the use of commonly used business technologies.
- Design, implement and manage healthy workplace interventions.
- Develop appropriate health surveillance protocols taking into account ethical issues.
- Evaluate the occurrence of occupational diseases in the workplace.
- Identify the complex nature of occupational diseases and barriers in their identification and diagnosis.
Unit Content
- Corporate Health and Using External Resources.
- Hazardous Occupational Health Exposures including the classification of occupational diseases.
- Health Data Management and Reporting.
- Health Risk Assessments including ethical issues related to biological monitoring.
- History of occupational diseases.
- Occupational Health Management Overview & Theoretical Aspects.
- Occupational Health Management in the Workplace.
- Pre-Employment and Ongoing Health Screening.
- Proactive verses Reactive Occupational Health Management (OHM).
- Travel and Remote Health.
- Workplace Infection Control.
Additional Learning Experience Information
Learning Management System and seminars. In this unit students investigate and practically apply health management to a variety occupational environments across Australia and internationally. Students will develop research skills by locating and critically assessing various standards for the development of health management protocols for a occupational environments in Australia and internationally. Students will, in teams, use the on line environment to problem solve and generate evidence based health management processes that are ethical and sustainable.
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.
ONLINEType | Description | Value |
---|
Assignment | Occupational health management briefing paper | 40% |
Report | Development of an occupational health surveillance program for a workplace, using a needs analysis process. | 60% |
Text References
- Cameron, B. (2010). Australian workplace: Occupational health management - A practical guide. Perth, Western Australia: Avocado Publishing.
- ^ Dunn, C. E. (2012). Planning work, health & safety: An introduction to best practice. North Ryde, NSW: CCH Australia.
- Gatchel, R. J., & Schultz, I. Z. (2012). Handbook of occupational health and wellness. Retrieved from http://www.eblib.com.
- Guidotti, T. L., Arnold, M. S., Lukcso, D. G., Green-McKenzie, J., Bender, J., Rothstein, M. A., Leone, F. H., O'Hara, K. & Stecklow, M. (2012). Occupational health services: A practical approach. Retrieved from http://www.eblib.com
- Hubbard, G. (2008). Strategic management: Thinking, analysis, action. Frenchs Forest: Pearson Education Australia.
- Levy, B.S (Ed.). (2007). Occupational and environmental health: Recognizing and preventing disease and injury. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- Quinlan, M., Bohle, P. & Lamm, F. (2010). Managing occupational health and safety: A multi disciplinary approach (3rd ed.). South Melbourne: Macmillan.
- Rom, W.N., & Steven B. (2007). Environmental and occupational medicine. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- Tooma, M. (2012). Due diligence: Duty of officers. North Ryde, NSW: CCH Australia.
- Walters, D., & Nichols, T. (2009). Workplace health and safety: International perspectives on worker representation. [eBook]. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Smedley, J., Dick, F. & Sadhra, S. (2013). Oxford Handbook of Occupational Health. Retrieved from http://www.eblib.com
^ Mandatory reference
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
Occupational Health Management
Unit Code
OHS6138
Year
2016
Enrolment Period
2
Version
2
Credit Points
20
Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
Online
Description
This unit focuses on the health aspects of occupational health and safety, primarily on the prevention and management of common acute and chronic occupational diseases. Students will develop pre-employment and ongoing medical screening and biological monitoring protocols, and will integrate occupational hygiene and occupational health data to accurately assess health risks in a work environment. Ethical issues involved in biological monitoring and exposure management will be investigated.
Non Standard Timetable Requirements
This unit is delivered online and as a consequence students wishing to enrol will need to have internet access.
Equivalent Rule
Unit was previously coded OHS5138
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Analyse and integrate data to assess work-related health risks.
- Demonstrate a command of academic skills which include writing referencing and researching at a postgraduate level.
- Demonstrate professional competencies in the use of commonly used business technologies.
- Design, implement and manage healthy workplace interventions.
- Develop appropriate health surveillance protocols taking into account ethical issues.
- Evaluate the occurrence of occupational diseases in the workplace.
- Identify the complex nature of occupational diseases and barriers in their identification and diagnosis.
Unit Content
- Corporate Health and Using External Resources.
- Hazardous Occupational Health Exposures including the classification of occupational diseases.
- Health Data Management and Reporting.
- Health Risk Assessments including ethical issues related to biological monitoring.
- History of occupational diseases.
- Occupational Health Management Overview & Theoretical Aspects.
- Occupational Health Management in the Workplace.
- Pre-Employment and Ongoing Health Screening.
- Proactive verses Reactive Occupational Health Management (OHM).
- Travel and Remote Health.
- Workplace Infection Control.
Additional Learning Experience Information
Learning Management System and seminars. In this unit students investigate and practically apply health management to a variety occupational environments across Australia and internationally. Students will develop research skills by locating and critically assessing various standards for the development of health management protocols for a occupational environments in Australia and internationally. Students will, in teams, use the on line environment to problem solve and generate evidence based health management processes that are ethical and sustainable.
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.
ONLINEType | Description | Value |
---|
Assignment | Occupational health management briefing paper | 40% |
Report | Development of an occupational health surveillance program for a workplace, using a needs analysis process. | 60% |
Text References
- Cameron, B. (2010). Australian workplace: Occupational health management - A practical guide. Perth, Western Australia: Avocado Publishing.
- ^ Dunn, C. E. (2012). Planning work, health & safety: An introduction to best practice. North Ryde, NSW: CCH Australia.
- Gatchel, R. J., & Schultz, I. Z. (2012). Handbook of occupational health and wellness. Retrieved from http://www.eblib.com.
- Guidotti, T. L., Arnold, M. S., Lukcso, D. G., Green-McKenzie, J., Bender, J., Rothstein, M. A., Leone, F. H., O'Hara, K. & Stecklow, M. (2012). Occupational health services: A practical approach. Retrieved from http://www.eblib.com
- Hubbard, G. (2008). Strategic management: Thinking, analysis, action. Frenchs Forest: Pearson Education Australia.
- Levy, B.S (Ed.). (2007). Occupational and environmental health: Recognizing and preventing disease and injury. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- Quinlan, M., Bohle, P. & Lamm, F. (2010). Managing occupational health and safety: A multi disciplinary approach (3rd ed.). South Melbourne: Macmillan.
- Rom, W.N., & Steven B. (2007). Environmental and occupational medicine. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- Tooma, M. (2012). Due diligence: Duty of officers. North Ryde, NSW: CCH Australia.
- Walters, D., & Nichols, T. (2009). Workplace health and safety: International perspectives on worker representation. [eBook]. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Smedley, J., Dick, F. & Sadhra, S. (2013). Oxford Handbook of Occupational Health. Retrieved from http://www.eblib.com
^ Mandatory reference
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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