Graduate Diploma of Occupational Health and Safety
Online, Australia
Graduate Diploma
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
AUD 36,700
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: At Edith Cowan University (ECU), the Graduate Diploma of Occupational Health and Safety trains professionals to identify and manage workplace hazards. You’ll learn to implement and assess occupational health and safety (OHS) management systems, review risk management processes and legal frameworks, synthesize contributing factors, categorize hazards by type and demonstrate academic skills. Topics include hazard identification, safety management systems, legal compliance and incident investigation.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work in mining, oil and gas, construction, government and non‑government sectors and as Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) or Workplace Health and Safety advisors, safety managers, compliance officers or safety consultants.
Develops professionals in the field of occupational health and safety (OHS), in particular, to develop the skills of identification and management of workplace hazards that may adversely impact the health and safety of workers.
On completion of the program, it is expected that students should be able to:
- Implement and assess an occupational health and safety management system that reflects the OHS needs and issues of an organisation, taking into account the size and complexity of the organisation
- Critically review the risk management processes that have been developed for a workplace and/or industry, including the characterisation of incident-investigation processes, identifying issues in specific industries/workplaces
- Critically review the legal framework for occupational safety and health in Australia
- Synthesise the factors that have influenced the development of occupational safety and health law in Australia
- Synthesise the factors that influence the application of occupational safety and health legislation in the workplace
- Categorise hazards according to type, assess when a hazard becomes a risk, and characterise the principles of safe design in relation to potential impacts on people, plant, and/or the environment
- Demonstrate academic skills which include writing, referencing, and researching at a postgraduate level, including professional competencies in the use of commonly used business software packages used in occupational health and safety.
Year 1 - Semester 1
- Workplace Health and Safety Law
- Occupational Health and Safety Risk Management
- Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
Year 1 - Semester 2
- Leadership in Workplace Health and Safety
- Workplace Hazards
- Health and Safety Principles in Practice
- Communicate advanced specialised OHS/WHS knowledge, concepts, and skills to a variety of audiences.
- Apply high-level independent judgement when investigating and evaluating complex OHS/WHS situations to generate solutions.
- Demonstrate leadership and management skills by planning, implementing, and evaluating substantial OHS/WHS projects.
Graduates would be suited to roles in the mining, oil and gas, construction, government and non-government sectors.
Possible future job titles
- OHS
- WHS