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Health and Safety at Work - MGMT2724
 Science students

   
   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: MGMT1701 or MGMT1702 or MGMT1712 or MGMT1002
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

Examines the incidence, origins and management of occupational health and safety problems. It assesses the contribution of technical and social science disciplines to understanding and addressing occupational injury and disease. The role of management, government and trade unions in addressing health and safety will also be critically assessed. Topics covered include the incidence and nature of occupational illness; theories of injury causation; explaining occupational disease; occupation stress; shiftwork; repetition strain injury; the regulation of occupational illness; workers compensation and rehabilitation; management and union approaches; safety engineering; noise; hazardous substances; and case study.

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