Introduction to occupational health with an emphasis on the prevention of ill health caused by workplace hazards.
Strategic management of health and safety risks in the workplace requires the development
of a systematic and analytical approach to assessment. In this paper students develop
investigative skills in the detection of chemical, physical, biological, ergonomic
and psychosocial hazards. Using the bio-psychosocial model, they develop evidence-based
strategies to manage and control health and safety risks.
The graduate
will have developed 'hands-on' expertise in the systematic evaluation of occupational
health hazards and will be able to formulate a workplace specific health and safety
management plan.
| Paper title | Occupational Health |
|---|---|
| Paper code | OCCH401 |
| Subject | Occupational Health |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $3,018.75 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- OCCX 401
- Limited to
- MHealSc, MPhty, PGCertHealSc, PGDipHealSc, PGDipPhty
- Eligibility
- Candidates for the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences (PGDipHealSc) endorsed in Hazard Assessment and Management must either be graduates or hold an appropriate health professional qualification requiring at least three years of full-time tertiary study. Admission is always subject to the approval of the Board of the Division of Health Sciences, which will require evidence of the candidate's ability to undertake advanced academic study.
- Contact
Occupational Health Administrator: Amara Boyd occupational.health@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
Academic Leader: Dr Moazzam Zaidi
Academic Leader: Associate Professor David McBride
Course Lecturer: Donna Burt
- Paper Structure
- The key themes are the systematic evaluation of risks to health and safety in the workplace and the development of an evidence-based management plan.
- Teaching Arrangements
This Distance Learning paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching.
A three-day compulsory block weekend workshop in Dunedin and interactive expert-led seminars by video conferencing through Zoom.
- Textbooks
These texts are available to students as an online resource through the University of Otago Library:
Barry S. Levy, David H. Wegman, Sherry L. Baron, Rosemary K. Sokas. Occupational and environmental health - recognizing and preventing disease and injury. (7th Edition). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Vickerstaff S, Phillipson C, Wilkie R (2011) Work, Health and Wellbeing: The challenges of managing health at work. Bristol, Policy Press
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Interdisciplinary perspective, Critical thinking, Information literacy, Research,
Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Students who successfully complete the paper will learn how to carry out a systematic investigation of the workplace in order to identify risks to health and safety in the workplace. Using a team-based collegial approach, the graduate will be able at to apply critical analysis skills and use 'best practice' in the development of a health and safety management plan.
