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Occupational Safety and Health Major

Effective from 01-JAN-2018 : Code MAAAHW

This major is designed to provide students with an introduction to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) profession and equip them with the knowledge and skills to function effectively in the health and safety industry. Students undertaking this major should select a second major in Environmental Management, Health Promotion, Addiction Studies or Nutrition.

Disclaimer

This unit set 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. In particular please check the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

This Major can be studied in the following courses:

Mode of Delivery

On Campus at South West (Bunbury), Joondalup
Online

Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical occupational health and Safety (OHS)/ workplace health and safety (WHS) situations.
  2. Communicate disciplinary knowledge and values in professional and public contexts.
  3. Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning and professional practice.
  4. Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate OHS/WHS specific solutions/responses.
  5. Think critically to analyse, interpret and conceptualise complex OHS/WHS problems.
  6. Use digital technologies and literacies to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources.

Professional recognition

This Major has been Accredited by: Institution of Occupational Safety and Health

This professional recognition only applies when you study this Major in the following course:

This Major has been Accredited by: Australian OHS Education Accreditation Board (AOHSEAB)

This professional recognition only applies when you study this Major in the following course:

Membership

Students can apply for membership with Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. Graduates of K97 will be eligible to apply for our graduate level of membership Grad IOSH. They will then be required to undertake a period of Initial Professional Development which will require students to provide evidence of their practice skills in a skills development portfolio (IPD), at the end of this period there will be a professional review interview. After successful completion of this IPD process students will then be eligible for the chartered membership of IOSH (CMIOSH).

Related Careers

Occupational Safety and Health Manager, Occupational Hygiene Technician, Workers Compensation Administrator, Rehabilitation Officer, Risk Manager, Community Health Officer

Employment Opportunities

This major is aimed at those who wish to work as OSH practitioners in a range of industries such as the manufacturing, mining or resources.

Major Structure

Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
HST1154Occupational Health and Safety Law15
HST1152Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety15
SCC1123Chemistry for the Life Sciences15
HST2256Occupational Hygiene15
HST2145Risk Management15
HST3358Ergonomics and Work Design15
HST3503Workplace Compensation and Injury Management15
HST3357Occupational Safety and Health Management15

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.

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