Programs & Courses 2011
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OCHS12015 Law and Management of Occupational Health and Safety CQ26

Course details

This course is designed to equip the learner with a comprehensive working knowledge of current Occupational Health and Safety and Worker's Compensation legislation. The discussion of law will include the concepts of common law, negligence, duty of care, liability and an historical perspective of the development of the Commonwealth and State statutory legislation. Legislation pertaining to the states and territories will be discussed. The initiation and management of the safety function, communication, organisational change, quality assurance, and human resources management will be covered. It is a requirement of this course to have access to the CQU website and internet.


Course at a glance
Career: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Requisites: This course has no pre/co-requisites
Student Contribution Band: 2
EFTSL: 0.12500
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Course availability
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2011 Term Two FLEX
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