Introduction to Occupational Health & Safety (OHSS7000)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
School of the Environment
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
External
Class hours
Workshop 2 Hours/ Week
2W
Incompatible
OHSS1000 (co-taught)
Assessment methods
Intrasemester progressive assessment
Course enquiries
Associate Professor Margaret Cook (Semester 1, Semester 2, Regular, St Lucia, External, In person, External)
A/Prof Margaret Cook (m.cook4@uq.edu.au)
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | External | External | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
This course will introduce students to the scope of occupational health and safety practice (OHS) within Australia and internationally. The course will provide a broad overview to the OHS Body of Knowledge including, the history of OHS, the role of risk management in OHS practice, the health and economic consequences of occupational injury and disease, national and international bodies with regulatory and advisory roles in OHS and the tools available to OHS professionals for the control and minimisation of workplace fatality, injury and disease and ill-health. Students will be exposed to a range of OHS professionals and will review their roles in the prevention of injury and illness in the workplace.