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Postgraduate ACU-OHSE602-2021

OHSE Management Systems

Learn how to plan, develop and implement an OHSE management system. See how to use the system to manage risk, educate users and investigate accidents.

Highlight the methods you can use to encourage safer human behaviour in an organisation.

From

$2,500 $2,500

Your upfront cost: $0

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Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

  • FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

  • 01 Mar 2021
  • 22 Nov 2021
Australian Catholic University logo

Established in 1991 after amalgamating four eastern Australian Catholic tertiary institutes, Australian Catholic University now has seven campuses, from Brisbane to Melbourne and welcomes students of all beliefs. Specialising in arts, business, education, health sciences, law, theology and philosophy, ACU encourages its students to think critically and ethically and bring change to their communities and offer this online through Open Universities Australia.

QS RANKING 2021

34

Times Higher Education Ranking 2021

18

  • 2021

Subject details

What you'll learn

Upon completion of this subject students should be able to:

  • Apply appropriate models to explain principles of causation in accidents and incidents;
  • Assess the efficacy of an organisation's OHSE management system with reference to applicable legislation, standards and responsibility to the common good;
  • Critically review the relationship between organisational culture and OHSE management systems in organisations;
  • Devise an element of an OHSE management system to manage risk, facilitate the investigation of accidents, or to communicate OHSE information to stakeholders.
Topics covered
    • Introduction to Systematic OHSE Management
    • Accident Causation
    • Accident Investigation
    • OHSE Management Systems I
    • OHSE Management Systems II
    • Organisational Culture and Control for OHSE
    • OHSE Leadership
    • Integrating Management Systems
    • Safety and the Supply Chain
    • Contractor Safety Management Systems
    • Resilience Engineering, Safety II and Safety Differently
    • The place of safety management systems - current thinking and controversies
Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You cannot enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

  • ACU-OHS602

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

Developed by an award-winning team of experts*, from an extensive research and industry collaboration, this subject introduces students to the structure, content and activities that make up an OHSE management system. These include strategic planning, developing, implementing and reviewing such systems. In addition current thinking about the place of safety management systems within the modern organisational environment and new ways of influencing human behaviour for safety will be introduced.

*Dr Christine Way and her team have been awarded the ACU citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (Early Career) for her work in the revitalisation of the OHSE Management Systems offered through Open Universities Australia.

Assessments

Assessment details, including dates, word limits and topics, will be provided in your study materials.

  • Assessment (100%)
Textbooks

Current study term: 28 Feb 21 to 30 May 21)

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

Next study term: 21 Nov 21 to 20 Feb 22

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

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Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice

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