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 and Safety Management Systems
  • Unit Code

    OHS6132
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Martyn Frank CROSS

Description

During this unit students will demonstrate skills in the management of work/occupational health and safety using a systems-based approach as detailed in safety management system standards. Students will explore the safety case regime within oil and gas and major hazard facilities. Some common work/occupational health and safety issues that exist in today's work environments are examined and used as case studies to develop an appreciation of work/occupational health and safety management systems.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded OHS5132

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate the essential components of a work/occupations health and safety management system for preventing injury and illness within an organisation.
  2. Propose work/occupational health and safety processes to enable best practice within an organisation.
  3. Assess the effectiveness of a work/occupational health and safety management system within an organisation.
  4. Communicate using professional and academic writing and research skills at a postgraduate level.

Unit Content

  1. Work/occupational and safety Management Systems.
  2. Measurement of occupational health and safety performance and industry benchmarking.
  3. Auditing.
  4. Economics of work/occupational health and safety.
  5. Relationship of occupational health and safety to other management goals.
  6. Establishing a risk profile.
  7. Occupational health and safety policies and their implementation.
  8. Management system frameworks and essential components of a Work/Occupational Health and Safety Management System.
  9. Behaviour based safety.
  10. Roles, responsibilities and functions of occupational health and safety staff.
  11. Management review and the concept of continual improvement.

Learning Experience

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

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online modules, tutorials and readings.

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
EssayCritical Analysis of Work/Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems30%
TestOn Line Quiz Work/Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems20%
ReportDesign and Implement a Component of a Work/Occupational Health and Safety Management System for an Organisation (Group Work)50%

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 and Safety Management Systems
  • Unit Code

    OHS6132
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Martyn Frank CROSS

Description

During this unit students will demonstrate skills in the management of work/occupational health and safety using a systems-based approach as detailed in safety management system standards. Students will explore the safety case regime within oil and gas and major hazard facilities. Some common work/occupational health and safety issues that exist in today's work environments are examined and used as case studies to develop an appreciation of work/occupational health and safety management systems.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded OHS5132

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate the essential components of a work/occupations health and safety management system for preventing injury and illness within an organisation.
  2. Propose work/occupational health and safety processes to enable best practice within an organisation.
  3. Assess the effectiveness of a work/occupational health and safety management system within an organisation.
  4. Communicate using professional and academic writing and research skills at a postgraduate level.

Unit Content

  1. Work/occupational and safety Management Systems.
  2. Measurement of occupational health and safety performance and industry benchmarking.
  3. Auditing.
  4. Economics of work/occupational health and safety.
  5. Relationship of occupational health and safety to other management goals.
  6. Establishing a risk profile.
  7. Occupational health and safety policies and their implementation.
  8. Management system frameworks and essential components of a Work/Occupational Health and Safety Management System.
  9. Behaviour based safety.
  10. Roles, responsibilities and functions of occupational health and safety staff.
  11. Management review and the concept of continual improvement.

Learning Experience

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

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online modules, tutorials and readings.

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
EssayCritical Analysis of Work/Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems30%
TestOn Line Quiz Work/Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems20%
ReportDesign and Implement a Component of a Work/Occupational Health and Safety Management System for an Organisation (Group Work)50%

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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